When you hear the words Alzheimer's disease, what do you think of? The truth is, the picture most of us have of the disease is incomplete. Alzheimer's disease doesn't start when someone starts to lose their memory. It actually starts years – sometimes decades – earlier. The Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease Podcast is an engaging, narrative-style podcast miniseries for those curious or motivated to learn about Alzheimer’s disease. Perhaps you have a family member with Alzheimer’s disease, or ca ...
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Are you constantly getting scolded for pressing your cold feet against your partner in bed? Or told your hands are icy cold?
It’s well known that some people run cold and others run hot. But why does this happen, and does it say anything about your health?
Norman and Tegan unpack the physiology and get into some of the reasons we experience temperature differently.
References:
- Individual differences in normal body temperature: longitudinal big data analysis of patient records | The BMJ
- Gender Matters! Thermal Comfort and Individual Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality: A Literature Review | SpringerLink
- Sex differences and aging: Is there a role of brown adipose tissue? - ScienceDirect
- Cool Temperature Alters Human Fat and Metabolism | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- A Review of Cultural Background and Thermal Perceptions in Urban Environments
- Outdoor thermal perception and adaptation of immigrants from cold climates to hot arid climate - ScienceDirect
- Drivers of diversity in human thermal perception – A review for holistic comfort models - PMC
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