http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Contrary to conventional wisdom, short-term hearing loss after sustained exposure to loud noise does not reflect damage to our hearing: instead, it is the body's way to cope. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-concert-cacophony-short-term-loss.html Medical research Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:08 EST news285240448 (Medical Xpress)—A new study in a mouse model has shown that neuropsychiatric disorders in adults were more likely to develop if the mice had suffered immune challenges before birth and stresses after birth. The study also demonstrated that there are interactions between environmental factors that increase the likelihood of brain disorders developing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-combination-stresses-brain-disorders.html Medical research Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:45:33 EST news281339107 Some 16 per cent of European adults suffer from hearing loss that is severe enough to adversely affect their daily life. Hearing loss impacts on one's ability to communicate - to hear, process sound, and respond - which can make life frustrating. Untreated hearing loss can discourage social interaction, leading to depression, anxiety and isolation from the rest of the world. Sufferers also tend to express greater dissatisfaction with friendships, family life, health and finances. Depression is common in older adults who have trouble hearing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tackling-loss.html Other Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:51:37 EST news281177484 Resveratrol, a substance found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, according to a published laboratory study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-resveratrol-cognition.html Medical research Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:20:01 EST news280588070 Just yelling "turn it down" isn't enough when young people are blasting music directly into their ears via earbuds and headphones, parents say. A new poll from the University of Michigan shows parents are strongly in favor of required hearing screenings for kids all the way up to age 17. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-earphones-music-players-kids-holiday.html Health Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:34:08 EST news274365229 Loud noise, especially repeated loud noise, is known to cause irreversible damage to the hair cells inside the cochlea and eventually lead to deafness. In mammals this is irreversible, however both birds and fish are able to re-grow the damaged hair cells and restore hearing. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that growth hormone is involved in this regeneration in zebrafish. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-growth-hormone-zebrafish-ear.html Neuroscience Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:12:58 EST news234173568