Bike commuting accelerated when bike-share systems rolled into town
Credit: Jackson Holtz/U. of Washington In the past couple of years, if you lived in a major, or even mid-sized ...
Tag: Quality of Life
Child’s play ‘lost’ in pandemic fear
Safe interactions are important to wellbeing: ExpertsCredit: Flinders University Social and community disruptions caused by the COVID-19 restrictions could have ...
New book shows how ancient Greek writing helps us understand today’s environmental crises
University of Illinois classics professor Clara Bosak-Schroeder writes about how the ancient Greeks thought about natural resourcesCredit: Photo by Jon ...
Characterizing two sisters, examples of exceptional longevity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2020--A new study provides a detailed characterization of two ...
Getting kids moving, and learning
Tennis program for teachers, coachesCredit: Flinders University Children are set to move more, improve their skills, and come up with ...
Feeling burned out? The contributors could be more related to depression than you think
A study of medical interns across 68 institutions found that personal and workplace factors predicting burnout largely overlapped with factors ...
Prestigious £250k grant to research the social impact of COVID-19 on young people
Huddersfield researchers Professor Barry Percy-Smith & Dr Leanne Monchuk will be working with Ecorys - final report due September 2021Credit: ...
A milder hair dye based on synthetic melanin
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00068 With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many clients are ...
Stress in parents of children with autism: Pets may help
MU researcher examines impact of pet dogs, cats on families with autismCredit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
Health impacts of pollution upon indigenous peoples
Health impacts of pollution upon Indigenous Peoples worldwide are most often related to water and foodCredit: Joan de la Malla ...
New study shows sharp decrease of intimate partner violence in Nicaragua
First population-level study of violence reduction over 20-year period finds women's advocacy groups' work can change social norms, lead to ...
New model finds countries should work together to control coronavirus, harmful species
ASU researcher explores pests, parasites, diseases on a global scaleCredit: Pixabay.com;Hans Braxmeier Countries looking to contain the spread of harmful ...
‘I saw you were online’: How online status indicators shape our behavior
Credit: Cobb et al./ Proceedings of the 2020 ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Some apps highlight ...
Magnetic stimulation may help common problem of fecal incontinence
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2020) - A low-cost, noninvasive treatment that uses the ...
Why life can get better as we age — study
Mindfulness helps wellbeing at all agesCredit: Flinders University People say life gets better with age. Now research suggests this may ...
Labeling of cannabidiod products becoming a public health concern
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 25, 2020--The need for accurate and informative labeling of hemp ...
How people investigate — or don’t — fake news on Twitter and Facebook
Credit: Franziska Roesner/University of Washington Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, provide people with a lot of information, ...
UC Riverside biochemist spins out joint venture company with Atomwise
Theia Biosciences will develop inhibitors of a protein to treat age-related macular degenerationCredit: National Eye Institute. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Over ...
Reducing problem behaviors for children with autism
MU researcher develops flexible intervention technique that is easier for parents, caregivers to implementCredit: MU Thompson Center COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
How the urban environment affects the diet of its citizens
A participatory study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has resulted in proposals for action to improve the urban ...
