That thermometer reading you barely glance at during a doctor’s visit? It might be hiding critical information about your health that goes far beyond checking for a fever. While we’ve long treated ...

The brain's temperature regulation center resides in the preoptic area, a part of the hypothalamus that controls the body's vital functions. For example, when the preoptic area receives signals from a ...

A rare red weather warning has been issued as Britain is set to face up to 40C heat this week - and those on certain medications need to take extra care in the swealtering weather ...

Throughout history, people have had to find ways to cope with varying environmental conditions. Whether they lived in a hot or cold climate or had access to plentiful or limited water, they adapted ...

Metabolism and thyroid hormones: a close relationship. Because they have such a big impact on how your body uses energy, thyroid hormones are often called the metabolic regulators. Your body burns ...

A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has reported that a group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals.