HearingLife Renews Partnership with Alzheimer’s Association
To kick off the partnership renewal, HearingLife will donate $10 for every hearing aid sale made during the month of March, up to $50,000.
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Hearing Aids May Lead to Lower Rates of Dementia, Depression, and Anxiety
The findings, made by a University of Michigan team using data from nearly 115,000 people over age 66 with hearing loss and insurance coverage through a Medicare HMO between 2008 and 2016, are published in the “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.”
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Research Study Finds Neurogenesis Can Help Improve Cognitive Function in Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s
The investigation shows that the beneficial effects on cognition can be blocked by the hostile inflammatory environment present in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and that physical exercise can “clean up” the environment, allowing new nerve cells to survive, thrive, and improve cognition in the Alzheimer’s mice.
InnerScope Hearing Technologies Launches New Website for PSAPs
Hearingbenefit.com is the company’s dedicated direct-to-consumer website store, which is designed to complete the purchase phase for the consumer.
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Hearing Loss and Associated Comorbidities: What Do We Know?
A look at seven chronic conditions associated with hearing loss—ranging from depression to diabetes—along with a review of some of the key supporting scientific evidence and papers.
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US Congresswoman Debbie Dingell Introduces Legislation to Expand Medicare to Cover Hearing Aids
The Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act addresses one piece of the puzzle by improving access to hearing aids and related examinations.
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Lifestyle Changes May Prevent Up to One-Third of Dementia Cases, Says ‘Lancet’ Commission
These potentially modifiable risk factors—including hearing loss—have been identified at multiple phases across the lifespan, not just in old age. The ‘Lancet’ Commission’s report was simultaneously published in ‘The Lancet’ and presented at AAIC 2017.
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Hearing Loss May Be Linked to Dementia in Those with Family History
The researchers found evidence to suggest a link between hearing loss and mild cognitive impairment, a condition that can precede the onset of dementia.
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NPR Reports That Dementia May Be in Decline
According to a report on NPR, Americans are getting Alzheimer’s and other dementia at a declining rate. Researchers say more aggressive treatments of co-morbidities and higher education in the population are factors.
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World Alzheimer’s Month: Hearing Loss Linked to Impaired Memory
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day — a good opportunity to raise awareness of connections between memory, cognitive function, and hearing loss.
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Study Finds Cancer Drug Improves Sound Processing, Sharpens Memory
Can you imagine a drug that would sharpen memory, make it easier to learn a language, and help those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by rewiring the brain and keeping neurons alive? A new Rutgers study indicates that a cancer drug may have the potential to achieve these outcomes.
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