Tag: Environment
Hay Fever Symptoms Worse in Urban Versus Rural Areas
Levels of pollutants, pollen counts, and seasonality across land-use types may impact symptoms, authors say
Higher Neighborhood Walkability Tied to Lower Gestational Diabetes Risk
Risk for gestational diabetes decreased with increasing quartiles of the neighborhood walkability index
Genetic, Environmental Prenatal Risk Factors Play Role in Early Atopic Dermatitis
Nonmodifiable risk factors include gestational diabetes, maternal history of allergy, prenatal history of eczema
Frequent Green Space Visits Linked to Lower Use of Certain Meds
Lower use of psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma medications observed; association attenuated by body mass index
Direct Exposure to Climate Trauma Tied to Chronic Neural Impact
Specifically, cognitive function and frontal cortex neural impact detected with exposure to traumatic climate events like wildfires
EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
Proposed toughening of limits on soot in the air could prevent up to 4,200 premature deaths a year, agency says
Natural Environments May Cut Hospitalization for Patients With Neurodegenerative Diseases
Normalized difference vegetation index negatively associated with hospitalization for Alzheimer disease and related dementia, Parkinson disease
Living in Higher-Opportunity Neighborhoods Tied to Better Childhood BMI
Higher opportunity, lower social vulnerability in early life tied to lower risk for obesity from childhood to adolescence
Impaired Glucose Homeostasis Seen With Exposure to Artificial Light at Night
Prevalence ratio of 1.28 found for diabetes with highest versus the lowest quintile of exposure to light at night
Environmental Sustainability Not Prioritized in Dialysis Facilities
Few facilities report having environmental sustainability strategy in place or undertaking sustainability audits
