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body temperature stories: 3 news summaries

 Fat America Won't Need Mittens 

Study finds overweight have naturally hot hands

Oct 14, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s ever-expanding waistlines may eventually render mittens obsolete, a new study suggests. Researchers for the NIH found that overweight people generate more heat than their lean peers, but don’t retain it any better. Instead, the heat exits from the hands and feet—so an overweight person’s extremities... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • fat • temperature • glove • body temperature

Police Brutality? It Could Just Be Excited Delirium

Research may help clear cops who end up with dead perps

Aug 8, 09 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - New research could help exonerate police officers accused of using excessive force to restrain unruly perpetrators, New Scientist reports. So far the American Medical Association has not recognized “excited delirium,” a condition describing an agitated, combative person who exhibits superhuman strength and high body temperature—a rare condition... More »

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police • cocaine • heart failure • dopamine • American Medical Association • police brutality • sudden death • body temperature

 Toucan's Beak Really 
 Outsized Thermostat 

Toucans control blood flow to outsized bill to raise or lower body temperature

Jul 23, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - New research reveals an unexpected use for the toucan’s outsized bill, Wired reports. Thermal imaging shows that the bird can regulate its body temperature by increasing or restricting blood flow to its beak. “Bird bills are not ‘dead tissues’ incapable of playing a role in heat balance,... More »

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birds • blood flow • scientific study • bill • toucan • body temperature • beak • thermal imaging

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