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– Quiet Coalition Founder and Chair Dr. Daniel Fink
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Dementia isn’t inevitable. Neither is hearing loss
Photo credit: Min An by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A recent report on the Medscape website is headlined: "Almost 50% of Global Dementia Cases May Be Preventable." Reporter Megan Brooks ably summarizes the latest report from the U.K.’s Lancet...
Researchers uncover brain’s role in hearing and learning
Photo credit: Lukas by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Hearing Review recently reported on research done at the University of Maryland showing that a region of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex plays an important role in hearing and learning....
Colorado city sues FAA over airport
Photo credit: Deactived Account by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Environmental issues and the desire to build affordable housing on airport land resulted in Boulder,...
Low emissions zone reduces London air pollution
Photo credit: Dominika Gregušová by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Guardian and other media outlets recently reported that London’s efforts to reduce air pollution by establishing an Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) were successful. Here is the Greater...
German government eyes expanded roadway
Photo credit: Ingo Joseph by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies While the German government is committed to making the country climate-neutral by 2045, we learn in this...
Study documents warehouse pollution
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Science Daily recently reported on research done at George Washington University’s Milken School of Public Health. Using data from the European Space Agency, the researchers found that the road...
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“I am seeing a lot more interest and growing awareness about the adverse impacts of noise on health and I hope this will lead to policies that will be focused on noise abatement… Organizations such as Quiet Communities have made an impact on educating people to the dangers of noise and suggesting ways that we can reduce noise pollution.”
– Arline Bronzaft, PhD