Cold therapy, or cryotherapy, involves using cold temperatures to treat the body's tissues. Examples include clod showers, ...

Extreme cold conditions can lead to a person developing frostbite in under an hour. Frostbite may set in within 30 minutes in 5-degree weather with a 30 mph wind speed, the release said.

Recruitment of brown adipose tissue (BAT) has emerged as a potential tool to combat obesity and associated metabolic complications. Short-term cold acclimation has been shown not only to enhance ...