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They are the same age and have identical socioeconomic backgrounds.
They also have similar habits and are in roughly the same physical shape.
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Neither man smokes or drinks.
That year was thewarmest year on recordglobally a record that wasquickly surpassed by 2024.
Exposure to above-average heat hasserious short-and long-term health repercussions.
Those participants had taken a blood test in 2016 or 2017.
What Choi didnt account for, however, are all the ways people adapt to protect themselves from heat.
Some people, particularly wealthier Americans, might stay inside with the air conditioning blasting all day and night.
Previous research has shown that above-average temperatures dont affect all populations equally.
These populations are also less likely to beable to afford air conditioning.
I dont think the underlying biology is significantly different, she said.
We would expect to see some significant effects of heat in younger adults.
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