Can neighborhood tree layout benefit your health?

Aggregated, connected tree clusters seem to provide greater health benefits than fragmented green spaces at the neighborhood level.

ETH Zurich • futurity
March 25, 2025 ~7 min

There’s a link between infant mortality and lead in the air

A new study finds a statistically significant relation between air lead concentration and infant mortality.

Carnegie Mellon • futurity
March 11, 2025 ~5 min


Morning coffee drinkers have lower risk of dying of heart disease

"...it's not just whether you drink coffee or how much you drink, but the time of day when you drink coffee that's important."

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Jan. 30, 2025 ~4 min

Severe flooding affects human health more than we thought

A new study links flooding to an increased risk of mortality due to cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and mental disorders.

Yale • futurity
Jan. 2, 2024 ~6 min

Lonely feelings can lead to higher mortality risk

"It's the feeling of loneliness, of needing people and purpose and not getting it which appears to be bad for health."

Kim North Shine-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 18, 2023 ~6 min

Why COVID-19 hit non-white Americans hardest

A new book sheds light on why the COVID pandemic disproportionately affected non-white Americans.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Nov. 27, 2023 ~4 min

Death risk rises for older adults with dementia after hurricanes

Older adults with Alzheimer's or other dementia have a heightened risk of death following exposure to a hurricane, research shows.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
March 16, 2023 ~5 min

Pregnancy complications tied to death risk even 50 years later

People who have pregnancy complications or deliver preterm may have a higher risk of death decades later, researchers report.

Frank Otto-Penn • futurity
March 15, 2023 ~6 min


Deaths during pregnancy, postpartum spiked early in pandemic

Deaths during pregnancy and postpartum increased 35% early in the pandemic. "We suspect these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg..."

Nardy Baeza Bickel-Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 20, 2023 ~5 min

Frailty, dementia boost older adults’ death risk after surgery

Older Americans with frailty or dementia have higher death rates within a year after major surgery, a new study shows.

Jim Shelton-Yale • futurity
Oct. 31, 2022 ~4 min

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