Health
Walking your way to better health
Walking is one of the best exercises available to average folks, and it can be as easy as stepping out your front door, experts say.
Apr 16, 2024
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News tagged with environment
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sad music study tests the direct effect hypothesis of 'pleasurable negative emotion'
A new study proposes a novel theory of why listening to sad music can make us feel good.
Apr 11, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Focusing on built environments over muscles and gears can boost athletic performance
The field of sports science has gained significant momentum in recent years, with the primary goal of research being directed towards optimizing athletic performance. However, achieving this goal is currently challenging, ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Gastroenterology
Prebiotics could help space travelers stay healthy
Space travel can be hard on the human body, but new research suggests that cultivating a healthy gut microbiome could help astronauts weather the stresses of altered gravity. Researchers presented their work at the American ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Genetics
Landscape of global urban environmental resistome and its association with local socioeconomic and medical status
In a study published in the journal Science China Life Sciences, a research team used nearly 5,000 metagenomic samples collected from 60 cities around the world to conduct in-depth research on the antibiotic resistance of ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Neuroscience
Study investigates the role of gaze in tackling new and complex tasks
Putting away items on a shelf is something we do without giving it much thought—right? In fact, various skills need to be coordinated to accomplish even simple tasks: Hand-eye coordination, memory, problem solving and attention ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover protective 'acid wall' formed by cancer cells
Cancer cells release a significantly more concentrated level of acid than previously known, forming an "acid wall" that could deter immune cells from attacking tumors, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists show in a new ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Health
Researchers find heart patients live longer in a 'greener' environment
In a long-term study published in the journal Epidemiology, researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) examined the association between a greener environment, which is most likely saturated with vegetation, and the mortality ...
Apr 1, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research review suggests four key mechanisms are involved in changing one's personality
A pair of psychologists, one with Washington University in St. Louis, the other with the University of Zurich, has found via review of prior research that there are four key mechanisms involved when a person truly wants to ...
Cardiology
Google Street View reveals how built environment correlates with risk of cardiovascular disease
Researchers have used Google Street View to study hundreds of elements of the built environment, including buildings, green spaces, pavements and roads, and how these elements relate to each other and influence coronary artery ...
Mar 27, 2024
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