A new web-based baby sleep planner, developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, could help save babies lives from sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS, a study suggests. The sleep planner tool is a new way to find ...
Feb 26, 2024
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A new study led by EPFL has produced the first cost estimate of the impact that urban heat islands have on human health. The study looked at 85 European cities over the course of three full years, meaning it also took into ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Cycling and pedestrian injuries are severely underrepresented by police data, particularly those not involving a motor vehicle, according to new research believed to be the first of its kind in Canada.
Jan 16, 2024
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It is expected that by 2030, more than 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas. New research highlights the wide range of urban exposures during early childhood, from air and noise pollution to overcrowding ...
Dec 21, 2023
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The 15-minute city has, in recent months, become the focus of conspiracy theories. Politicians and pundits have described it variously as "an international socialist concept", a "dystopian plan" and a surveillance tool "that ...
Mar 22, 2023
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In an analysis of more than 415,00 electronic health records of healthy, full-term births in Southern California, a team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine, determined that exposure to green space ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Is cycling safe? If we are talking about cycling in general, which would apply to all populations—fit/less-fit men and women, children, seniors and parents with children on their bicycles—then no, cycling is not safe.
Jan 31, 2023
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Pregnant women exposed to a green space environment in a virtual reality setting experienced decreases in blood pressure and improvements in mental health and well-being, according to a study led by the University of California, ...
Nov 18, 2022
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As people age, they often become less confident about walking. Fear of falling can limit the activity of older people, leading them to become isolated.
Oct 25, 2022
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New research based on data from 18 countries concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes (also known ...
Oct 10, 2022
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