Cognitive function at middle age is a strong predictor of whether a person may develop dementia later in life. Now, a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher has found that increasing ...
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In late 2020, Canadian doctors made headlines for "prescribing nature," or recommended time outdoors based on research that suggests people who spent two or more hours in nature per week improved their health and well-being. ...
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Parks and green spaces provide a variety of health benefits by promoting physical activity, connection to nature and opportunities for community engagement. Nature-based programs can even be prescribed by health care providers ...
Apr 22, 2022
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As lockdowns went into effect in the spring of 2020 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, reports emerged of a global gardening boom, with plants, flowers, vegetables and herbs sprouting in backyards and on balconies around ...
Apr 21, 2022
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As councils and central government consider what cities of the future will look like, a new tool has been developed to map how various features of where we live influence public health.
Apr 1, 2022
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A Monash University study has found people who live in more affluent areas have superior memories and a lower risk of developing dementia, highlighting the need for better facilities in disadvantaged areas to promote healthy ...
Mar 28, 2022
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A Clemson University faculty member collaborating with researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research has found that nature's benefits may include savings on health care costs.
Mar 21, 2022
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The risk of suffering an ischaemic stroke, the most common type of cerebrovascular event, is 16% less in people who have green spaces less than 300 meters from their homes. This has been revealed in a joint study by ...
Mar 15, 2022
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People exposed to more green space during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic reported significantly less depression and anxiety, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research published March 2 in the journal ...
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A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has analyzed, for the first time, the relationship between exposure to different green spaces and oxidative ...
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