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Higher education levels linked to increased nearsightedness Myopia- or nearsightedness- is a common condition that affects around 42% of all Americans. Now, new research suggests that higher levels of education and more years spent in school are linked with a greater prevalence and severity of the eye condition.

Some acne products can cause serious allergic reactions, FDA warns The Food and Drug Administration are warning consumers who use certain over-the-counter skin products for acne to stop using them and seek emergency medical help immediately if they experience extreme allergic reactions such as feeling faint, breathing difficulties, throat tightness or swelling of the eyes, lips, face or tongue.

Discovery May Lead to New Treatments for Allergic Diseases A collaboration among researchers in the United States has resulted in the discovery of a new pathway that has broad implications for treating allergic diseases—particularly eosinophil-associated disorders.

Single protein controls drosophila nervous system development and survival a protein that controls the metamorphosis of the common fruit fly could someday play a role in reversing brain injuries, said Duke University researchers.

Link between stem cells and cognitive gain after brain injury a stem cell therapy previously shown to reduce inflammation in the critical time window after traumatic brain injury also promotes lasting cognitive improvement, according to preclinical research led by Charles Cox, M.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.

Gut Reaction: Effect of Diet, Estrogen On Gut Microbiota Study result from Texas A&M University and University of North Carolina School of Medicine scientists on the effect of diet complexity and estrogen hormone receptors on intestinal microbiota.

Anxiety makes neurotic people 'afraid of action' Researchers from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania claim to have revealed new insights in why neurotic people are so prone to evading decision-making.

Increased coffee consumption may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes a new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, MA, has found that increasing coffee consumption may reduce type 2 diabetes.

Short Circuit in Molecular Switch Intensifies Pain Pain functions as an important alarm signal. It alerts us to potential bodily harm -- a hot or sharp object, for example – and motivates us to withdraw from damaging situations. At the cellular level, pain involves the stimulation of a network of pain nerves spread through the skin, mucosa and bodily organs.

Cell Division Discovery Could Offer Fresh Insight Into Cancer New findings on how the cells in our bodies are able to renew themselves could aid our understanding of health disorders, including cancer.

Stress can make the brain more susceptible to mental illness Experts already know that people suffering from chronic stress are prone to experiencing mental health problems- such as anxiety and mood disorders- later in life. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, explains why.

How smell and hunger work together is explained in a new study New research funded by the European Research Council and published in the journal Nature Neuroscience claims to have shown how the endocannabinoid system controls food intake using the sense of smell.