Researchers find better way to detect when older adults fall at home
When older adults fall at home, every second counts—especially when they are alone.
Jun 27, 2024
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Sensation Disorders
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Neurologist advocates for AI, ultrasound to help prevent blindness from giant cell arteritis
An article recently published in The Journal of Rheumatology by UK Health care's Jagannadha (Jay) Avasarala, M.D., Ph.D., professor of neurology, outlines the promise of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the diagnosis of ...
Jun 26, 2024
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Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle regulates microbiota–gut–inner ear axis for hearing protection
As industrialization and urbanization accelerate, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) has become an increasingly prevalent sensorineural hearing disorder. Despite the widespread use of hearing aids and cochlear implants to ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Can cochlear implants slow dementia in older adults?
Recent studies have shown a strong link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, with severe hearing loss increasing the risk of cognitive decline by up to fivefold. Dr. Nicholas Deep, a Mayo Clinic ear and skull base ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Northern Territory First Nations children receive effective vaccine to reduce infection-induced hearing loss
A study led by Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered that Northern Territory (NT) First Nations children aged 12–36 months have access to an effective vaccine that could prevent hearing loss.
Jun 17, 2024
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Study finds major hearing difficulties in people over 90
A study from the University of Gothenburg examined a scarcely studied group in the context of hearing: People over 90. When it comes to age and hearing problems, we often talk about younger elderly (65–79 years) and older ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Engaging with patients for better treatments and outcomes for smell and taste disorders
Researchers and patient advocates from the Monell Chemical Senses Center, Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA), and Thomas Jefferson University came together during the COVID-19 pandemic to incorporate patient ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Hearing aids help to slow the brain aging process in adults with mild cognitive impairment
The use of hearing aids can help to slow the metabolic decline that takes place in the brains of adults with mild cognitive impairment, according to research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ...
Jun 10, 2024
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New UK analysis reveals 18 million people have hearing loss
A more holistic definition of hearing loss by The University of Manchester and University of Nottingham researchers has revealed that 18 million people are affected, 6 million higher than previously reported using a definition ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Study finds social interactions and olfactory cues prompt contagious itch in mice
Humans and other mammals can sometimes experience itch, an uncomfortable sensation that prompts them to scratch specific parts of their bodies. Past studies on humans and other primates have found that itch can sometimes ...
