For folks over 55, harsh weather can be an even bigger challenge for skin that’s already less resilient. “In older patients, ...

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The Erie Winter Carnival returns to Downtown Erie from Feb. 20-23, 2025, for four days of family-friendly fun, including live ...

Pennsylvania is now the first major U.S. dairy-producing state to achieve the “HPAI-Free” status in the USDA’s National Milk Testing Strategy. The ...

Ice baths can improve recovery, resilience and vitality. Like any wellness practice, though, the benefits are subjective ...

People who practice cold-water immersion may experience stress reduction after exposure, have a decrease in sickness absences ...

People swear by the health benefits of cold-water immersion, but new research found that the science behind these claims is ...

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In a nutshell Cold-water immersion’s benefits are time-dependent: while inflammation increases immediately, stress reduction only occurs 12 hours after exposure Regular cold showers led to 29% fewer ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China ...