A comprehensive study published in JAMA Network Open has uncovered a profound neurological risk: prolonged exposure to air pollution appears to significantly elevate the likelihood of developing two aggressive forms of dementia, demanding urgent scientific ...

Here's something that sounds like science fiction, but isn’t: Researchers figured out how to detect Parkinson's disease simply by sniffing earwax. Their AI system achieved an impressive 94% accuracy, which could radically transform how this disease ...

A USC study in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery links hearing devices to better social outcomes directly. The finding changes clinicians’ treatment approach.

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40 million American adults ...

Your assistance dog isn't just following orders. It's making medical decisions on your behalf, and you'd better listen.

A new Finnish study from the University of Turku and Aalto University finds that assistance dogs act as active caregivers, ...

A UC San Diego study of 17,000+ adults found that certain dementia-risk factors do more cognitive damage in women than in men, even when those same factors are more common in men. This distinction changes how prevention should work.

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Most acoustic design focuses on sound level. A University of Michigan researcher considers something more specific: the wall's shape. That reframe makes Po-Chun Chou's work worth paying attention to.

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For deaf and hard-of-hearing ...

A revving engine, pounding speakers, or a commercial leaf blower can torment dozens of residents within earshot. The tools to stop them? Mostly nonexistent.

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Noise gets dismissed as an annoyance. Researchers ...

A study of 500,000 adults drew the clearest line between sleep duration and body aging. The answer isn't "as much as possible." It's a tight range.

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Researchers linked 6–8 hours of daily sleep to lower rates ...

Anhelina Bilokon, AuD, a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland, presented findings this week at the 190th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America showing that standard hearing tests miss something fundamental: sex-dependent hormonal changes ...