Health
Living near green space makes you 2.5 years younger: study
City parks and green spaces help counter heat, boost biodiversity, and instill a sense of calm in the urban jungle.
Jun 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Imagination is a spectrum, and 1% of people can't mentally visualize things at all
When you hear someone talk, do you see the words in your mind's eye? Or do you see what they're saying as a movie? It's easy to assume that the way you perceive the world is the same for everyone. But recent studies have ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The real benefits of walking in a winter wonderland
Research has shown for the first time that spending time in snowy surroundings can improve how you feel about your body.
Nov 29, 2022
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Health
Are bananas really 'radioactive'? An expert clears up common misunderstandings about radiation
The simple mention of the word "radiation" often evokes fear in people. For others, it's fun to think a little exposure to radiation could turn you into the next superhero, just like the Hulk.
Nov 4, 2022
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Living in areas with more greenery may boost cognitive function: study
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 ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exposure to great outdoors boosted mental health during pandemic
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 ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Cardiology
The power of 4-D technology advances care for heart patients
A tool that has been around for decades shows new promise in helping people with heart disease. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that adding ultrasound imaging during the doctor's assessment ...
Aug 15, 2019
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Neuroscience
Getting lost—why older people might lose their way
Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE) have found a possible explanation for the difficulty in spatial orientation sometimes experienced by elderly people. In the brains of older adults, they ...
Mar 15, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How being in nature makes us appreciate our bodies and reject unrealistic beauty standards
Nature is good for us – surely nobody has missed that fact. These days, both scientists and policymakers agree about the importance of offering everyone access to green spaces, regardless of social background. That's because ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
Identifying Alzheimer's using space software
Software for processing satellite pictures taken from space is now helping medical researchers to establish a simple method for wide-scale screening for Alzheimer's disease.
Jun 28, 2013
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