From the Inderscience press release via AlphaGalileo: Researchers in Canada have found a correlation between air pollution and people’s happiness. Their deep analysis, reported in the latest issue of the International Journal of Green Economics,…
From the University of Groningen press release via AlphaGalileo: ‘Save money by taking shorter showers!’ This type of campaigns is often used to encourage consumers to behave more sustainably. Calling on people’s environmental awareness is…
From the University of Utah press release via EurekAlert!: Backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after spending four days in nature disconnected from electronic devices, according to a study by psychologists from…
From the Gerontological Society of America press release via EurekAlert!: Living in areas of high air pollution can lead to decreased cognitive function in older adults, according to new research presented in San Diego at…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via HealthCanal: A new study shows that people who have had a head injury and have lived or worked near areas where the pesticide paraquat was used…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Smoking, head injury, pesticide exposure, farming and less education may be risk factors for a rare sleep disorder that causes people to kick or punch…
From the Endocrine Society press release via Newswise: Prenatal exposure to the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, causes long-term changes to the developing brain that have adverse effects on reproductive function later in life,…
From the PLoS press release via ScienceDaily: Psychoactive medications in water affect the gene expression profiles of fathead minnows in a way that mimics the gene expression patterns associated with autism spectrum disorder in genetically…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: A walk in the park may have psychological benefits for people suffering from depression. In one of the first studies to examine the effect…
From the UC Davis Health System press release: New research from UC Davis and Washington State University shows that PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, launch a cellular chain of events that leads to an overabundance of…