Hearing aids are usually prescribed to improve hearing, but new research suggests they may also help protect the brain in a ...

In a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus usually only seen in weakened immune systems. Around the same time, ...

July 5 (UPI) --Some folks won't use hearing aids because they're worried the devices will make them look old or get in the way of their social life. Nothing could be farther from the truth, a new ...

Hearing aids might be an important tool in the effort to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, according to a new study. Research has established that hearing loss in an important risk factor in ...

Researchers have found a link between hearing loss and dementia. A recent study shows that people with hearing loss not using hearing aids had a 42% higher risk of all-cause dementia than people with ...