Search Results - "McCourt, Emma R."

Heat strain in children during unstructured outdoor physical activity in a continental summer climate by McGarr, Gregory W., Saci, Samah, King, Kelli E., Topshee, Serena, Richards, Brodie J., Gemae, Mohamed R., McCourt, Emma R., Kenny, Glen P.

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the heat strain experienced by children during unstructured physical activity outdoors in a temperate continental…”
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Body Core Temperature After Foot Immersion and Neck Cooling in Older Adults Exposed to Extreme Heat by Meade, Robert D, McCourt, Emma R, McCormick, James J, Boulay, Pierre, Sigal, Ronald J, Kenny, Glen P

“…This randomized study evaluates the hypothesis that foot immersion in cool water alone or with supplemental neck cooling mitigates increases in core…”
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Physiological responses to 9 hours of heat exposure in young and older adults. Part I: Body temperature and hemodynamic regulation by Meade, Robert D, Notley, Sean R, Akerman, Ashley P, McGarr, Gregory W, Richards, Brodie J, McCourt, Emma R, King, Kelli E, McCormick, James J, Boulay, Pierre, Sigal, Ronald J, Kenny, Glen P

“…Aging is associated with an elevated risk of heat-related mortality and morbidity, attributed, in part, to declines in thermoregulation. However, comparisons…”
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Physiological responses to 9 hours of heat exposure in young and older adults: Part II - Autophagy and the acute cellular stress response by McCormick, James J, Meade, Robert D, King, Kelli E, Notley, Sean R, Akerman, Ashley P, McGarr, Gregory W, Richards, Brodie J, McCourt, Emma R, Boulay, Pierre, Sigal, Ronald J, Kenny, Glen P

“…With rising global temperatures, heat-related mortality is increasing, particularly among older adults. While this is often attributed to declines in…”
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Physiological responses to 9 hours of heat exposure in young and older adults. Part III: Association with self-reported symptoms and mood-state by McGarr, Gregory W, Meade, Robert D, Notley, Sean R, Akerman, Ashley P, Richards, Brodie J, McCourt, Emma R, King, Kelli E, McCormick, James J, Boulay, Pierre, Sigal, Ronald J, Kenny, Glen P

“…Older adults are at greater risk of heat-related morbidity and mortality during heat waves, which are commonly linked to impaired thermoregulation. However,…”
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Dose-dependent nonthermal modulation of whole body heat exchange during dynamic exercise in humans by Notley, Sean R, Akerman, Ashley P, D'Souza, Andrew W, Meade, Robert D, McCourt, Emma R, McCormick, James J, Kenny, Glen P

“…To maintain heat balance during exercise, humans rely on skin blood flow and sweating to facilitate whole body dry and evaporative heat exchange. These…”
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Foot immersion with and without neck cooling reduces self-reported environmental symptoms in older adults exposed to simulated indoor overheating by O'Connor, Fergus K., McGarr, Gregory W., McCourt, Emma R., Meade, Robert D., Kenny, Glen P.

“…While foot immersion and neck cooling have been recommended for protecting heat-vulnerable groups, recent evidence does not support their efficacy for…”
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Efficacy Of Limb And Neck Cooling For Limiting Heat-related Cardiac Autonomic Disfunction In Older Adults: 2116 by McCourt, Emma R., Meade, Robert D., Richards, Brodie J., Koetje, Nicholas J., Santucci, Nicholas B., McCormick, James J., Boulay, Pierre, Kenny, Glen P.

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Efficacy Of Limb And Neck Cooling For Reducing Thermal And Cardiovascular Strain In Older Adults: 2115 by Meade, Robert D., McCourt, Emma R., Richards, Brodie J., Koetje, Nicholas J., Santucci, Nicholas B., McCormick, James J., Boulay, Pierre, Kenny, Glen P.

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On the Effect of Sex on Heat Strain During Prolonged Work in the Heat by D’Souza, Andrew W., Notley, Sean R., Friesen, Brian J., Mccourt, Emma R., Kenny, Glen P.

“…Abstract only…”
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Abstract 16047: Quantifying the Cardiovascular Burden of Extreme Heat: A Meta-Analysis of Over 400 Laboratory-Based Heat Exposure Studies by Meade, Robert D, Akerman, Ashley P, Notley, Sean R, McGarr, Gregory W, McCourt, Emma R, Kirby, Nathalie V, Costello, Joseph T, Cotter, James D, CRANDALL, Craig G, Zanobetti, Antonella, Kenny, Glen P

“…Abstract only Background: Heat waves are associated with increased fatalities from cardiovascular events, which has been attributed to increased cardiac strain…”
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