Scientists have figured out how a bacterium that causes ear and respiratory illnesses is able to elude immune detection in the middle ear, likely contributing to chronic or recurrent infections in adults and children.
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University of Rochester researchers believe they are the first to systematically pinpoint and catalog compassionate words and actions in doctor-patient conversations.
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An important finding was that study animals that did not get tinnitus showed fewer changes in their multisensory plasticity than those with tinnitus. In other words, their neurons were not hyperactive.
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New research finds that a higher body mass index and larger waist circumference are each associated with higher risk of hearing loss, while a higher level of physical activity is associated with lower risk of hearing loss in women.
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A new study published in Neuron overturns some ideas about the underlying molecular mechanisms for adaptation and could have significant impact on future research for treating hearing loss.
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A form that offers a shorthand system for illuminating hearing aid benefit, counseling needs, and suspected central auditory problems.
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Rather than centering on the dispensing of a hearing aid or medical device, interventional audiology revolves around the disease state of hearing loss and its relationship to the chronic medical conditions listed in this article.
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James F. Battey, MD, PhD, shares his perspectives on the NIDCD’s 25th anniversary, important milestones and groundbreaking research, and what might be expected for the future.
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Researchers find nerve circuits connecting motion and hearing.
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Researchers found that Isl1 expression protected hair cells from degeneration in aging and promoted hair cell survival after exposure to loud noise—suggesting new insights into protective mechanisms for hearing loss via gene therapy or medicine.
Read MoreThe study provides the first evidence that a sensory impairment, such as inner-ear dysfunction, can induce specific molecular changes in the brain that cause maladaptive behaviors traditionally considered to originate exclusively in the brain.
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Next-generation DNA sequencing technologies are enabling the identification of deafness-causing genetic variants.
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A team of 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.
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An epilepsy drug shows promise in an animal model at preventing tinnitus from developing after exposure to loud noise, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSM).
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Surgeons from North America, Europe, Israel, and Turkey recently gathered in Copenhagen for Oticon Medical’s Scientific Meeting on tissue preservation surgery.
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