Gerontology & Geriatrics
Neighborhood parks could help your aging brain
A variety of risks can make it more likely that someone develops Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Oct 26, 2023
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News tagged with neighborhood environment
Pediatrics
Where Black adolescents live affects their mental health
It's easy to imagine that growing up in a neighborhood with safe and clean parks, little to no discrimination, and where people are not struggling financially makes for a lower-stress childhood. In contrast, neighborhoods ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Health
Your home, and where it's located, may affect your health
They say home is where the heart is. But can a person's home also play a role in how healthy that heart is?
Aug 1, 2023
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Health informatics
Study reveals link between neighborhood environments and likelihood of metabolic syndrome
Cardiovascular diseases continue to be the leading causes of death worldwide. Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors including hypertension and obesity, significantly increases the likelihood of cardiovascular diseases. ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Health
Walking on familiar streets: Insights on how neighborhood attachment may promote people's walking behavior
Physical activity has numerous health benefits. Often, someone's physical environment or the way someone perceives their surroundings can impact their decision to engage in physical activity. Scientists refer to a person's ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Surgery
Older Black men are more likely to die after surgery than others, particularly following elective procedures
Older Black men have a higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery than do Black women and white men and women—with their odds of death 50% higher after elective surgery compared with white men.
Mar 1, 2023
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Health
Being a Couch Potato is Risky Business: Causes and remedies of sedentary behavior in children
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lifestyles of people, especially those of children, significantly. As lockdowns were declared across the world, they added sedentary time to children's schedules. Sedentary behavior is defined ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Neighborhood may affect a couple's odds of conceiving
Where you live may affect your fertility, a new study suggests.
Aug 3, 2022
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Health
Good neighbors are good for your health
Neighborhood relationships and social connections protected against loneliness, depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). The findings ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Health
Access to nature requires attention when addressing community health needs
While access to nature is an established social determinant of health with clear benefits to physical, mental, and social health, it does not receive as must attention by health care providers or health systems as other social ...
Jul 9, 2020
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