September 4, 2024 by Aaron Wagner, Pennsylvania State University Study authors Olivia Leach, at the computer terminal, and Rachel Cottle, holding the breathing tube, pose in the environmental chamber used to study vulnerability to temperature and humidity. Credit: W. Larry KenneyAs global climate change causes extreme heat waves to become more common around the world,...
July 28, 2024 by Mylène Tremblay, University of Montreal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeriods of extreme heat—even a single day when the thermometer hits 35°C—are associated with increased risk of injury, hospitalization and death. When the body gets too hot, the heart and kidneys don’t function properly. This physiological response to heat can have harmful health...
JULY 2, 2024 by Robin Foster As millions of Americans grapple with blistering heat this summer, the Biden Administration on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace. If the first major federal safety standard of its kind becomes final, the measure would aim to protect an estimated 36 million U.S....
by American Physiological Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople who experience heat stress during exercise may need more recovery time to let their muscles heal, according to a new mouse study published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. The study is titled “Exertional heat stroke causes long-term skeletal muscle epigenetic...
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Hair products often contain ingredients that easily evaporate, so users may inhale some of these chemicals, potentially posing health repercussions. Now, researchers have studied emissions of these volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including siloxanes, which shine and smooth hair. The scientists report in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology that using these hair care...
by Elsevier Color corresponds with slope change of heat related illness (HRI) diagnoses over our assessment period (red=larger positive slope, followed by orange, and the least slope change in yellow). Credit: The Journal of Climate Change and HealthResearchers report a statistically significant and clinically important increase in heat related illnesses among patients at US Department...
As deadly heatwaves become more common, researchers are studying what people can tolerate. People have struggled to keep cool during intense heatwaves in this year’s Northern Hemisphere summer. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty This year’s Northern Hemisphere summer has been unlike any other. In July in Mexicali, northern Mexico, temperatures reached a blistering 47...
Illustration: Keith NegleyAmerica’s dirty divide Heat is the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the US. What happens to our bodies when we overheat?by Aliya Uteuova with illustrations by Keith NegleySupported by About this contentThu 17 Aug 2023 06.00 EDT Hundreds of millions of people across the globe are living amid unprecedented temperatures, with July becoming...
Temperature affects the span of human behavior, from eating and activity levels to sleep-wake cycles. We may have a harder time sleeping in the summer and be slow to get out of bed on colder mornings. But the link between sensory neurons and neurons that control this cycle are not understood completely. Northwestern University neurobiologists...
by Gillian Rutherford, University of Alberta When University of Alberta dermatologist Robert Gniadecki was growing up in Denmark, getting a sunburn was part of every family holiday. “The first day at the seaside you would go out in the sunshine, and the next day you would have a bonfire, peel your skin off and throw it in the fire,”...
