It found that people as young as adolescents often listen to headphones or earbuds with volume that is too loud.
We estimated that 0.67 to 1.35 billion individuals aged 12-34 years worldwide likely engage in unsafe listening practices, Lauren Dillard, Lead Study Author, via CNN.
Experts say that the message is to listen to music safely so that hearing damage is minimal across a lifetime.
Music is a gift to be enjoyed for
a lifetime, De Wet Swanepoel, University of Pretoria, via CNN.
The message is to enjoy your music but safely, De Wet Swanepoel, University of Pretoria, via CNN.
The study authors stated that a common sense approach to listening with headphones is sufficient in most cases.
If your device says you are listening at unsafe levels, turn down the volume and listen to music for shorter periods of time, Lauren Dillard, Lead Study Author, via CNN.
Experts describe
hearing as a means
of greater connection.
Hearing is the sense that connects us to the people
we love, De Wet Swanepoel, University of Pretoria, via CNN.
Taking care of our hearing is key to maintaining healthy relationship(s) and general health and well-being.
, De Wet Swanepoel, University of Pretoria, via CNN.
Primary prevention in early adults is critical to avoid earlier onset and accelerated age-related hearing loss, De Wet Swanepoel, University of Pretoria, via CNN.
Health agencies recommend
headphones that are designed
to reduce background noise
Global Increase of , Neurological Disorders , 'Very Concerning,' Researchers Say.
'Newsweek' reports that a new study
warns that neurological disorders have
become more common worldwide.
According to a team of international researchers,
the number of people with such conditions has
risen "substantially" over the past thirty years.
These conditions include Alzheimer's disease,
as well as other forms of dementia,
meningitis and stroke. .
In 2021, the team found that 3.4 billion people had
one of these neurological conditions, accounting for
approximately 43% of the world's total population.
Researchers attribute the alarming
statistic to a rapidly aging population and
increases in lifestyle risk factors.
Researchers attribute the alarming
statistic to a rapidly aging population and
increases in lifestyle risk factors.
Over a 31-year period, researchers found
an 18% increase in disability, illness and
premature death related to these conditions.
'Newsweek' reports that the team's findings highlight the
need for more research into these neurological conditions,
which have proven to be extremely difficult to treat.
'Newsweek' reports that the team's findings highlight the
need for more research into these neurological conditions,
which have proven to be extremely difficult to treat.
Because many neurological conditions
lack cures, and access to medical care
is often limited, understanding
modifiable risk factors and the
potentially avoidable neurological
condition burden is essential to
help curb this global health crisis, Katrin Seeher, study co-lead author and mental health
specialist at WHO's Brain Health Unit, via 'Newsweek'.
Because many neurological conditions
lack cures, and access to medical care
is often limited, understanding
modifiable risk factors and the
potentially avoidable neurological
condition burden is essential to
help curb this global health crisis, Katrin Seeher, study co-lead author and mental health
specialist at WHO's Brain Health Unit, via 'Newsweek'.
The team's findings were detailed in a study
published in the journal 'The Lancet Neurology.'.
Neuroscience research is now
progressing rapidly offering
hope through new treatments
for diseases like dementias and
through better understanding
of lifestyle modifications
to best care for our brains, Tara Spires-Jones, president of the British Neuroscience
Association and group leader in the U.K. Dementia Research
Institute at the University of Edinburgh, via Newsweek
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Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ , Capital City in the World.
The capital of India was found to be the
world's most polluted capital city in 2023,
according to air-quality monitoring group IQAir.
India was also ranked as the
third-most polluted country after
Bangladesh and Pakistan, BBC reports.
In 2022, India was the
eighth most polluted country. .
According to the report, the average level
of fine particulate matter PM2.5 in India's
air was 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter. .
Delhi's air quality had a PM2.5 reading
of 92.7 micrograms per cubic meter.
Air that is considered safe to breathe
typically has 12 to 15 micrograms per
cubic meter of PM2.5, BBC reports. .
Levels higher than 35 micrograms per
cubic meter are thought to be unhealthy. .
Only seven countries were within
the World Health Organization's yearly
PM2.5 guideline, an "average of 5 micrograms per cubic meter or less," BBC reports. .
Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.
Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.
In 2023 air pollution remained a global health
catastrophe, IQAir’s global data set provides
an important reminder of the resulting
injustices and the need to implement the
many solutions that exist to this problem. , Aidan Farrow, senior air quality scientist at
Greenpeace International, via 'The Guardian'
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New Study Suggests , 'Good' Cholesterol May Not, Protect Against Heart Disease.
NBC reports that a new study suggests that high levels
of HDL, otherwise known as 'good cholesterol,'
may not lower..
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Study Identifies Soil Fungus , That Causes Lung Infections , Across the US.
Gizmodo reports that a new study suggests that
an illness-causing fungus called histoplasma
may now be found in the soil..
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