You got an intense workout in at the gym and you’re feeling great! That is until you wake up the next morning barely able to move. What’s the deal? Find out in this week’s Body Odd piece…
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Why Do Women Get Colder Than Men?
Keep a space heater by your desk? Here’s scientific proof that women really do get colder than men. It might just help your case to raise the thermostat…
Read more >Why Are You More Likely to Have a Heart Attack in the Winter?
Higher death rates are consistently observed in the winter, and many of these deaths are attributable to cardiovascular disease. But why is this the case?
Read more >Why Don’t We Sneeze While We Sleep?
Ahchoo! From not sneezing in your sleep to suffering from a sneeze attack, here’s everything you’ve ever wondered about sneezing answered.
Read more >Why Does Our Skin Get Pruney in Water?
When you spend an extended period of time in the water—your fingers, toes, and feet get wrinkly and puckered. So why does this happen?
Read more >What’s Happening to Your Body When You Have a Headache?
Headaches can be unpredictable, but becoming familiar with the different types, as well as your symptoms, can help dictate the right treatments for you.
Read more >Why Do Mosquitos Always Bite Me?
Was it something you ate? The colors you’ve chosen to wear? Your blood type? Researchers seem to have finally found the answer as to why mosquitos pick you.
Read more >What’s happening when limbs fall asleep?
We’ve all experienced the slightly unpleasant sensation of “pins and needles” when a hand or foot falls asleep, but what’s actually causing you to lose feeling?
Read more >Why Do Paper Cuts Hurt So Much?
How is it that an organ with such amazing capabilities as the skin can let you feel so much pain when you sustain an injury as small as a paper cut?
Read more >Why Do Some People Smell Better to You Than Others?
When it comes to attraction, your nose knows what’s best. What feels like random attraction to you is actually a series of chemical reactions that take place primarily in your nose.
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