People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder.

I’m going to ask my doctor to prescribe me a hot tub.

    • lauha@lemmy.one
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      5 months ago

      What do you mean. The summary and the first paragraph are totally not in contradiction:

      People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.

      The study, publishing today in Scientific Reports, doesn’t indicate whether depression raises body temperature or a higher temperature causes depression. It’s also unknown whether the higher body temperature observed in people with depression reflects decreased ability to self-cool, increased generation of heat from metabolic processes or a combination of both.