Life expectancy is higher in U.S. counties with high population densities and mixed land uses compared to sprawling counties with low population densities and uniform land use. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Health Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 35
First generation immigrants have lower life satisfaction than locals; however, this improves in the next generation. Socializing improves life satisfaction. Social Indicators Research Happiness Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 31
Sleeping with an artificial light on at night, such as a lamp or television, was associated with an increased risk of weight gain of at least 11 pounds and obesity in women. JAMA Internal Medicine ScienceDaily Health Sleep Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 30
In both low- and high-income countries, increasing body-mass index (BMI) between 1987 and 2017 rose faster in rural areas than in cities. This challenges the common belief that the global obesity epidemic is driven primarily by urbanization. Nature ScienceDaily Fitness Health Nutrition Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 45
Middle schoolers with social disorders showed greater improvement in their social abilities when they were grouped with other children based on social skill level rather than type of disorder. School Psychology ScienceDaily Phys.org Education Parenting Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 68
For first-time mothers, inducing birth at full term (39 weeks) was related to fewer cesarean deliveries, lower occurrence of high blood pressure, shorter hospital stays, and slight reductions in pain during birth compared to waiting for spontaneous labor to occur post-term. The New England Journal of Medicine ScienceDaily Health Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 65
More sedentary behavior is associated with increased anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders Happiness Health Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 99
Toddlers with only four toys in their environment played longer and more creatively than toddlers with 16 toys in their environment, suggesting that having fewer accessible toys encourages more focused and creative play. Infant Behavior and Development Curious Neuron Parenting Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 75
Native English speakers understood active sentences (subject performs action) and passive sentences (something acts on subject) faster than non-native English speakers. However, both groups took longer to understand passive sentences. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism Education Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 101
Self-reported lonely college students enjoyed learning about their favorite celebrities' personal lives and visited their social media pages more than their less lonely classmates. The Social Science Journal Happiness Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 91
