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Карантин из-за COVID привел к резкому росту проблем со зрением у детей, 1 из 3 сейчас близорук, говорится в исследовании

As many as 30% of children and teens across the world were nearsighted in 2023, a new study has revealed.
Diagnoses of nearsightedness (myopia) are expected to worsen over the next two decades, according to the findings, which were published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
By 2050, nearly 740 million young individuals worldwide are expected to have the condition, lead study author Dr. Yajun Chen, a professor at Sun Yat-sen University in China, told Fox News Digital.
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«The study also highlights significant disparities in myopia rates across different regions, suggesting that factors such as gender, ethnicity and culture play a crucial role,» he said.
«Understanding these variations is crucial for tailoring prevention and intervention strategies to specific at-risk populations.»
In the study, researchers analyzed 276 studies that included more than 5.4 million participants from 50 countries across all six..

COVID lockdowns led to spike in kids’ vision problems, 1 in 3 now nearsighted, study finds

As many as 30% of children and teens across the world were nearsighted in 2023, a new study has revealed.
Diagnoses of nearsightedness (myopia) are expected to worsen over the next two decades, according to the findings, which were published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
By 2050, nearly 740 million young individuals worldwide are expected to have the condition, lead study author Dr. Yajun Chen, a professor at Sun Yat-sen University in China, told Fox News Digital.
‘PICKLEBALL SAVED MY SIGHT,’ SAYS FLORIDA WOMAN, 79: ‘I WAS REALLY WORRIED’
«The study also highlights significant disparities in myopia rates across different regions, suggesting that factors such as gender, ethnicity and culture play a crucial role,» he said.
«Understanding these variations is crucial for tailoring prevention and intervention strategies to specific at-risk populations.»
In the study, researchers analyzed 276 studies that included more than 5.4 million participants from 50 countries across all six..

Veteran and author Jack Carr on finding ‘mission and passion’ when navigating key life transitions

Bestselling author Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL sniper and military leader, is right now traveling the country to discuss his new nonfiction book, «Targeted: The 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing,» the first in a new series about key terror events around the globe.
For him, the new book — a nonfiction work of military history — is the result of the highly focused new mission he took on after leaving the world of U.S. Special Forces and matching this new mission in life with a longtime passion for writing.
Carr spent 20 years on SEAL teams.
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The veteran's turn to literary endeavors produced novels featuring James Reece, his protagonist, first in «The Terminal List» and then in such New York Times bestselling novels as «True Believer,» «Savage Son,» «The Devil’s Hand,» «In the Blood,» «Only the Dead» and more.
But none of this was a snap. It took mental focus, a key set of decisions a..

‘For better sleep, how can I reduce nighttime bathroom trips?’: Ask a doctor

One in three Americans over 30 wake up at least twice each night to use the restroom, studies show.
These frequent interruptions can wreak havoc on your sleep, but there are some practical ways to manage them.
Dr. Hana Patel, resident sleep expert at Mattress Online, who is based in London, provided the following tips to cut down on nightly bathroom trips to improve your rest.
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Patel recommends doing Kegel exercises — also known as pelvic floor muscle training — as a means of strengthening the muscles that support the bladder.
«When done right, Kegels can strengthen pelvic muscles, cutting down on the urge to go at night,» she told Fox News Digital.
The doctor also emphasized the importance of staying active overall.
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«Simple preventive measures, like regular exercise, can significantly lower the need for nighttime bathroom visits,» she said.
Exercises that involv..

When Is the Best Time to Get a Flu Shot?

Ask a doctor when the best time is to get your annual flu shot, and they’re likely to tell you that it doesn’t matter when it you get it—just that you get vaccinated.

But there is a sweet spot to optimize your immunity.

When is the optimal time to get the flu shot?
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Flu season lasts from October to May, and cases in the U.S. peak from December to February. That’s why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people get their flu vaccine by the end of October, since it takes the immune system about two weeks to rev up its maximum response to the vaccine. This means generating sufficient immune cells—including antibodies—against the virus. “The perfect time to get vaccinated against flu is right before cases start to take off,” says Dr. Kawsar Talaat, associate professor in international health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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To improve your sleep, do this activity before bed, experts suggest

Restful sleep could be a few squats away.
Participating in evening exercise could help promote better rest at night, according to new research published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
In particular, short bouts of resistance or strength training at night — including exercises like squats, calf raises and standing knee raises — were found to have a positive impact on sleep quality and quantity.
LACK OF SLEEP POSES CONCERNING RISK FOR KIDS, STUDY FINDS
In the randomized trial, 28 participants each completed one of two four-hour sessions.
One consisted of prolonged sitting. In the other session, the participants sat but took breaks every half-hour to complete three minutes of bodyweight resistance exercises.
The regular activity breaks were shown to increase average sleep period time and time spent asleep by nearly 30 minutes.
The New Zealand-based researchers did not note a significant effect on mean sleep efficiency (the ratio of total sleep time to total time in be..

How to Survive Election Season Without Losing Your Mind

Political pundits would have a much easier job if they started predicting Americans’ stress levels instead of the outcome of the presidential election. No margin of error needed—it’s easy to see we’re all anxious. (Talk about unfavorable polling.)

According to a recent American Psychiatric Association poll, 73% of adults in the U.S. are stressed about the race. A 2024 Pew Research Center survey concluded that 65% of Americans always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics, while 55% report feeling angry. Politics triggers sleep loss, shortened tempers, and obsessive thoughts.

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As researchers found last year, even election-related anticipatory stress—like ruminating over the social gathering you’re going to with people who support a different candidate—can adversely affect health. “It has immediate consequences,” says study author Shevaun Neupert, a professor in the department of psychology at NC State University. “It’s getting under our ..

Harvard medical student ate 720 eggs in a month, then shared the ‘fascinating’ results

A Harvard medical student recently completed an «egg-citing» experiment.
Nick Norwitz, 25, decided to eat 720 eggs in one month to see what the effect would be on his cholesterol.
At the end of the month, the Boston man found that his cholesterol levels had dipped by 20%.
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Norwitz — a self-described «academician» with a PhD in metabolic health, who is currently finishing his medical degree at Harvard — said he has always had a passion for sharing his «joy and interest» in science.
«My colleagues and I come up with creative ways to try to translate our awe and love for physiology and biology into something that is interesting and accessible to the public,» he told Fox News Digital.
«The goal is to provoke conversation and bring people to the table so we can talk about human metabolism, which I find utterly fascinating.»
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Anti-Trans Laws Linked to Increase in Trans and Nonbinary Youth Suicide Attempts 

Anti-transgender policies have caused a rise in suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth, according to a new Trevor Project study published in the journal Nature Human Behavior.

The peer-reviewed study found that when states pass anti-transgender laws—with policies like bathroom bans, which bar trans students from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity, or challenges to gender marker updates, which make it more difficult for trans people to have their accurate gender on state IDs—suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth ages 13 to 17 increased from 7% to 72%.

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“There’s nothing inherent in transgender, nonbinary young people that makes them at greater risk for suicide,” says Ronita Nath, vice president of research at the Trevor Project. “They’re placed at greater suicide risk because of the stigma and mistreatment experienced in society, including these discriminatory laws and policies.”

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106 million Americans exposed as massive data leak rocks background check firm

Hot on the heels of the National Public Records data breach, which leaked more than 2 billion records, another background check firm has now had a leak.
The company in question, MC2 Data, exposed the sensitive data of around one-third of the U.S. population – 106 million people – to the entire internet.
While data leaks are sometimes unavoidable, in this case, MC2 Data is fully responsible, as it left a database containing 2.2TB of personal data passwordless.
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Cybernews broke the story of this security incident, noting that on Aug. 7 its research team discovered that MC2 Data had left a database containing 2.2TB of personal data unprotected and easily accessible to anyone on the internet.
The database contained 106,316,633 records with private information about U.S. citizens, and Cybernews estimates that at least 100 million individuals were affected by this massive data leak.
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