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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..

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..

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.
EXCLUSIVE: BESTSELLING AUTHOR JACK CARR SHARES EXCERPT FROM ‘BEIRUT,’ HIS NEW NONFICTION BOOK ON TERROR
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..

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.
‘WHAT IS BRAIN FOG — AND WHEN SHOULD I SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION?’: ASK A DOCTOR
«Simple preventive measures, like regular exercise, can significantly lower the need for nighttime bathroom visits,» she said.
Exercises that involv..

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..

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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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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It has been added to municipal water for decades, but a federal judge in California has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further regulate fluoride because high levels could pose «an unreasonable risk» to the intellectual development of children.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled Tuesday that the scientific evidence of fluoride’s health risks when ingested at current prescribed levels requires stricter regulation under the 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The act provides a legal pathway for citizens to petition the EPA to consider whether an industrial chemical presents health risks.
Chen, in his 80-page ruling, «little dispute» over whether fluoride is hazardous and ordered the EPA to take steps to lower that risk, but didn’t say what those measures should be.
«Indeed, EPA’s own expert agrees that fluoride is hazardous at some level of exposure,» the judge said. «And ample evidence establishes that a mother’s exposure to fluoride during pregnancy is as..

It has been added to municipal water for decades, but a federal judge in California has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further regulate fluoride because high levels could pose «an unreasonable risk» to the intellectual development of children.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled Tuesday that the scientific evidence of fluoride’s health risks when ingested at current prescribed levels requires stricter regulation under the 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The act provides a legal pathway for citizens to petition the EPA to consider whether an industrial chemical presents health risks.
Chen, in his 80-page ruling, wrote there is «little dispute» over whether fluoride is hazardous and ordered the EPA to take steps to lower that risk, but didn’t say what those measures should be.
«Indeed, EPA’s own expert agrees that fluoride is hazardous at some level of exposure,» the judge said. «And ample evidence establishes that a mother’s exposure to fluoride during ..

Do you often wake up feeling exhausted, even after a full night's sleep? You might be one of the millions of people unknowingly living with sleep apnea. But here's some great news. Apple has just introduced a game-changing feature that could help you identify this hidden health issue right from your wrist.
If you own an Apple Watch Series 10, 9 or Ultra 2, you'll soon have a personal sleep detective on your arm. This new feature uses the watch's built-in technology to monitor your breathing patterns while you sleep, looking for signs that could indicate sleep apnea.
No more need for complicated sleep studies or expensive equipment; your everyday smartwatch could be the key to uncovering this common but often undiagnosed condition.
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The sleep apnea detection feature utilizes the watch's built-in accelerometer to monitor a new metric called «breathing disturbances» during ..