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Read the latest medical research on hearing, hearing loss and related stem cell research. Could genetic hearing loss could be reversed by compensating for a missing protein?
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Treating back-to-school ear infections without antibiotic resistance
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'Back-to-school' season means buying pens, figuring out the bus route, and ... earaches. Cutting corners with antibiotics, however, can accelerate resistance. Today, researchers report developing a single-use nanoscale system that's unlikely to generate resistance. Using a compound similar to bleach in test animals, they show it can kill off a bacterium that causes ear infections, and it could someday be easily applied as a gel.
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:42:15 EDT
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Brain recordings capture musicality of speech -- with help from Pink Floyd
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For those with neurological or developmental disorders compromising speech, brain machine interfaces could help them communicate. But today's interfaces are slow and, from electrodes placed on the scalp, can detect letters only. The speech generated is robotic and affectless. Neuroscientists have now shown that they can reconstruct the song a person is hearing from brain recordings alone, holding out the possibility of reconstructing not only words but the musicality of speech, which also conveys meaning.
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:11:12 EDT
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Mouse studies tune into hearing regeneration
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A deafened adult cannot recover the ability to hear, because the sensory hearing cells of the inner ear don't regenerate after damage. In two new studies scientists explain why this is the case and how we might be able to change it.
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:45:24 EDT
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Mosquito hearing could be targeted by insecticides
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Specific receptors in the ears of mosquitoes have been revealed to modulate their hearing, finds a new study. Scientists say, this discovery could help develop new insecticides and control the spread of harmful diseases, such as malaria.
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:54:56 EDT
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Scientists reverse hearing loss in mice
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New research has successfully reversed hearing loss in mice. Scientists used a genetic approach to fix deafness in mice, restoring their hearing abilities in low and middle frequency ranges.
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:03:38 EDT
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Research hints at links between babies' microbiome and brain development
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In a small, exploratory study, levels of certain types of microbes in babies' guts were shown to be associated with performance in tests of early cognitive development.
Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:47:04 EDT
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Ear today, gone tomorrow? A new discovery in a cause of inner-ear bone loss
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The researchers showed how bone erosion caused by cholesteatoma occurs. This study showed that a subset of cells called osteoclastogenic fibroblasts expresses a protein, activin A, which causes the breakdown of the bones. Because of this discovery, novel medical treatments can be developed as first-line management for cholesteatomas.
Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:29:43 EDT
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Sweet smell of success: Simple fragrance method produces major memory boost
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When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memories skyrocketed. Participants in this study reaped a 226% increase in cognitive capacity compared to the control group. The researchers say the finding transforms the long-known tie between smell and memory into an easy, non-invasive technique for strengthening memory and potentially deterring dementia.
Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:17:00 EDT
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Scientists discover natural repair process that fixes damaged hearing cells
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The findings could benefit efforts to develop new ways to treat and prevent hearing loss, including age-related hearing loss.
Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:38:11 EDT
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How the ear can inform the brain of whether hearing is impaired
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A cochlear signal, the exact role of which has been unclear since its discovery around 70 years ago, probably gives the brain information on whether the ear is functioning normally or not. These new findings are an important piece of the puzzle in explaining what happens in the ear in hearing impairment caused by harmful noise, and may in the long run contribute to diagnosing noise-induced hearing injury.
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:09:20 EDT
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An unexpected doorway into the ear opens new possibilities for hearing restoration
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Researchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear. The discovery was possible by harnessing the natural flow of fluids in the brain and employing a little understood backdoor into the cochlea. When combined to deliver a gene therapy that repairs inner ear hair cells, the researchers were able to restore hearing in deaf mice.
Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:13:18 EDT
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Deaf mice have nearly normal inner ear function until ear canal opens
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For the first two weeks of life, mice with a hereditary form of deafness have nearly normal neural activity in the auditory system, according to a new study. Previous studies indicate that this early auditory activity -- before the onset of hearing -- provides a kind of training to prepare the brain to process sound when hearing begins.
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:19:35 EDT
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A chance observation finds potential hearing biomarker for Alzheimer's disease
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Researchers found where plaques are found in the brain may impact hearing in Alzheimer's disease.
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:40:48 EDT
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Study shows promising treatment for tinnitus
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A double-blind randomized clinical trial of a device aimed at silencing the phantom sounds of tinnitus has yielded promising results.
Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:12:19 EDT
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Gene responsible for severe facial defects identified
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Goldenhar syndrome is a rare congenital disease, affecting early fetal development. This syndrome includes malformations of varying severity, affecting different parts of the face. Its causes and modes of transmission are still poorly understood. An international collaboration has discovered that pathogenic variants of the FOXI3 gene -- responsible for the development of the ear -- cause one form of this developmental disorder. The scientists were also able to identify the modes of transmission of the disease when this particular gene is involved.
Thu, 04 May 2023 09:49:46 EDT
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Creating a blueprint for optimized ear tubes and other implantable fluid-transporting devices
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A new study provides a complete design overhaul for IMCs by creating a broadly applicable strategy that solves key challenges in the design of ear tubes and other 'implantable medical conduits.' The approach enables IMCs with predictable and effective uni- and bi-directional fluid transport at the millimeter scale that resist various contaminations.
Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:13:10 EDT
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Ludwig van Beethoven's genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death
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In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady -- his progressive hearing loss -- to the world upon his death so that 'as far as possible at least the world will be reconciled to me after my death.' Now, more than two centuries later, a team of researchers have partially fulfilled his wish by analyzing DNA they lifted and pieced together from locks of his hair.
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:09:29 EDT
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Understanding sound direction estimation in monaural hearing
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人类听觉的迷人的特性之一s its ability to localize sound. While the human ear usually does this with binaural cues, it is, in fact, possible to locate sound direction with monaural hearing alone. Now, researchers have developed a method to estimate the direction of sound signals in 3D space using monaural cues based on monaural modulation spectrum that could help simplify sound surveillance techniques and enhance hearing aid instruments.
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:43:26 EDT
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How the Mongolian gerbil may help speed recovery of a rare inner ear problem
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Scientists develop testing model to enhance understanding of a condition known as 'third window syndrome.'
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:23:12 EST
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Brain-wave data and hearing test may help diagnosis autism earlier
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Brain-wave data collected during a hearing test routinely given to newborns could help clinicians spot neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism in early infancy, according to a new study.
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:39:34 EST
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Can hearing loss be reversed? Research reveals clues that could regrow the cells that help us hear
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The most common cause of hearing loss is progressive because hair cells -- the primary cells to detect sound waves -- cannot regenerate if damaged or lost. Researchers are now getting closer to identifying the mechanisms that may promote this type of regeneration in mammals.
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:10:54 EST
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Researchers find a link between traffic noise and tinnitus
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There is a correlation between traffic noise and risk of developing tinnitus, researchers have found. They point to a vicious cycle involving stress reactions and sleep disturbance as a potential cause. If you live near a busy road, it may increase your stress levels and affect your sleep. When we are under stress and sleep poorly, we may be at a higher risk of developing tinnitus.
Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:53:27 EST
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Study finds new association between social isolation and dementia risk factors
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Researchers used data on more than half a million people in the UK and Canada to discover a link between social capital and indicators of Alzheimer's disease-related dementia.
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:54:33 EST
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Altered speech may be the first sign of Parkinson's disease
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研究人员试图确定早期症状啊f Parkinson's disease using voice data. In their study, the researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze and assess speech signals, where calculations are done and diagnoses made in seconds rather than hours.
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:38:35 EST
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Genetic diagnosis helps guide care of childhood hearing loss
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Advances in understanding the many different genetic causes of childhood-onset hearing loss indicate that genomic testing could assist in individualizing treatment planning, including the optimal timing of treatment. New findings show that genetic testing is a valuable tool in determining prognosis for a child's hearing loss and in predicting how useful a cochlear implant could be for that child's understanding of speech. With genetic diagnosis, it is possible to anticipate future hearing loss across sound frequencies, progression with age, and severity.
Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:59:38 EST
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How supervisors can create a better work environment for deaf or hard-of-hearing employees
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A new study sheds light on how the severity of an employee's hearing loss can impact their experience at work -- and the steps managers and employers can take to create a more inclusive environment for deaf or hard-of-hearing employees.
Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:27:36 EST
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New study links hearing loss with dementia in older adults
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A new study has found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia, but the likelihood of dementia was lower among hearing aid users compared to non-users.
Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:09:43 EST
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A checkerboard pattern of inner ear cells enables us to hear
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A research group has revealed that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear's organ of Corti is vital for hearing. The discovery gives a new insight into how hearing works from the perspective of cell self-organization and will also enable various hearing loss disorders to be better understood.
Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:35:19 EST
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When grandpa can't hear words at a noisy holiday gathering, too many brain cells may be firing at once
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Looking for answers about how the brain works amid age-related hearing loss, researchers say they found that old mice were less capable than young mice of 'turning off' certain actively firing brain cells in the midst of ambient noise. The result, they say, creates a 'fuzzy' sound stage that makes it difficult for the brain to focus on one type of sound -- such as spoken words -- and filter out surrounding 'noise.'
Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:24:31 EST
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Brain flexibility may hasten hearing improvements from cochlear implants
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Kickstarting the brain's natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant can restore hearing loss, a new study in deaf rats shows. The investigation, researchers say, may help explain the extreme variation in hearing improvements experienced by implant recipients.
Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:12:33 EST
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Two master genes critical for hearing
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Scientists have uncovered the underlying cause of deafness caused by swelling of the chambers in the inner ear. Using a mouse model of a human congenital disorder that displays deafness, the researchers identified two master genes controlling hearing function, which opened a new pathway for diagnosis of deafness and balance problems, and possibly to the effects on stem cells in other tissues and syndromes.
Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:47:12 EST
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Long-term hearing loss treatment
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The researchers looked closer into the possibility of reprograming inner ear cells to repair long-term hearing loss.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:35:48 EST
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Lab grown 'mini eyes' unlock understanding of blindness in rare genetic condition
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Researchers have grown 'mini eyes', which make it possible to study and better understand the development of blindness in a rare genetic disease called Usher syndrome for the first time.
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:54:56 EST
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Wireless earphones as inexpensive hearing aids
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Some commercial earbuds can perform as well as hearing aids. The result could help a large proportion of people with hearing loss access more affordable sound amplification devices.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:39:24 EST
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How low-cost earbuds can make newborn hearing screening accessible
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Researchers have created a newborn hearing screening system that uses cheap earbuds and a smartphone instead of an expensive commercial device.
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:46:22 EDT
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Mechanism of hearing: Structure of key part of inner ear
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Scientists have revealed in near-atomic detail the structure of the key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. The findings could point the way toward developing new treatments for hearing impairments, which affect more than 460 million people worldwide.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:23:48 EDT
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Masks saw more than 90 percent of deaf people struggle to communicate during pandemic, study finds
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Mandatory mask wearing saw more than 90 percent of deaf people struggle to communicate during the pandemic, research has revealed. It also discovered that 76 percent missed vital information and 59 percent felt disconnected from society due to the face coverings.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:27:52 EDT
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Researchers identify potential therapeutic targets to prevent hearing loss caused by antibiotics
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Researchers are developing new ways to study why an antibiotic causes hair cell death and permanent hearing loss in people.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:08:09 EDT
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New research throws doubt on old ideas of how hearing works
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The way in which we experience music and speech differs from what has until now been believed. The results may make it possible to design better cochlear implants.
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:30:49 EDT
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COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems
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A comprehensive analysis of federal data shows people who have had COVID-19 are at an elevated risk of developing neurological conditions within the first year after infection. Movement disorders, memory problems, strokes and seizures are among the complications.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:44:08 EDT
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Telehealth makes hearing health care more equitable
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Scientists explore how digital health solutions can expand audiology services in clinical and research settings. Audiology assessment via telehealth would allow patients to access care while a specialist is located hundreds of miles away and, as a research tool, telehealth would allow for more representative and decentralized data on hearing, without compromising results. The team is currently scaling up several studies they conducted in rural areas of Alaska; their mission is to close the gap on hearing health disparities.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:56:01 EDT
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A cut above -- two devices are teamed to simplify, quicken and improve ear reconstruction
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由于两个新颖的工具,传统的通过cult surgery to create a replacement ear from a patient's rib cartilage may soon be done faster, more simply and accurately.
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:37:11 EDT
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Genomics study identifies unique set of proteins that restores hearing in zebrafish
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Researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:23:01 EDT
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Significant risk of sensory loss in long COVID, study finds
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New research has revealed the extent of sensory loss among people suffering from long COVID, with around 30 percent reporting a decreased sense of smell, and a similar number finding their sense of taste continuing to be affected 12 weeks or more after the initial infection.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:07:46 EDT
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Artificial intelligence model outperforms clinicians in diagnosing pediatric ear infections
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一个人工智能模型被显示爱博网投官方网站ignificantly more accurate than doctors at diagnosing pediatric ear infections in the first head-to-head evaluation of its kind. The tool, called OtoDx, was more than 95 percent accurate in diagnosing an ear infection in a set of 22 test images compared to 65 percent accuracy among a group of 389 clinicians who reviewed the same images.
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:50:09 EDT
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Breakthrough in search for tinnitus cure
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Scientists are excited by results from a trial of a new treatment for tinnitus.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:40:14 EDT
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Hearing loss and tinnitus are common in cancer survivors
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While children receiving chemotherapy routinely undergo hearing tests, adults don't, and a new study reports that significant hearing issues often occur among adult survivors of the most common forms of cancer.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:06:58 EDT
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Researchers identify a new mechanism responsible for controlling auditory sensitivity
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CU Anschutz researchers have identified a new mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is regulated, making more sense of how our hearing is so precise -- and providing insight into how we can better protect auditory sensitivity from damage.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:48:25 EDT
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Whether you're 18 or 80, lifestyle may be more important than age in determining dementia risk, study reveals
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个人没有痴呆风险因素,如smoking, diabetes or hearing loss, have similar brain health as people who are 10 to 20 years younger than them, according to a new study. The study found that a single dementia risk factor could reduce cognition by the equivalent of up to three years of aging.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:46:43 EDT
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Researchers develop word-score model capable of estimating hidden hearing loss
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Researchers have developed a word-score model capable of estimating the amount of hidden hearing loss in human ears using ordinary speech scores from hearing tests. Currently hidden hearing loss, or cochlear nerve degeneration, cannot be measured by an audiogram.
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:33:15 EDT
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Inappropriate antibiotics for nonhospitalized kids cost US at least $74 million
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Children who were prescribed antibiotics inappropriately were more likely to develop complications such as diarrhea and skin rashes than children who were treated according to medical guidelines, according to a new study. This misuse of antibiotics resulted in at least $74 million in excess health-care costs in the U.S. in 2017.
Thu, 26 May 2022 11:27:54 EDT
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人类或者盖章?谁有最好的水下听?
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We humans do better on land than under water -- also when it comes to our hearing. But now a new study shows that we actually have better underwater hearing than previously thought -- at certain frequencies we hear just as well as the seal.
Tue, 24 May 2022 10:05:21 EDT
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Deaf children with learning delays benefit from cochlear implants more than hearing aids
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Typically, infants with hearing loss are first treated with hearing aids, and if these fail to help them develop early language and speech skills, they then become eligible for cochlear implants at 12 months or older. Cochlear implants -- considered the gold standard of treatment -- are small, electronic devices surgically placed under the skin that stimulate nerve endings in the ear to provide a sense of sound. A new study demonstrates the need for early cochlear implant use for deaf children, regardless of developmental impairments.
Tue, 24 May 2022 10:05:08 EDT
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New tool to create hearing cells lost in aging
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Hearing loss due to aging, noise and certain cancer drugs has been irreversible, because scientists have not been able to reprogram existing cells to develop into the outer and inner ear sensory cells -- essential for hearing -- once they die. But scientists now have discovered a single master gene that programs ear hair cells into either outer or inner ones, overcoming a major hurdle that had prevented the development of these cells to restore hearing.
Wed, 04 May 2022 11:04:13 EDT
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Damaged nerve behind athletes' post-concussion issues
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Depression, dizziness, difficulty focusing the gaze and balance problems. Many professional athletes who have sustained head trauma in sports have lingering symptoms that affect everyday life. Little help has been available as the cause has been unknown. A clinical study can now show that the problems originate in an injury to the vestibular nerve.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:57:20 EDT
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New research shows survival rate improvement for extremely pre-term infants
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A study conducted at 19 medical centers from 2013-2018 found that the survival rate of babies born at 22 weeks (30%) and 23 weeks (55.8%) had increased significantly compared to the same study conducted from 2008-2013, in which only 7% of babies born at 22 weeks and 32% born at 23 weeks survived.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:05:52 EDT
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Gene linked to hearing in humans also linked to touch in sea anemones
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Researchers have discovered a developmental gene linked to touch in the tentacles of sea anemones as well as hearing in humans. The gene, called pou-iv (pronounced 'pow four'), is important for the development of auditory cells in the human inner ear.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:21:47 EDT
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Nano therapy for micro-preemies protects lungs, brain in lab study
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Very premature babies need extra oxygen and mechanical intervention to breathe, but this damages their lungs, causing a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:14:15 EDT
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New acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals
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Researchers have developed a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals. They designed a fabric that works like a microphone, converting sound first into mechanical vibrations, then into electrical signals, similarly to how our ears hear.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:08:35 EDT
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Damage to inner ear system predicts fall risk among people with Alzheimer's disease
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A study of about 50 people with Alzheimer's disease has added to evidence that damage to the inner ear system that controls balance is a major factor in patients' well-documented higher risk of falling.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:37:20 EST
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