Importance Although the National Institutes of Health (NIH) mandated the inclusion and
reporting of women and racial or ethnic minority groups in NIH-funded research in 1993 …

Hearing deficits are highly prevalent among older adults and are associated with declines in
cognitive, physical, and mental health. However, hearing loss in the geriatric population …

Objective To evaluate whether age-related changes in vestibular evoked myogenic
potentials (VEMPs) differ by demographic and cardiovascular risk groups. Methods …

Age-related hearing loss is a very common sensory disability, affecting one in three older
adults. Establishing a link between anatomical, physiological, and behavioral markers of …

Objectives: the objective of this study was to explore whether race-based difference in fall
risk may be mediated by environmental and physical performance risk factors. Methods …

Background Vitiligo is a common depigmenting disorder caused by the autoimmune
destruction of melanocytes. Some evidence suggests the involvement of melanocytes in the …

Objective Social determinants of health (SDOHs), including but not limited to sex, race,
socioeconomic status, insurance status, and education level, play a significant role in health …

Objectives/Hypothesis To describe the prevalence of reported tinnitus and tinnitus handicap
in the all–African American Jackson Heart Study (JHS) cohort, with assessment of the …

Background Vitiligo is an acquired depigmentation disease of the skin due to melanocyte
destruction. A shared pathogenesis affecting melanocytes in the cochlea has been …

To determine the state of the research on ototoxic properties of Pb, evaluate possible
synergistic effects with concurrent noise exposure, and identify opportunities to improve …