Programs that help seniors maintain safe home temperatures (whether through energy subsidies or community outreach) could ...

Thermoregulation is how the body maintains a steady inner core temperature, which is important for your overall health.

Heat exposure may be linked to increased risk for hyponatremia for older adults, particularly women, according to results of a cross-sectional study of hospitalized adults. “Extreme weather conditions ...

WITH rising energy bills, many people have been keeping their heating on low this winter. However, new research suggests this ...

Here are tips to prevent and treat frostbite and hypothermia this winter as temperatures are scheduled to get very cold next week.

Harvard researchers have found the ideal temperature to set your house to in order to ward off dementia. After tracking ...

Living in a house that is too hot or too cold is linked to worse brain functioning and attention difficulties in older adults ...

These results build upon earlier research, which revealed that sleep is most efficient and restful for older adults when ...

Researchers say poor home ambient temperatures can cause the human brain to deteriorate. More specifically, adults over 65 ...

While both hot and cold conditions impacted focus, the study found that cold temperatures had a stronger negative effect.

“When cold weather occurs, people tend to congregate indoors, in more crowded environments, making it easier for germs to ...