Body heat is generated through metabolic processes, and having a cooler body temperature is linked to a slower metabolism.

Simply put, metabolism is the set of chemical processes that occur in our bodies to keep us alive and functional. This includes the energy we burn at rest (basal metabolism) and the energy we use ...

“It's really hard to separate host cell metabolism from parasite metabolism,” said Laura Knoll, a parasitologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and study coauthor. To overcome this, the team ...