Modern conflict: Screen time vs. nature
Even rural kids today spend more time in front of screens and less time outdoors, according to a new study of middle-school students in South Carolina.
Oct 22, 2018
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Even rural kids today spend more time in front of screens and less time outdoors, according to a new study of middle-school students in South Carolina.
Oct 22, 2018
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Researchers have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure. The research was part-funded ...
Aug 3, 2018
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Long-term exposure to high levels of road traffic and ozone significantly increases the risk of asthma symptoms, asthma attacks or the need for use of asthma medications, according to a new study published in the European ...
Apr 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—If your child is among the 10 percent of kids with asthma, you want to do everything you can to control it.
Feb 6, 2018
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A new study linking higher levels of air pollution to increased teenage delinquency is a reminder of the importance of clean air and the need for more foliage in urban spaces, a Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher said.
Dec 13, 2017
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The ready availability of technology may make the children of today faster at configuring a new smartphone, but does all of that screen time affect the development of their eyes?
Sep 26, 2017
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When Zika first buzzed into the continental United States during the 2016 outbreak, Florida was hit first—and hardest—with 1,174 documented cases to date. So, when Marco Ajelli, associate research scientist at Northeastern ...
Sep 14, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Make sure safety is part of kids' summer fun.
Jul 5, 2017
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A new study has found that children, especially boys, whose mothers were exposed to higher levels of outdoor particulate air pollution at the same time that they were very stressed were most likely to develop asthma by age ...
May 22, 2017
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Many older adults have fallen outdoors but lack an understanding of the risks for falling and how to prevent them, warranting efforts for outdoor fall prevention, finds a new study by New York University researchers.
May 19, 2017
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