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 ...

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

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