Recurring flood damage to homes and powerful storms that threaten infrastructure are realities facing many coastal North Carolina communities. However, for three predominately African-American, rural communities near the coast, NC State researchers documented additional injustices that threaten the communities’ ability to adapt to a changing climate.
A Little Nature Can Boost Teens’ Pandemic Well-Being
Outdoor play and nature-based activities can help buffer some of the negative mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents, according to a new study.
By Laura Oleniacz – NC State
Researchers say the findings point to outdoor play and nature-based activities as a tool to help teenagers cope with major stressors like the pandemic, as well as future natural disasters and other global stressors. They also underscore the mental health implications of restricting outdoor recreation opportunities for adolescents, and the need to increase access to the outdoors.
“Families should be encouraged that building patterns in outdoor recreation can give kids tools to weather the storms to come,” says Kathryn Stevenson, assistant professor of parks, recreation, and tourism management at North Carolina State University and coauthor of the paper in the
February 25, 2021
Researchers used a circular knitting machine to make a prototype of a replacement for a coronary artery. Image courtesy of Fan Zhang.
Knitted vascular graft prototype shows promise in preclinical findings.
By Laura Oleniacz
In a proof-of-concept study, Raleigh, N.C.-based North Carolina State University (NC State) researchers reported promising preclinical findings for a prototype of a vascular graft designed as a replacement for a damaged or blocked coronary artery, which supplies blood to the heart.
The findings, which were made in partnership with researchers from Case Western Reserve University, are part of an effort to develop a man-made graft that could replace a damaged or blocked coronary artery when a patient’s own vessels are not available as viable replacements after a heart attack. Ultimately, the graft is designed as a scaffold to aid in regeneration of the patient’s own blood vessels. And while their work is still in early stages, the researc
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Parents Want Parks To Be Fun and Safe
While parents from diverse backgrounds most often value parks that offer amenities like playgrounds, sports fields, and green spaces, they also want parks to feel safe, according to a new study.
Researchers drew the findings from a survey of 278 parents with children aged 5 to 10 who visited parks in North Carolina’s Triangle region and in New York City in the spring and summer of 2017 and 2018.