Is your bedroom really hot? If it is, it may be affecting your memory and other thinking skills. Heat waves sometimes kill people who are very old, very young or in poor health. But new research shows that sleeping in a hot room can affect the thinking ability of even healthy young adults. This finding comes from Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Researchers there looked at 24 students before, during and after a Boston-area heat wave. Of the 24 students, four slept in rooms with air-conditioning, also called “AC” for short. And 20 slept in rooms without AC. The experiment lasted 12 days. The temperature of the room without air conditioning, or AC, averaged 26 degrees Celsius. The temperature in the rooms with AC averaged 21 degrees Celsius. Jose Guillermo Cedeno-Laurent led the study. He is a professor and researcher at Harvard’s School of Public Health.
Title: Sleeping in Hot Rooms Bad for Brain
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Chan School of Public Health.</span> <span data-start-time='36375' data-end-time='46958'>Researchers there looked at 24 students before, during and after a Boston-area heat wave.</span> <span data-start-time='46958' data-end-time='57146'>Of the 24 students, four slept in rooms with air-conditioning, also called “AC” for short.</span> <span data-start-time='57146' data-end-time='62083'>And 20 slept in rooms without AC.</span> <span data-start-time='62083' data-end-time='66458'>The experiment lasted 12 days.</span> <span data-start-time='66458' data-end-time='75708'>The temperature of the room without air conditioning, or AC, averaged 26 degrees Celsius.</span> <span data-start-time='75708' data-end-time='82771'>The temperature in the rooms with AC averaged 21 degrees Celsius.</span> <span data-start-time='82771' data-end-time='88563'>Jose Guillermo Cedeno-Laurent led the study.</span> <span data-start-time='88563' data-end-time='94375'>He is a professor and researcher at Harvard’s School of Public Health. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/C0205F33-C9AB-47A2-BEE1-692B66F00EC6_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=11188 data-hint-location='10208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/what_does_health_mean.wav'>What does health mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the state of being free from illness or injury'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/to_run_a_race.wav'><span>to run a race</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/the_state_of_being_free_from_illness_or_injury.wav'><span>the state of being free from illness or injury</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/a_state_of_being_hungry_or_thirsty.wav'><span>a state of being hungry or thirsty</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/a_type_of_car.wav'><span>a type of car</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=11189 data-hint-location='18604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/new_research_shows_that_sleeping_in_a_what_can_affect_peoples_thinking_abilities.wav'>New research shows that sleeping in a what can affect peoples thinking abilities?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a hot room'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/a_hotel_room.wav'><span>a hotel room</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/a_tent.wav'><span>a tent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/a_cabin.wav'><span>a cabin</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/a_hot_room.wav'><span>a hot room</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=11190 data-hint-location='62083' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/the_experiment_lasted__blank_.wav'>The experiment lasted <span class='blank'>12 days</span>/</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='12 days'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/7_days.wav'><span>7 days</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/one_year.wav'><span>one year</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/12_days.wav'><span>12 days</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2699/one_month.wav'><span>one month</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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