Old dogs with hearing loss may face higher dementia risk

"Hearing loss is one of the biggest predictors of dementia in people.... This study indicates that the same connection is at work in aging dogs."

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Aug. 10, 2022 ~4 min

How your brain understands one voice in a noisy crowd

How does your brain pick out a single voice in a large crowd? Researchers have zeroed in on a key difference in how the brain treats voices.

Kelsie Smith-Hayduk - U. Rochester • futurity
Jan. 4, 2022 ~4 min


These COVID masks are best for understanding the wearer

Which type of COVID mask makes it easiest to understand someone speaking to you? Researchers put some of the most popular designs to the test to find out.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Dec. 7, 2021 ~6 min

No ears? No problem. Roundworm hears through its skin

A species of roundworm can sense and respond to sound even though they have no ears, researchers have discovered.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 27, 2021 ~6 min

Sound and silence combo may stall permanent hearing loss

The right combination of sound and silence may help slow the progression of permanent hearing loss, research in mice suggests.

Kelsie Smith-Hayduk - U. Rochester • futurity
Aug. 10, 2021 ~5 min

Your brain plays ‘tricks’ to sync sights and sounds

Light and sound move at different speeds. To make sense of the sights and sounds around you, your brain has a few tricks to account for the difference.

Shawn Hayward-McGill • futurity
May 11, 2021 ~7 min

Super cheap hearing aid uses parts that cost $1

Age-related hearing loss affects more than 200 million adults worldwide, many of whom can't afford hearing aids. New technology aims to fix that.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
Sept. 29, 2020 ~9 min

Auditory attention works alike in birds and people

Our ability to focus on one voice in a noisy room is an example of auditory attention. New research finds commonalities in birds.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 16, 2020 ~6 min


Hearing gives robot perception a big boost

Today's robots primarily get by with vision and touch. Giving them another sense, hearing, improves robot perception, researchers find.

Byron Spice-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Aug. 26, 2020 ~5 min

Using opioids can cause permanent deafness

Using opioids can cause tinnitus, partial or total loss of hearing acuity, and even permanent deafness, a new study shows.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 18, 2020 ~3 min

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