Students who took exams on days with pollen in the air scored slightly lower, according to a study linking allergies to test performance.

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD As spring pollen fills the air, it may be doing more than triggering sneezes. New research suggests it could also be quietly lowering students’ performance in high-stakes exams ...

Pollen exposure is linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary (high) school (matriculation), with the effects especially noticeable in subjects involving math, including physics and ...

Do high pollen levels affect exam performance? A new Finnish study suggests a link between increased pollen and worse grades, especially in math and science exams.

Background Little is known about the association between direct pollen exposure and cognitive performance. The aim of our ...

The most common food allergy exams are a skin prick test to look for a skin reaction to certain foods or a blood test to look for certain antibodies associated with allergies. But neither test is more ...