by Christian Goodman | Oct 28, 2025
Hearing loss is often dismissed as a normal part of aging. But new research in JAMA Neurology shows it may come with serious consequences: a higher risk of dementia. But strangely, hearing aids seem to lower that risk. The study used data from the long-running...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 26, 2025
Most people experiencing dizziness also feel vertigo… like the room is spinning. But Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) is a chronic condition marked by non-spinning dizziness, unsteadiness, or perceptual imbalance that worsens when standing,...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 17, 2025
There’s one health habit you’ve been told to do to protect your teeth. But according to a new study in Free Radical Biology & Medicine from Cardiff University, this habit can prevent your blood pressure from going down. The trial followed 39 younger...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 14, 2025
A recent network meta-analysis in Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice takes a fresh look at myofunctional therapy (MT) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It dives into randomized trials from adults and kids, adding up the effects across studies up to April 2024....
by Christian Goodman | Oct 4, 2025
A new study from Stanford researchers just changed how we think about shingles and brain health. Tracking over 280,000 older adults for seven years, the team found that people who received the shingles vaccine were about 20% less likely to develop dementia. What makes...