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An analysis of longitudinal data from >60,000 individuals across 33 countries, conducted by a multinational team including researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and City University of Hong Kong, has found that effective use of hearing aids is associated with a lower risk of probable dementia among older adults with hearing loss.

A territory-wide population-based study has identified significant knowledge gaps regarding respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with a quarter of respondents reporting no prior awareness of RSV and approximately 40 percent incorrectly believing RSV-specific antiviral treatments exist. The survey also found that approximately two-thirds of respondents would be willing to receive a fully funded vaccine and that knowledge about RSV significantly influenced vaccine willingness.

A systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) by researchers from the University of Hong, University of Minnesota, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University finds that low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left temporoparietal junction (LF-rTMSLTPJ) is consistently efficient for alleviating auditory hallucinations in treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS).