Paul Harrison

A Danish study involving over half a million individuals aged 50 and above, tracked for an average of nearly nine years, reveals that hearing loss is associated with a higher risk of dementia, particularly among those who do not use hearing aids. According to the authors, whose research is published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, this suggests that hearing aids may prevent or delay the onset and progression of dementia.

Some people may experience long-term symptoms - or 'lingering colds' - after suffering acute respiratory infections that tested negative for covid-19, research concludes. The study, published in the journal EClinicalMedicine, highlights the most common symptoms of these conditions, such as cough, stomach pain and diarrhoea more than four weeks after the initial infection.