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Birdsong and forest exposure may reduce urban stress, study finds
Original: # nature # birds # health # MentalHealth 'Importantly, birdsong could reduce stress in urban areas and forest exposure c
New research from North Carolina State University suggests birdsong can reduce stress in urban environments, and that spending time in forests may lower stress even when traffic noise is present. Trent Ford, the paper's lead author and an undergraduate researcher at NC State, highlighted the findings, which add to growing evidence linking nature exposure to mental health benefits.
Why now: Fresh research linking everyday nature experiences to measurable mental health benefits resonates with ongoing public interest in wellbeing.
North Carolina State UniversityTrent Ford
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- # nature # birds # health # MentalHealth 'Importantly, birdsong could reduce stress in urban areas and forest exposure could reduce stress even when traffic noise was present, said Trent Ford, lead author of the paper and an undergraduate researcher at NC State.' https://… · researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host · 5
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