A common misconception is that a high fever always indicates a serious illness. While fever is a symptom of many infections, ...

This small temperature shift may make falling—and staying—asleep easier.

Your body temperature might seem like just another vital sign, but it quietly reveals more than most people realize. From metabolism to mood, fluctuations in your temperature can serve as a hidden ...

That thermometer reading you barely glance at during a doctor’s visit? It might be hiding critical information about your health that goes far beyond checking for a fever. While we’ve long treated ...

As part of the circadian rhythms that act as our 24-hour body clock and govern many aspects of our physical and mental states, our body temperature begins to decline when bedtime approaches.

What if a doctor could inject an electricity-conducting liquid into the body, let it temporarily solidify to record nerve ...

I felt a little warm before going to bed the other night, so I thought it would be a good idea to take my temperature. But I didn't have to get up and dig my thermometer out of my cluttered bathroom ...