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Long-term exposure to air pollution, especially ground-level ozone, can accelerate the progression of emphysema, a disease that causes damage to the lungs.

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Eating more fruits and vegetables, optimally two servings of fruit and three servings of veggies per day, is associated with lower mortality in adults.

Pregnant women with COVID-19 were not more likely to have preterm birth, severe preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy), or deliver by C-section than pregnant women without COVID-19.

Health

Noise from human activities at sea such as shipping traffic, resource exploration, and construction damages marine animals’ hearing, changing their physiology and behavior.

Environment

Light pollution, which disrupts sleep, may be associated with premature births and reduced birth weights.

People that avoid attachment in relationships benefit from touch when experiencing it, despite their negative attitudes toward it.

7-11 year-olds had a harder time responding to emotional cues when their sleep was restricted to six hours or less. The effects were stronger in kids with anxiety symptoms.

Exercise has positive long-term effects on cognitive function. Coordination exercises, such as dancing, appear to have a greater benefit than endurance exercises or resistance training.

Having a competent supervisor was more predictive of job satisfaction among workers than worker education, tenure, industry, or earnings.

Preschoolers willingly tasted and liked fruit smoothies containing dark green vegetables, which could improve insufficient vegetable intake.

Appetite