Bb5a31f81ClaimThe technology company Transfer gathers laboratory sensor and video data of human researchers to train robotics systems and smart-glasses guidance overlays for wet-lab proceduresAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA 10-year longitudinal study of 350 twins published in Science showed that approximately 5,000 of the 20,000 human genes regularly change expression with ageAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA Second World War study that exposed conscientious objectors to freezing conditions and cold showers found no increase in cold infection ratesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimWalking in cold ambient wind in shorts and a T-shirt stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and activates brown adipose tissueAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimImmersing a single hand in cold water is sufficient to activate brown adipose tissueAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA 2016 study by Gibor Stoermer et al. found that four to five months of winter swimming lowered resting blood pressure in middle-aged adultsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEnding deliberate contrast therapy on cold maintains brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle thermogenic activation for hours after the sessionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn a study by Dr. Susanna Søberg, participating winter swimmers immersed in cold water for one to two minutes per dipAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe 2017 Hansen et al. study showed that sleeping at 19 degrees Celsius for one month improved insulin sensitivityAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRepeated deliberate cold exposure increases the quantity and efficiency of mitochondria within brown adipose tissue cellsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmbient room air temperatures of 19 degrees Celsius are sufficient to activate human brown adipose tissueAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimWearing a cooling vest for 10 consecutive days stimulates the growth of brown adipose tissueAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimCutaneous cold receptors have a direct pathway to brown adipose tissue independent of the hypothalamusAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimShivering skeletal muscles activate brown adipose tissue through a direct physiological pathway to elevate body temperatureAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimWater temperatures as warm as 12 degrees Celsius are sufficient to activate brown adipose tissueAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn a study by Dr. Susanna Søberg, winter swimmers exhibited higher resting skin temperatures outside the cold compared to non-winter swimming controlsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA 2017 study by Hansen et al. found that sleeping in a 19 degrees Celsius room for one month increased brown adipose tissue volumeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA study by Dr. Susanna Søberg demonstrated that adapted winter swimmers produced less fasting insulin compared to matched controlsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe 2016 Gibor Stoermer et al. study demonstrated that a winter swimming season reduced resting heart rate in middle-aged adultsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA study by Dr. Susanna Søberg found that winter swimmers exhibited faster glucose clearance from the bloodstream over a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test than controlsAgreeDisagree