Health
Calls to city 311 lines can predict opioid overdose hotspots
Service requests to city non-emergency telephone lines can help identify "hotspots" for opioid use and overdoses, a study in Columbus found.
Nov 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why do some people struggle to make 'healthy' decisions, day after day?
To navigate our way through the world, we constantly make choices. While we've all made our fair share of regrettable ones, most of us eventually learn from these—and we generally take this ability for granted.
Oct 13, 2020
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Health
A growing pedestrian safety crisis: Speed, short lights and SUVs are worsening a health epidemic
It's an epidemic of a different kind.
Sep 17, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Environmental features that attract older adults to physical activity differ between neighborhood types
Destinations in nature, such as a lakeside or a walking trail, are the most commonly perceived environmental features motivating older adults to engage in outdoor mobility. In a study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Health
Light pollution can suppress melatonin production in humans and animals
Researchers from Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in an international team have analyzed data on the impact of light pollution on melatonin formation in humans and vertebrates.
Dec 19, 2019
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Diabetes
Study links body clock to obesity and diabetes
Does skipping a meal at particular times of day reduce your chances of developing obesity or diabetes?
Aug 28, 2019
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Pediatrics
Could cutting urban blight reduce teen murders?
Analyzing the immediate neighborhood surroundings of teenaged homicide victims, Philadelphia researchers found that neglected conditions—vacant lots, poor street lighting, fewer parks and less-traveled thoroughfares—were ...
Mar 07, 2016
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