Hearing aids may help those with hearing loss live longer, finds analysis
Hearing loss affects approximately 40 million American adults, yet only one in 10 people who need hearing aids use them, research shows.
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Hearing loss affects approximately 40 million American adults, yet only one in 10 people who need hearing aids use them, research shows.
Jan 3, 2024
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Researchers have identified a wide range of risk factors for young-onset dementia. The findings challenge the notion that genetics are the sole cause of the condition, laying the groundwork for new prevention strategies.
Dec 26, 2023
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A study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests a class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes may also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).
Dec 7, 2023
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A team of researchers with a wide variety of backgrounds and affiliated with a number of institutions in Canada, including officials with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, has conducted an assessment of indoor air quality for people ...
A clinical trial by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) published in The Lancet has revealed promising results to reduce malaria relapses, through the broader use of primaquine.
Nov 16, 2023
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A national study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) demonstrates that neighborhood exposure to environmental hazards is significantly associated with poor cardiovascular health across the ...
Nov 15, 2023
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As a geriatrician or physician specially trained to treat older adults, Kenneth Lam, MD, MAS, has many years of experience working with families to understand when their older relatives should move into a nursing home or ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Researchers have gained insight into how a toxic protein, known to trigger muscular dystrophy, could be deactivated—a pre-clinical discovery that could spearhead a treatment for the debilitating disease.
Sep 25, 2023
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A world-first discovery has revealed special immune cells called "killer T cells" in older adults, directed against influenza viruses, closely resemble those found in newborns and children, but struggle to recognize infected ...
Sep 25, 2023
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A team of anthropologists has found that the skeletal remains of people who lived and died in American public care institutions in the last century have much to tell us about the connection between patient neglect and hip ...
Aug 31, 2023
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