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If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about the link

between body temperature and depression, how taking the polar bear plunge could

soothe symptoms of menopause, and a new sticker that can detect organ failure.

Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.

A new study has found a significant link between body temperature and depression.

Okay, I have to process that for a second because the implications seem really big.

Would that mean that you could take somebody's temperature and assess their emotional health?

That's a great question.

So in short, not exactly. This finding won't likely lead to more diagnostic tools

But it could be a really interesting new tool in the treatment of depression. So let's talk about the study because it was huge.

Okay that's good. A huge study sent the lead to better results, right?

Yes, and this one looked at data from more than 20,000 people who tracked their body temperatures and their symptoms of depression every day for

about seven months. The study spanned 106 countries so it was really a massive diverse

undertaking and the key finding was that as the severity of

depression symptoms increased so did body temperature.

Wow so the implication is that somehow one thing is connected to the other?

That's right. Do add an extra little twist, they also found a trend indicating that people

whose body temp had less fluctuation over the course of a day might have higher depression scores. They were quick to note

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