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New Study Shows More Walkable Neighborhoods Have Reduced Risk for Obesity-Related Cancer

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Charting New Roads - Alex and Rosa Dembitzer - Walkable neiborhoods help prevent cancer

The New York University Women’s Health Study (NYUWHS), featured in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), conducted a study tracking the correlation between the risk of obesity-related cancers in women and the annual average of neighborhood walkability. Between the years 1985 and 1991, the NYUWHS recruited 14,274 women and followed them for approximately thirty … Read more

New Studies Show Cleaner Air Could Lower Susceptibility to Dementia

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Northern Charitable Foundation - Dementia and air pollution

New research was presented at the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) showing that cleaner air could reduce an individual’s risk of developing dementia. This follows research indicating that there could be a link between air pollution and the risk of developing dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s disease. One study was funded by the National Institutes of … Read more