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Ocean bottom currents transport microplastics to the seafloor, which can accumulate in concentrations reaching 1.9 million pieces per square meter.

Environment

Low-income expectant mothers in the U.S. who receive Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits have a lower risk of preterm birth and first-year infant mortality.

Parenting

Adults living in urban neighborhoods with more vegetation and birds visible in the afternoon reported lower scores for depression, anxiety, and stress levels.

Adolescents with asthma were more likely to experience daily and nightly symptoms when their sleep was restricted to 6.5 hours per night.

Sleep Medicine

Health
Sleep

People who exercise have fewer days of poor mental health, especially if they exercise 3-5 times a week for 45 minutes. The greatest benefits are from team sports, cycling, and aerobic and gym activity.

Taking daily tub baths was associated with lower risk of heart disease and stroke in middle aged adults.

Health

A combination of planting more vegetation, using reflective materials on hard surfaces, and installing green roofs on buildings may help cool urban areas susceptible to extreme heat.

Environment

In a social conformity study, adults conformed to agree with incorrect humans but not incorrect robots, whereas children aged 7-9 conformed with robots who gave incorrect answers.

Persuasion

Short-term sleep loss was associated with increased fat production and muscle breakdown, likely by altering metabolic processes in muscle and fat tissue.

Senior women with probable mild cognitive impairment (deficits related to language, memory, and thinking) who did aerobic exercise by walking twice a week for six months improved their memory for words.