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submitted 9 months ago by paddythegeek@lemmy.ca to c/science@beehaw.org

I’m going to ask my doctor to prescribe me a hot tub.

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[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 12 points 9 months ago

Repeat after me, correlation is not causation.

[-] lauha@lemmy.one 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What do you mean. The summary and the first paragraph are totally not in contradiction:

People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.

The study, publishing today in Scientific Reports, doesn't indicate whether depression raises body temperature or a higher temperature causes depression. It's also unknown whether the higher body temperature observed in people with depression reflects decreased ability to self-cool, increased generation of heat from metabolic processes or a combination of both.

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