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IU Researchers Create the Inner Ear from Stem Cells, Opening Potential for New Treatments
August 1, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana University scientists have transformed mouse embryonic stem cells into key structures of the inner ear. The discovery provides new insights into the sensory organ's developm... Read More
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Endurance Cyclist Prepares to Ride 466 Miles to Advance Neural Tumor Research
July 31, 2013
Los Angeles, Calif. – July 19, 2013 – Steve Meichtry is one of the rare breeds of extreme athletes who enjoys testing the outer limits of distance endurance. When he discovered that he had... Read More
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Stars Join Starkey Hearing Foundation Global Effort to Provide Hearing Care
July 30, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NFL superstar Ray Lewis and Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete joined an impressive list of supporters who assisted with Starkey Hearing Foundation hearing missions in thr... Read More
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Obesity Associated with Hearing Loss in Adolescents
July 30, 2013
NEW YORK (June 17, 2013)—Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, according to results of a new study. Findings showed that obese adolescents... Read More
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ReSound Invests $2.5 Million in Bloomington Headquarters Expansion
July 29, 2013
Hearing aid manufacturer, ReSound, is renovating its Bloomington, MN headquarters to make room for growth. Read More
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Inspirational Chicagoans Celebrated by The HearStrong Foundation
July 28, 2013
Three Chicago-area natives were honored by the foundation and professional sports executives for their perseverance in overcoming hearing deficiencies and encouraging others to do the same.Syracuse, N... Read More
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Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Recessive Gene as Cause of Deafness
July 27, 2013
HOUSTON -- (June 13, 2013) -- Sequencing the whole exome (the protein-coding part of the gene) enabled researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine to identify a recessive gene mutation asso... Read More
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American Cochlear Implant Alliance Announces Upcoming Conference in Washington, D.C.
July 26, 2013
McLean, VA - July 11, 2013 - The American Cochlear Implant Alliance has announced their upcoming CI-2013 Symposium, "Emerging Issues in Cochlear Implantation," October 23-26, 2013, at the Hy... Read More
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Brain Waves Make Waves: Listening Abilities Depend on Rhythms in the Brain
July 25, 2013
November 14, 2012 - Naturally, our brain activity waxes and wanes. When listening, this oscillation synchronizes to the sounds we are hearing. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cogniti... Read More
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NIDCD Establishes New Center for Aphasia Research
July 24, 2013
The NIDCD recently awarded a five-year, $12 million clinical research center grant to Northwestern University in Chicago to establish the Center for the Neurobiology of Language Recovery, a multidisci... Read More
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Chain Reaction: NIH Researchers Find Dynamic Ties Between Epithelial Cells
July 23, 2013
A new finding from NIH researchers has uncovered a never-before seen method of intracellular physical communication among epithelial cells in the inner ear. The finding could offer scientists a potent... Read More
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H3 Sports to Provide Daily Video Coverage of Deaflympics Starting July 23
July 22, 2013
TORONTO, CANADA | MENDHAM, NJ – 15 July 2013 - H3 Network Media Alliance, an Internet media broadcasting network, announced today they will be providing day-to-day video coverage of the Deaflymp... Read More
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RIT/NTID interpreting grad is ‘Music’s Hottest ASL Interpreter’
July 21, 2013
Holly Maniatty had gone to bed Thursday night when her phone started ringing. A video of her working was being shown nationally on Jimmy Kimmel Live.“I was totally asleep, then all of a sudden I... Read More
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AG Bell Elects Jonathan Berger to its Board of Directors; Rachel Arfa Appointed to Second Term
July 21, 2013
Washington, D.C. – July 3, 2013 – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) announces the election of Jonathan Berger to its board of directors for t... Read More
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AAO-HNSF Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children
July 20, 2013
ALEXANDRIA, VA — A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline that helps physicians identify children most likely to benefit from tympanostomy tubes, provide the best care before and after su... Read More
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Researchers Discover Two-Step Mechanism of Inner Ear Tip Link Regrowth: Mechanism Offers Potential for Interventions That Could Save Hearing
July 19, 2013
A team of NIH-supported researchers is the first to show, in mice, an unexpected two-step process that happens during the growth and regeneration of inner ear tip links. Tip links are extracellular te... Read More
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Congressman Leonard Lance Tours Oticon Headquarters
July 19, 2013
SOMERSET, NJ July 15 – Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) toured the U.S. headquarters of Oticon, Inc. in Somerset today, his first visit to the leading hearing manufacturer’s new five-sto... Read More
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Beltone Introduces Beltone Prime Hearing Aids
July 18, 2013
New In-The-Ear Design Offers One Visit Fitting Meets the Needs of Active, On-The-Go Patients.(July 16, 2013) Chicago, IL — http://www.beltone.com/ — Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for o... Read More
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Sorenson to Exit IP Relay Business
July 17, 2013
New FCC Rate Regime Prioritizes Cost Reductions Over Quality of Service for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwired - Jul 8, 2013) - Sorenson Communications today announced that it w... Read More
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Rapid Hearing Loss May be a Symptom of Rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
July 17, 2013
DETROIT – Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason for clinicians to test for the disorder.That w... Read More
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