Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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The health benefits of the great outdoors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of greenspace exposure and health outcomes

Caoimhe Twohig-Bennett, Andy Jones
PubMed Summary & key facts 2018 1,542 citations

This review combined 143 studies (103 observational and 40 intervention) that looked at about 100 health outcomes to see how contact with greenspace relates to health. Overall, more greenspace exposure was linked with lower stress markers, lower heart rate and some lower blood pressure, and with lower risks for outcomes…

Noise Effects and Management Urban Green Space and Health Urban Heat Island Mitigation
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