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Accelerated aging and age-related diseases from air and noise pollution

Accelerated aging and age-related diseases from air and noise pollution

Photo credit: Chris LeBoutillier from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The title of this post refers to the title of an important article just published by Thomas Münzel's research group in Mainz, Germany. They note that aging is a complex multifactorial process, with about 25% determined by genetics but the rest

It’s time to change our definition of “old”

It’s time to change our definition of “old” and start embracing transcendent design—designing thing so easy to use that everyone wants them.

What Your Patients Don’t Know Can Hurt Them

It looks like the truth about noise-induced hearing loss is finally getting out. Read this article in The Hearing Journal, which discusses the fact that noise causes hearing loss and reflects a move away from the conventional thinking that hearing loss was an inevitable side effect of aging.