Starkey CEO Honored as Distinguished American
William F. Austin part of group considered extraordinary role models for nation’s ambitious youth.
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Researchers Find a Genetic Cause for Hearing Loss That’s Inherited from Mother
Unlike DNA in the nucleus, which is inherited from both parents, mitochondrial DNA is passed only from mother to child.
Read MoreSeboTek Group signs patent license agreement with Siemens Medical Instruments, Pte Ltd
Both firms report they expect continued growth in sales of receiver in canal devices.
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Ida Institute Sets Sights on Easing Patient Journey to Better Healing
Members of the Ida Institute include (left to right) anthropologist Kirsten Lauritsen, MA; senior audiologist Lisa Wildmo; anthropologist Hans Henrik Philipsen; coordinator Anne Hedvig Westenholz, and director Lise Lotte Bundesen. Ar
Read MoreRep Jim Walsh to Retire; Authored Newborn Hearing Screening Legislation
Champion of newborn hearing screening will leave House in January 2009 after 20 years in Congress.
Read MoreZebrafish Provide Useful Screening Tool for Genes, Drugs That Protect Against Hearing Loss
Built-in sensory gear allow fish to screen for genes and chemical compounds that protect against hearing loss from medications.
Read MoreNearly 6 million falls annually reported among older adults in the US
Balance and gait problems listed among modifiable risk factors in latest CDC report.
Read MoreTest shows possibility to see what others do
Brain imaging may make it possible to someday see what others are seeing, U.S. researchers report.
Read MoreResearchers Find a Genetic Cause for Hearing Loss That's Inherited from Mother
Mitochondrial DNA inherited only from mother carries genes linked to hearing loss.
Read MoreResearchers Find a Genetic Cause for Hearing Loss That’s Inherited from Mother
Mitochondrial DNA inherited only from mother carries genes linked to hearing loss.
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Does Your Practice Have a Local Internet Strategy? Does Your Competition?
The essential things to know about search engines and local online marketing
Read MoreNCD Provides ADA Restoration Act Testimony
Organization decries narrowing definition of “disability.”
Read MoreMarch of Dimes Implores Legislators to Vote in Favor of Hearing Screen
Pending measure would require the state of Georgia to administer a hearing screen to all newborn infants.
Read MoreIn Jazz Improv, Large Portion of Brain's Prefrontal Region "Takes Five" to Let Creativity Flow
Spurred by improvisation, jazz musicians’ brains shut down one region and activate area that controls “self-initiated” thoughts.
Read MoreIn Jazz Improv, Large Portion of Brain’s Prefrontal Region “Takes Five” to Let Creativity Flow
Spurred by improvisation, jazz musicians’ brains shut down one region and activate area that controls “self-initiated” thoughts.
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