Exertional heat stroke in sport and the military: epidemiology and mitigation

JD Périard, D DeGroot, O Jay - Experimental physiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the topic of this review? Exertional heat stroke epidemiology in sport
and military settings, along with common risk factors and strategies and policies designed to …

A systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate

G Chevance, K Minor, C Vielma, E Campi… - Sleep Medicine …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is elevating nighttime and daytime temperatures worldwide, affecting a
broad continuum of behavioral and health outcomes. Disturbed sleep is a plausible pathway …

The diurnal variation of wet bulb temperatures and exceedance of physiological thresholds relevant to human health in South Asia

J Justine, JM Monteiro, H Shah, N Rao - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Extreme heat is increasingly being acknowledged as a serious hazard to human health,
through a combination of physiological responses to heat, expressed as dry and wet bulb …

Regular physical activity across the lifespan to build resilience against rising global temperatures

TA Deshayes, JD Périard - EBioMedicine, 2023 - thelancet.com
Population aging, high prevalence of non-communicable diseases, physical inactivity, and
rising global temperatures are some of the most pressing issues in public health of the …

A critical review of the effectiveness of electric fans as a personal cooling intervention in hot weather and heatwaves

RD Meade, SR Notley, NV Kirby… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Health agencies worldwide have historically cautioned that electric fans accelerate body-
heat gain during hot weather and heatwaves (typically in air temperatures≥ 35° C) …

Global reductions in manual agricultural work capacity due to climate change

GC Nelson, J Vanos, G Havenith, O Jay… - Global change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Manual outdoor work is essential in many agricultural systems. Climate change will make
such work more stressful in many regions due to heat exposure. The physical work capacity …

Quantifying exercise heat acclimatisation in athletes and military personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HA Brown, TH Topham, B Clark, LG Ioannou… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Athletes and military personnel are often expected to compete and work in hot
and/or humid environments, where decrements in performance and an increased risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Random forest analysis of the relative importance of meteorological indicators for heatstroke cases in Japan based on the degree of severity and place of …

K Oka, J He, Y Honda, Y Hijioka - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Heatstroke is a serious health concern in Japan. To reduce heatstroke risk, the government
of Japan implemented the “Heatstroke Alert” nationwide in 2021, employing the wet bulb …

Climate change and health: rethinking public health messaging for wildfire smoke and extreme heat co-exposures

ES Coker, SL Stone, E McTigue, JA Yao… - Frontiers in public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
With the growing climate change crisis, public health agencies and practitioners must
increasingly develop guidance documents addressing the public health risks and protective …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to ambient temperature and heat index in relation to DNA methylation age: a population-based study in Taiwan

KC Chiu, MS Hsieh, YT Huang, CY Liu - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Climate change caused an increase in ambient temperature in the past
decades. Exposure to high ambient temperature could result in biological aging, but relevant …