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U.S. House Approves Bill That Would Reduce Exposure to Noise in Classrooms
October 5, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives considered and passed H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, by a margin of 253-171. The legislation intends to boost Pell Grant scholarshi... Read More
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Scripps Research Scientists Identify Genetic Cause for Type of Deafness
October 4, 2009
Discovery Could Lead to New Therapies for Progressive Hearing Loss A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has discovered a genetic cause of progressive hearing loss. The findings... Read More
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Ida Institute Earns Standard of Excellence Award in 2009 WebAward Competition
October 3, 2009
Ida Institute today announced that its website, idainstitute.com, has earned a Standard of Excellence Award in the Non-Profit category in the 2009 WebAward competition. Sponsored by the Web Marketing... Read More
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Senator Tom Harkin Takes the Helm of the Senate HELP Committee
October 2, 2009
On September 16, 2009, Senator Tom Harkin was named chair of the Senate HELP (Health Education Labor and Pensions) Committee replacing Senator Ted Kennedy. This change places Congress's foremost champ... Read More
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HearUSA Introduces AARP Hearing Care Program for Americans Aged 50-plus in Florida and New Jersey
October 2, 2009
West Palm Beach, Florida - October 1, 2009 - Designed to help millions of Americans aged 50+ who have untreated hearing loss, the AARP Hearing Care program, provided by HearUSA (AMEX:EAR), is being la... Read More
Call for Papers: HLAA Convention 2010
October 2, 2009
HLAA is now accepting proposals for workshop presentations for HLAA Convention 2010, June 17-20. The Call for Papers instructions and submission form are available in the convention section on our web... Read More
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September 21 is World Alzheimer's Day
September 30, 2009
An estimated 500,000 Canadians are currently living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. The majority are aged 65 or older and nearly three-quarters of them are female, according to the Alz... Read More
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AG Bell Issues Call for Concurrent Session Proposals for 2010 Convention
September 30, 2009
A call for proposals for Concurrent Sessions has been issued for the AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention to be held from June 25-28 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla. Concurrent Sessions... Read More
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More Than 200 U.S. Hearing Care Professionals Attend 2009 OtiCongress in Ireland
September 29, 2009
More than 200 hearing care professionals from across the U.S. attended the 2009 OtiCongress, held August 24-27. The conference brought together hearing care and healthcare experts from around the worl... Read More
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Deafness Research Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
September 28, 2009
On August 31, the Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) announced its 2009-2010 grant recipients. DRF issued 17 grants of up to $25,000 and one Centurion Clinical Research Award of $50,000 to outstanding... Read More
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Gene Discovery Reveals a Critical Protein's Function in Hearing
September 27, 2009
Discovery of a deafness-causing gene defect in mice has helped identify a new protein that protects sensory cells in the ear, according to a study led by University of Iowa researchers. The findings,... Read More
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Spanish Scientists Develop Echo-Location in Humans
September 26, 2009
A team of researchers from the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) has shown scientifically that human beings can develop echolocation, the system of acoustic signals used by dolphins and bat... Read More
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Filling A Gap in Our Knowledge of Hearing
September 25, 2009
Approximately one in 1,000 babies are born with some degree of deafness, making this the most common sensory deficit in humans. Around half of these cases have a genetic cause and more than 100 mutati... Read More
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Callier Launches New Clinic for Pediatric Patients
September 24, 2009
Doctoral Students in Audiology Receive Hands-On Training in Hearing Aid Clinic Sept. 10, 2009 The UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders recently launched a new pediatric hearing aid cli... Read More
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Otometrics Introduces Multi-Frequency ASSR with the New ICSTM Chartr EP 200
September 23, 2009
Otometrics, the world leader in hearing and balance diagnostic systems, adds an Auditory Steady State Response module to the ICS Chartr EP 200 AEP system launched in February. The ASSR module is an in... Read More
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CASLPA Supports International Literacy Day
September 22, 2009
CASLPA Supports International Literacy Day September 8th, 2009: "The Power of Literacy" Canada is a top-ranked country in terms of literacy levels, but almost 50% of Canadian adults have difficulties... Read More
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Oticon Pediatrics Donation Supports Hands & Voices 'Guide By Your Side' Program
September 21, 2009
A donation from Oticon Pediatrics to Hands & Voices, a nationwide parent-driven organization devoted to serving families with children from birth to age 21 who are deaf or hard of hearing, will suppor... Read More
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Hebrew U. Researchers Shed Light on the Brain Mechanism Responsible for Processing of Speech
September 21, 2009
Research findings may contribute to improvement of voice recognition technologies Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded for the first time in devising a model that describ... Read More
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Starkey Gift to the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) Supports Student Academy Educational Initiatives
September 20, 2009
The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) has announced that Starkey Laboratories, Inc., will make a gift of $40,000 to provide philanthropic funding for Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) e... Read More
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Audiology Team Takes Humanitarian Trip to S. Africa
September 19, 2009
5 Students Help Professor Screen Children and Adults for Hearing Problems Sept. 3, 2009 Five UT Dallas doctoral students from the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences spent 10 days conducting heari... Read More
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