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Body Temperature

Body temperature refers to the measure of heat generated and maintained by metabolic processes within the human body, typically regulated around 37 degrees Celsius in healthy adults. Research published in Public Health International examines body temperature through multiple clinical and physiological lenses. Studie…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 158× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Body temperature refers to the measure of heat generated and maintained by metabolic processes within the human body, typically regulated around 37 degrees Celsius in healthy adults. Research published in Public Health International examines body temperature through multiple clinical and physiological lenses. Studies have investigated thermoregulation mechanisms, including how substances like ethanol and ion channel activation affect metabolic responses to cold environments, and how walking performance varies under different thermal conditions. The journal has published work on technologies for continuous physiological monitoring, including wearable devices designed to track temperature alongside other vital signs for disease detection. Body temperature's role as a clinical indicator appears in research on infectious diseases, where fever serves as a diagnostic marker, and in studies examining anti-pyretic compounds from natural sources. Additional work explores temperature regulation within broader physiological contexts, including sleep patterns, physical activity responses, and metabolic processes in adipose tissue. Understanding body temperature regulation matters for public health because deviations signal infection, metabolic dysfunction, or environmental stress, while monitoring technologies enable early disease detection and personalized health management across diverse populations and clinical settings.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 158 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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