Murmuring during fever may seem strange, but it is a scientific reaction of the body. When the body temperature rises too much, it starts affecting the brain. Mumbling in High Fever : Many people ...

For centuries, the nature of a fever — and whether it's good or bad — has been hotly contested. In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates thought that fever had useful qualities, and could cook an ...

A fever burns calories because your metabolism increases to raise your body temperature. How many calories a fever burns depends on your basal metabolic rate.

Sick animals often move to warmer places to raise their body temperature. GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Stone via Getty Images Suppose you catch a virus. The immune system responds by releasing molecules called ...

Why do people get fevers when we get sick? It's a common misconception that pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2 or the flu, cause fevers. But it's not that simple, report Phil Starks and Harry Bernheim, ...