Proteins long known to be essential for hearing have been hiding a talent: they also act as gatekeepers that shuffle fatty molecules across cell membranes. When this newly discovered function goes ...
Hearing loss may be a sign of declining brain health, but the question is: Why? Image credit: WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images Researchers believe that they have ...
Even though chronic hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions for people 65 and older, less than 20% seek help for it, says Michael Hefferly, Ph.D., an audiologist at Rush. One ...
Many people ignore symptoms of hearing loss, but left untreated, it can increase both mental strain and dementia risk.