Dense Cities May Shield Their Poorest Residents From Diabetes, Israeli Study Finds
A study of 127 Israeli municipalities shows that the socioeconomic gradient in diabetes prevalence varies with population density, with denser ...
Tag: urban health
Neighbourhood Trust and Walkability Drive Real Activity Levels in Hong Kong’s Older Adults
A study of 410 Hong Kong adults aged 60 to 80 found that perceived social cohesion, aesthetics, safety and walkability ...
How Communities in South Asia’s Cities Are Fighting Diabetes and Heart Disease Themselves
A scoping review of 14 studies finds that community-driven interventions show promise for preventing non-communicable diseases in urban South Asia, ...
Traffic Noise Linked to Jaw Disorders and Teeth Grinding in Landmark Delhi Study
A New Delhi study of 300 adults found that residents of high-traffic areas had roughly three times the odds of ...
Health Is Shaped by Where We Live, but Scientists Still Can’t Agree What Space Actually Does
A systematic review of 59 publications finds that only three define spatial determinants of health, exposing a conceptual vacuum in ...
Rural and Urban Cancer Patients Use Cannabis at Similar Rates, Pennsylvania Survey Finds
A survey of 186 cancer patients at a Pennsylvania cancer center found that roughly a quarter had used cannabis since ...
Poor Housing Hits Hardest When Community Ties Are Weak, Study of Older Adults Finds
A study of 1,557 older South Koreans living alone finds that social capital buffers the depressive effects of housing deprivation, ...
When Floods Break the Latrine: Cholera and the Case for Climate-Resilient Sanitation
A new PLOS Climate essay argues that flood-driven sanitation failures in urban informal settlements are a core driver of cholera ...
Machines Reading the Team: AI Reveals How Scientists Slowly Learn to Speak the Same Language
Researchers used natural language processing on six years of interviews to show that a large UK research consortium needed nearly ...
Cities Are Acting on Climate, But the Boldest Health Wins Remain Untested
A landmark umbrella review of 49 systematic reviews finds that urban climate actions deliver modest health co-benefits, mainly through active ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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