Job stress can have well-being consequences for the employee’s loved ones through crossover: the transference of work-related stress from an employee to their family members. Pet dogs—who most Americans view as family members—may also be susceptible to crossover. Given prior support for dogs’ abilities to perceive and absorb a human’s emotions via emotional contagion, we… Continue reading #Dog owners’ #job #stress crosses over to their pet dogs via work-related #rumination
Category: Environment
“Being away from everything”: Exploring the importance of access to #nature for individuals living with chronic low #back #pain
Highlights• Accessing nature spaces is important in the self-management of chronic low back pain.• Accessibility is undermined by disability, environmental obstacles or hazards, or proximity.• This represents an unmet clinical need which could be explored through virtual reality therapy. AbstractChronic low back pain is a persistent and debilitating condition, and therapeutic outcomes in the long… Continue reading “Being away from everything”: Exploring the importance of access to #nature for individuals living with chronic low #back #pain
Adverse health effects of #5G mobile networking technology under real-life conditions
Highlights•Identifies wide-spectrum of adverse health effects of non-ionizing non-visible radiation.•Most laboratory experiments were not designed to identify the more severe adverse effects reflective of real-life conditions.•Many experiments do not include the real-life pulsing and modulation of the carrier signal.•Vast majority of experiments do not account for synergistic adverse effects of other toxic stimuli with wireless… Continue reading Adverse health effects of #5G mobile networking technology under real-life conditions
Human #microplastic removal: what does the evidence tell us?
The increased levels of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) found in human brain tissue are alarming, particularly in patients with dementia. Although total avoidance of MNP exposure will likely remain an unattainable endpoint in light of their ubiquity in the environment, new studies indicate feasible pathways by which dietary intake may be decreased or clearances improved.… Continue reading Human #microplastic removal: what does the evidence tell us?
A dual-pathway architecture for #stress to disrupt agency and promote #habit
Chronic stress can change how we learn and, thus, how we make decisions1,2,3,4,5. Here we investigated the neuronal circuit mechanisms that enable this. Using a multifaceted systems neuroscience approach in male and female mice, we reveal a dual-pathway, amygdala–striatal neuronal circuit architecture by which a recent history of chronic stress disrupts the action–outcome learning underlying… Continue reading A dual-pathway architecture for #stress to disrupt agency and promote #habit
Integrating the #environmental and genetic architectures of #aging and mortality
Both environmental exposures and genetics are known to play important roles in shaping human aging. Here we aimed to quantify the relative contributions of environment (referred to as the exposome) and genetics to aging and premature mortality. To systematically identify environmental exposures associated with aging in the UK Biobank, we first conducted an exposome-wide analysis… Continue reading Integrating the #environmental and genetic architectures of #aging and mortality
#Irritability and #Social Media Use in US Adults
Question Is social media use by adults associated with irritability, or being prone to anger?Findings In this survey study of 42 597 US adults, high levels of social media use, in particular frequent posting, were associated with greater irritability in cross-sectional analysis.Meaning The association between social media and irritability merits further attention, given the known associations… Continue reading #Irritability and #Social Media Use in US Adults
#Teabag-derived micro/#nanoplastics (true-to-life MNPLs) as a surrogate for real-life exposure scenarios
Highlights•Nanoplastics were obtained from three teabag brands during a standard preparation.•ATR-FTIR shows nylon, polypropylene, and cellulose as constituents.•MNPLs release was higher for propylene and lower for nylon.•Uptake in Caco-2, HT29, and HT29-MTX human intestinal cells was determined.•Cell uptake depends on both cell type and chemical constitution of released MNPLs. AbstractThe potential health implications of environmental… Continue reading #Teabag-derived micro/#nanoplastics (true-to-life MNPLs) as a surrogate for real-life exposure scenarios
Associations of accelerometer-measured #physical activity, #sedentary behaviour, and #sleep with next-day #cognitive performance in older adults: a micro-longitudinal study
BackgroundPrevious studies suggest short-term cognitive benefits of physical activity occurring minutes to hours after exercise. Whether these benefits persist the following day and the role of sleep is unclear. We examined associations of accelerometer-assessed physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep with next-day cognitive performance in older adults.MethodsBritish adults aged 50-83 years (N = 76) without evidence of… Continue reading Associations of accelerometer-measured #physical activity, #sedentary behaviour, and #sleep with next-day #cognitive performance in older adults: a micro-longitudinal study
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