Researchers have established that electric fans did not reduce core body temperatures of elderly individuals under extreme ...

looked at the efficacy of different low-cost cooling strategies – such as electric fans with and without spraying water on the skin – for older adults, who are known to be at a heightened ...

Fans of the devices generally agree they do a good job as they can be handheld or hung around the neck to generate airflow. But there are times when electric fans are deemed to be particularly ...