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Genetic Modification Shows Promise for Preventing Hereditary Hearing Loss
January 7, 2016
Reducing enzyme activity in mice with mitochondrial dysfunction prevents or delays deafness, according to new research published in the American Journal of Pathology.Philadelphia, PA, November 6, 2015... Read More
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Can We Unconsciously 'Hear' Distance?
January 6, 2016
University of Rochester - Because sound travels much more slowly than light, we can often see distant events before we hear them. That is why we can count the seconds between a lightning flash and its... Read More
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Noise-induced Hearing Loss -- Genetic Cause and Mechanism Discovered
January 5, 2016
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, the Collège de France and Pierre & Marie Curie University, working closely with scientists at the University of Auvergne, have recently discovere... Read More
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Hearing Loss Association of America Hires Valerie Stafford-Mallis as Director of Chapter Development
January 5, 2016
Bethesda, MD (January 4, 2016): The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation’s leading organization representing people with hearing loss, is pleased to announce the recent hire of... Read More
Associations
Righting a Wrong? Right Side of Brain Can Compensate for Post-Stroke Loss of Speech
January 3, 2016
WASHINGTON (Nov. 3, 2015) -- After a debate that has lasted more than 130 years, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that loss of speech from a stroke in the left hemisphere... Read More
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Ancient Human Ear-Orienting System Could Yield Clues to Hearing Deficits in Infants
January 2, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Vestigial organs, such as the wisdom teeth in humans, are those that have become functionless through the course of evolution. Now, a psychologist at the University of Missouri studyin... Read More
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Sound Deprivation Leads to Irreversible Hearing Loss
January 1, 2016
Researchers show that chronic conductive hearing loss leads to cochlear degeneration.Boston, MA, Nov. 18, 2015. Massachusetts Eye and Ear investigators have shown that sound deprivation in adult mice... Read More
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'Indefatigable Hearing' - a Molecular Clearance Mechanism Enables Synapses to Continuously Release Transmitter
December 30, 2015
Auditory neuroscientists discover bottleneck of information flow in the ear and pave the way for gene therapy of deafness. Publication in ‘EMBO Journal’.Disabling hearing impairment (HI) a... Read More
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Drug Used to Treat Cancer Appears to Sharpen Memory
December 29, 2015
Rutgers research provides clues to keeping brain cells alive in those with Alzheimer's.Rutgers University - Can you imagine a drug that would make it easier to learn a language, sharpen your memor... Read More
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Audiology Systems Strengthens Hearing Screening Expertise
December 29, 2015
Industry veterans Ron Saks, Randi Winston-Gerson and Diane Sabo join company to support screening initiatives.Schaumburg, IL | December 2015 – Audiology Systems, a full-service, U.S. distributor... Read More
Industry
Bilinguals of 2 Spoken Languages Have More Gray Matter than Monolinguals
December 28, 2015
Georgetown University Medical Center – Washington - A new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex suggests people who speak two languages have more gray matter in the executive control re... Read More
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Ringing in the Ears and Chronic Pain Enter by the Same Gate
December 27, 2015
Neuroscientists locate gatekeeping system for 'phantom' sensations.Technical University of Munich (TUM) - Tinnitus and chronic pain have more in common than their ability to afflict millions w... Read More
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New Microscopy Technology May Help Surgeons Save More Lives
December 26, 2015
TUCSON, Ariz. — Researchers at the University of Arizona have invented a device that for the first time allows neurosurgeons who use microscopes extensively while operating to see blood flowing... Read More
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Adding Antiangiogenesis Increases Effectiveness of Radiation Against NF2-associated Tumors
December 24, 2015
Vascular normalization allows reduction of radiation dosage, potentially reducing nerve damage, in animal models.MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL - Treatment with antiangiogenesis drugs may improve the... Read More
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For the Second Year in a Row, Audiology Systems Recognized as one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
December 23, 2015
Company honored for excellence in human resource practices and employee enrichmentSchaumburg, IL | December 2015 – Audiology Systems, the national U.S. distributor of GN Otometrics products; as... Read More
Industry
Babies' Babbles Reflect Their Own Involvement in Language Development
December 23, 2015
Infants are motivated by hearing themselves.COLUMBIA, Mo. -- 'Dada' is a first word for many babies. Babbling sounds with consonant-vowel repetitions, such as 'dada,' are common among... Read More
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Antibiotics Increase Risk of Hearing Loss in Patients with Deadly Bacterial Infections
December 22, 2015
Approximately 80 percent of infants in neonatal intensive care units receive antibiotics known to be toxic to the ear.Oregon Health & Science University - Portland, Ore. - Seeking to stem the tide... Read More
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Scientists Develop Genetic Blueprint of Inner Ear Cell Development
December 21, 2015
Two studies in mice use new technique to provide insight into cell development critical for hearing, balance.Using a sensitive new technology called single-cell RNA-seq on cells from mice, scientists... Read More
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Evolution of our Mammalian Ancestor's Ear Bone -- First Detailed Study
December 20, 2015
New study shows how different stapes can be in species.University of the Witwatersrand - It has long been believed that the hearing bone called stapes, one of the smallest bones in ancestor of mammals... Read More
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Scientists Develop Genetic Blueprint of Inner Ear Cell Development
December 19, 2015
Two studies in mice use new technique to provide insight into cell development critical for hearing, balance.NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - Using a sensitive ne... Read More
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