Electric fans fail to lower core body temperature of seniors during heat waves, study finds

Electric fans fail to lower core body temperature of seniors during heat waves, study finds

A team of physiologists at the University of Ottawa’s Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit reports that use of an electric fan during periods of high temperatures by older people does not lower core body temperatures. In their study, published in JAMA, the group conducted experiments with elderly volunteers using fans in high-temperature conditions.

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