The soupy, smothering extreme heat that has scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere this summer takes a hard toll on our bodies. It can make you feel nauseous, woozy and dehydrated. It can have ...

With its sunny beaches and year-round warm weather, Florida has long been known as a popular place to retire. But if you’re worried about speeding up the rate at which you get older, a new study may ...

Phoenix heat is notorious for the harm it causes in the short-term, like heat stroke and heart problems. Just last year, temperatures there topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 188 days.

A new study published in Science Advances shows that people who experienced more heat over the long-term aged faster, biologically, than those living in cooler places. Heat effects are similar to ...

Extreme heat is more than just an immediate health hazard—it may be silently accelerating the aging process, with long-term consequences for public health. New research my team and I published in the ...

Want to live on a sunny beach after retirement? Think again. Repeated exposure to heatwaves ages the human body at rates comparable to smoking cigarettes or drinking heavily, according to research ...

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