How we feel cold

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    The body has both physical and behavioral reactions to frosty conditions, says Clare Eglin, a principal lecturer in human and applied physiology at the University of Portsmouth.

    Period19 Nov 2022 → 19 Jul 2023

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    • TitleHow we feel cold
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletInside Health, BBC Radio 4
      Media typeRadio
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date19/07/23
      DescriptionClare Eglin on how the body reacts to cold conditions.
      URLhttps://tinyurl.com/yck3y9jc
      PersonsClare Eglin
    • TitleHow to learn to love winter
      Media name/outletVox
      Media typeWeb
      Date29/01/23
      DescriptionThe body has both physical and behavioral reactions to frosty conditions, says Clare Eglin, a principal lecturer in human and applied physiology at the University of Portsmouth. When the external world gets cold, your warm skin loses heat to the environment, Eglin explains, and this is how you perceive the concept of being cold.
      URLhttps://www.vox.com/even-better/23570921/love-winter-layers-daylight-seasonal-depression
      PersonsClare Eglin
    • TitleWhy we feel cold
      Degree of recognitionRegional
      Media name/outletVoice of Islam
      Media typeRadio
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date29/11/22
      DescriptionClare Eglin on how both the body reacts both physically and mentally to the cold.
      PersonsClare Eglin
    • TitleCold comfort: the science of staying warm in the energy crisis
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletThe Guardian
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date20/11/22
      DescriptionThermoregulation is controlled by the hypothalamus, a structure deep in the brain that maintains internal balance – or homeostasis – by regulating processes such as heart rate and body temperature.
      URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/20/cold-comfort-the-science-of-staying-warm-in-the-energy-crisis
      PersonsClare Eglin
    • TitleCold weather: what does an unheated room do to your body?
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletBBC News
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date19/11/22
      Description"Women do tend to feel the cold more, because of hormones (oestrogen) their blood vessels in their hands and feet are more likely to constrict... and that makes us feel cold," says Dr Clare Eglin from the University of Portsmouth.
      URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63602501
      PersonsClare Eglin