Health News

Changing how we think about warm perception

A team of neuroscientists at Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) have made an unexpected discovery about the way mice perceive warming sensations. It’s counterintuitive: cooling receptors in the skin are critical for the perception of warmth. The finding, recently published in the journal Neuron, challenges the predominant model of […]

Kids Health

These Serious Winter Clothes Will Keep Kids Warm Mid-Blizzard

‘Tis the season for shorter days, freezing temps and, if you’re lucky, snowball fights! Winter calls for nights spent huddled around the fireplace and days frolicking in the frigid fields (or something). And with it comes a particularly tricky challenge for parents: how to keep kids active, warm, comfortable and dry as they continue to […]