Researchers found that some really smart dogs can group things by what they do, not just how they look, similar to how little kids do. Researchers publishing in Current Biology discovered that dogs they call “Gifted Word Learners,” figure out toy names ...

Imagine a hidden problem quietly developing in your child's ear—fluid building up without you knowing. When that fluid hits the halfway mark in the middle ear, hearing can take a nosedive. Good news: Researchers have discovered a clear warning point ...

Could that diet soda you're sipping be slowly eating away at your brain power? A groundbreaking study from Brazil has uncovered something startling: those seemingly harmless artificial sweeteners might be quietly undermining your memory and thinking ...

The air you breathe might be harming your brain. A study in JAMA Neurology reveals that fine particulate air pollution increases your risk of dementia and accelerates Alzheimer's disease progression.

Why it matters

Cleaner air is crucial ...

Imagine a world where being born with a genetic hearing disorder doesn't mean a lifetime of silence. That future is closer than you think. Scientists from Tel Aviv University, Boston Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School have developed a ...

A recent study reveals that sleeping nine or more hours each night might negatively impact brain function. For people with depression, this risk of cognitive decline is even more pronounced, highlighting another way sleep can affect mental health.

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A large-scale study involving nearly half a million people has uncovered an unexpected connection between loneliness and hearing loss. By following participants over 12 years, researchers discovered that feeling isolated could impact physical health ...

While you're sleeping, your brain goes into deep-cleaning mode. Imagine tiny molecular janitors sweeping through your brain's pathways, removing the day's metabolic waste. Scientists have now captured actual images of this nightly brain maintenance, ...

For the first time, researchers have successfully kept a mammalian cochlea—the delicate, spiral-shaped organ responsible for hearing—alive and functioning outside of the body. This significant achievement, reached shortly before the passing of renowned ...