If you’ve had COVID-19, it may still be messing with your brain. Those who have been infected with COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the virus, new research shows.
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Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc announced that biomolecular scientist Anthony (Tony) Hyman, a co-founder of Dewpoint Therapeutics and Director of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), was awarded the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering a new mechanism of cellular organization mediated by phase separation of proteins and RNA into membraneless liquid droplets called condensates.
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Gabriel Corfas, PhD, who serves as the director of Michigan Medicine’s Kresge Hearing Research Institute, says that one of the first events in “cochlear aging” that leads to hearing loss is the breakdown of synapses between inner hair cells, or IHCs, and spiral ganglion neurons, or SGNs.
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Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: FENC; TSX: FRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fennec Pedmark (sodium thiosulfate injection) to reduce the risk of ototoxicity associated with cisplatin in pediatric patients one month of age and older with localized, non-metastatic solid tumors. This approval reportedly makes Pedmark “the first and only treatment approved by the FDA in this area of significant unmet medical need.”
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VeDA started Balance Awareness Week (BAW) in 1997—to shine a light on invisible balance disorders, according to the organization’s announcement.
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FCOM2022, the Florida Combined Otolaryngology Meeting includes the Florida Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (FSO-HNS), the Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FSFPRS), the Network of Florida Otolaryngologists (NFO), and the Network of Medical Audiology Professionals (MedAudPro), has a speaker lineup of more than 120 presenters for its 26th annual meeting.
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The 66th European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians and the accompanying Industry Exhibition, beginning on Oct 12, 2022, will provide insights into innovations in the field of hearing, according to an announcement from EUHA.
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Andrew Bellavia announced that he has launched a new consulting business, AuraFuturity, to serve the hearing health and related hearables markets. Focusing on go-to-market, branding, and content, AuraFuturity is positioned to “assist innovators to define their value and communicate it effectively to their target customers.”
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Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule change that would allow a class of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids to be available to adult consumers directly without the care and guidance of a hearing health professional. By mid-October, consumers will be able to purchase over-the-counter hearing aids (OTC HAs) online and at big-box stores, pharmacies, and even through your audiologist.
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Signia announced that it is launching My WellBeing, a new app-based toolset designed to “improve the hearing health of Signia hearing aid wearers by encouraging a more consistent and prolonged use of their hearing devices.”
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Sony Corporation (“Sony”) and WS Audiology Denmark A/S (“WSA”) announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement and various ancillary agreements with the aim of jointly developing and supplying new products and services in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) self-fitting hearing aid market, beginning with the United States.
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Lynx.MD announced that they have partnered with ENT Partners (ENT&C Management, LLC), a...
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A new system capable of reading lips with remarkable accuracy even when speakers are wearing face...
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SafKan Health announced its partnership with the hearing aid company Signia, to make the OtoSet Ear Cleaning System available through Signia Aspire.
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The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announced the latest course line-up and speakers for the upcoming Tuesday Talks webinar series, which highlights important information for parents, adults, and others in cochlear implants and related hearing loss topics.
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