The human ear has a snail-shaped, fluid-filled structure called the cochlea which plays a crucial role in hearing. It detects sound as vibrations and converts those into nerve signals for the brain. A team of international researchers recently conducted a ...

Scientists have found that sex is the leading factor explaining differences in hearing sensitivity, with women having significantly more sensitive hearing than men. Hearing problems are on the rise worldwide, and while hearing sensitivity is well known to ...

A new estimate shows hearing loss affects approximately 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural areas than urban ones and in men than women. The study, published Wednesday in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas Journal, is the first to estimate ...

Especially during the state Legislature’s 60-day short sessions, a lot of good ideas get left behind from one year to the next, often without so much as a committee hearing, let alone a vote on the floors of House and Senate and the governor’s signature.

Communication is the lifeblood of a healthy relationship, but what we say isn’t always what the other person hears. Men and women often communicate in different ways, and this can lead to subtle yet powerful misunderstandings. Many men, in particular ...

Seven men who were found guilty in a high-profile murder case that shocked D.C. nearly 30 years will get a hearing next week to determine whether they were wrongfully convicted. In the mid-1980s, residents of the District were not yet hardened by the crack ...

A new study from Aarhus University challenges the widespread belief that women are naturally “hardwired” to wake up more easily to a crying baby than men. The research reveals that differences in how men and women respond to nighttime crying are ...

Our lawyers were told to stay by the phone last Friday morning, when the Colorado Civil Rights Commission was slated to hear Steve Horner’s appeal of the division’s recent decisions that found “no probable cause” to believe that Westword had ...

FILE - Passengers board a train at Union Square subway station, Jan. 13, 2024, in New York. A new estimate Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, shows hearing loss affects approximately 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural areas than urban ones and in ...