Health
More trees, parks may mean longer lives for city dwellers
(HealthDay)—More green spaces in cities could significantly reduce premature deaths and their costs, researchers say.
Apr 28, 2020
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Study: Urban green space can prevent premature deaths
Residential greenness can protect against premature all-cause mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in collaboration with Colorado ...
Nov 21, 2019
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Cardiology
Living in a noisy area increases the risk of suffering a more serious stroke
The high levels of environmental noise we are subjected to in large cities can increase both the severity and consequences of an ischaemic stroke. More precisely, researchers from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute ...
Oct 29, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows smartphone app could be a 'green prescription' for mental health
A study that prompted users to record the 'good things' in nature in urban areas, such as trees, flowers and birds, has found that a smartphone app can bring clinically significant improvements in mental health.
Oct 22, 2019
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Neuroscience
Urban green areas promote well-being for people unable to regulate negative emotions
Green areas in the inner city can directly improve the well-being of urban citizens. This is the result of an interdisciplinary study in which Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was involved. According to the study, ...
Oct 17, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Trees an oasis of mental well-being
(HealthDay)—City dwellers who live on tree-lined streets might be happier and healthier for it, a large new study suggests.
Jul 30, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer's disease
People who live in regional or remote areas may be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to our recent research.
Jun 26, 2019
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Diabetes
Study points to alternate therapy for rare form of diabetes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers say an unexpected finding during the cellular analysis of human pancreatic tissue has revealed new information about a rare type of diabetes and underscores the importance ...
Jan 18, 2019
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Health
Green gentrification can limit the favourable effects of green areas on health
A scientific study conducted by ICTA-UAB and IMIM suggests that more socially disadvantaged neighbours do not benefit equally from the effects newly created green areas have on health. Scientists consider that greener cities ...
Oct 11, 2017
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Greener neighborhoods lead to better birth outcomes, new study shows
Mothers who live in neighborhoods with plenty of grass, trees or other green vegetation are more likely to deliver at full term and their babies are born at higher weights, compared to mothers who live in urban areas that ...
Sep 4, 2014
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