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Researchers found that hearing loss in older adults is linked to brain changes in areas related to sound processing and executive functions, potentially increasing the risk of dementia. Protective measures such as hearing aids and avoiding loud noises are suggested to mitigate this risk.Increased dementia risk associated with hearing impairment may come from compensatory brain changes.Hearing loss affects more than 60 percent of adults aged 70 and older in the United States and is known to be related to an increased risk…

After shedding three stores and one-fourth of its employees, and securing $1.3 million in new financing, Tattered Cover is on track to emerge from bankruptcy before long. Testifying under oath at a bankruptcy hearing Friday afternoon, CEO Brad Dempsey said the bookstore chain, which filed for Chapter 11 in October, intends to be out of bankruptcy “at the beginning of next year.” That expedited timeline is made possible by the closure of stores in LoDo, Westminster and Colorado Springs, according to Dempsey, who is also a…

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on online child sexual exploitation on December 6 and the CEOs of major tech companies are set to testify. The committee expects Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his counterpart at TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, to testify voluntarily. It also wants to hear from the CEOs of X (formerly Twitter), Discord and Snap, and it has issued subpoenas to them."Big Tech’s failure to police itself at the expense of our kids cannot go unanswered," committee chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and ranking…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin months-long feud with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien came to a head during Tuesday’s HELP Committee hearing Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin stood up and tried to fight a congressional witness during a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Tuesday. Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O’Brien have been beefing for months, with Mullin even challenging O’Briend to an MMA-style fight this summer. O’Brien had previously called Mullin a…

Global EV sales continued building momentum last month despite claims of a cooling market. Sales of electric vehicles grew by double digits in the top markets globally. China, the world’s largest EV market, continues to break sales records despite ending subsidies. According to market research firm Rho Motion (via Reuters), EV sales grew 29% year-to-date in China in October. “What’s notable about October’s figures is that EV demand in China continues to reach record highs even though the…

by David C Baldridge, Brent John Lyons, Camellia Bryan and Liu-Qin Yang, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Hearing loss is a critical diversity, equity and inclusion issue for managers and employers. Persons with hearing loss are a growing population around the world. According to the World Health Organization, over five percent of the world's…

Is the government hiding alien bodies in a vault under the Pentagon? Have Americans been killed to protect our weirdest extraterrestrial secrets? Nothing was off the table at Congress’s much anticipated hearing on UFOs Wednesday, making for quite the show. The House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs convened what was at turns a bizarre, funny, and occasionally boring get-together to discuss recent UFO-related allegations made by former members of the government. Samsung Galaxy Fold 5:…

On July 26, a highly-anticipated open hearing will take place where three witnesses will share their experiences with UFOs, generating increasing interest…

A Congressional subcommittee is set to hold a hearing into UFOs, which are also referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). The panel will hear "firsthand accounts" of UAP and "assess the federal government’s transparency and accountability" regarding possible threats to national security. You'll be able to watch the hearing below on July 26th at 10AM ET. The hearing — conducted by the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs — will also focus on drives for legislation to "bring…

New research has found a significant inverse correlation between blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA and age-related hearing difficulties in adults. This study adds to the increasing body of evidence supporting the role of omega-3 fatty acids, specifically DHA, in maintaining health and preventing age-related health issues.A recent study links higher levels of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA with a reduced likelihood of reporting age-related hearing difficulties, bolstering the growing evidence of omega-3’s role in…