FIVE years ago the studies on tissue composition were summarized, and an attempt was made to relate changes in tissue composition to clinical disturbances in the balance of water and electrolyte. 1 It ...

“With rising global temperatures and decreasing water availability, dehydration is becoming a more common challenge,” he said ...

Plenty of healthy options come to mind: ginger tea, orange juice, and maybe even some neon-colored Gatorade. But we wanted to ...

Dehydration may spike your stress hormones and worsen existing anxiety. Learn how much water you need and why hydration matters for your mental health.

Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A large proportion is excreted, but a certain amount remains in ...

Clinical chemistry refers to the biochemical analysis of body fluids. It uses chemical reactions to determine the levels of various chemical compounds in bodily fluids. Several simple chemical tests ...

Indiana University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Just as a fish never stops to think about the water in which it spends its entire life, so do many human beings rarely pause to ...

This research can help us to better tailor strategies for managing both body temperature regulation and hydration during heat exposure in older adults. For example, because of reductions in thirst and ...