Steve Wilson remembers feeling so numb with cold during the winter months that he would resort to putting an electric blanket ...

hypothermia in the elderly in cold houses) or peripheral circulation problems such as trench foot and frostbite. If shivering can be stopped voluntarily = mild hypothermia Ask the person a question ...

New studies suggest that shivering ... in people of all ages. But why do we continue to shiver if we have brown fat? Shouldn’t one or the other be sufficient for us to face the cold?

Ms Abrahams said: “This is the first January since the Government decided to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment and it is a national scandal that so many older people are saying they are cold in ...