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The more time you spend on your cellphone, the less sleep you’re likely to get, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California at San Francisco. Both quality and quantity of sleep decreased as screen time increased — especially when phones were used right before bed.…
Inmates and family members are asking the Oregon Department of Corrections to change the rules involving their visitation rights, disciplinary methods, and transfer policies. According to Street Roots News, the advocates of these departmental changes are addressing how the prison system is specifically handling the visitation, discipline, and transference of…
According to The New York Times, statistics from the Census Bureau show that about half a million households in the U.S. don’t have hot and cold running water, a bathtub or shower, or an operating flush toilet — a problem that disproportionately affects the rural poor. The Times article highlights…
Families of children with special needs often struggle to find the assistance and care that they need to make their child, and themselves, comfortable. For many Latino families in America, especially those whose extended families are still in their native countries, finding help proves to be an even larger struggle.…
A new study shows that one-fourth of adults do not get regular exercise and are at risk for health issues. “Physical activity can help delay, prevent, or manage many of the chronic disease for which adults aged [older than] 50 years are at risk,” read a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly…
Rio de Janeiro was home to more than just the Olympic Games this past summer, but also some of the most prominent cyber fraud activity in the world. Brazil is now home to some of the most sophisticated hackers and software in the world after hacking systems from Eastern Europe…
For the past two decades, the Washington, D.C.-based City Kids program has been helping at-risk kids from low-income neighborhoods in numerous ways. One such method includes getting inner-city youth off the streets and into the great outdoors in some of our country’s most treasured National Parks. This initiative is geared…
A healthcare research algorithm has suddenly taken hold elsewhere: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Marc Elliott, a statistician at Rand Corp. in Santa Monica, developed the formula to estimate a person’s race depending on their address and last name. While many health insurers do not ask patients about their race,…
Police discrimination has been a hot-button issue in the U.S. for decades and now, new research shows that it continues to this day in shocking amounts. A Stanford University research study took a look into the police biases across North Carolina when it comes to race-related traffic stops. “Our threshold…
The Sierra Club and Latino Outdoors organizations in Oregon collaborated with The Next Door to offer free Spanish-language hike leader training at the end of last month. The training, which took place on Indian Creek Trail in Hood River, covered the essential skills required for preparing and going on a…