The pad contains phase-changing-wax-like material that melts at about 37 degrees Celsius human body temperature and stays at this exact temperature for four to six hours.

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In 2002 two controlled human studies stunned intensive care specialists by finding that cooling the body temperature 7 degrees helped prevent brain damage in patients whose hearts had stopped and been restarted after cardiac arrest.

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