Words, Gestures Are Translated by Same Brain Regions, Research Finds
Findings may further our understanding of how language evolved.
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BHI Joins Global Effort to Promote World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes world. Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health
Read More‘Escaped’ Proteins Add To Hearing Loss in Elderly, Say Researchers
Researchers say they have identified a protein that is central to processes that cause oxidative damage to cells and lead to age-related hearing loss.
Read MoreSpecialists in Hearing, HIV Come Together to Study AIDS Patients
Specialists in HIV and in hearing are teaming up to measure the hearing of people with AIDS.
Read MoreScientists Show How Tiny Cells Deliver Big Sound
A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions say they have for what is believed to be the first time managed to measure and record the elusive electrical activity of the type II neurons in the cochlea.
Read MoreIn Memorium: Teresa Marie Clark
Clark was a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, and the California Academy of Audiology, where she served as chair of the political action committee and was commended for her commitment and contribution to her profession.
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MarkeTrak VIII: 25-Year Trends in the Hearing Health Market
Over the last generation, the hearing loss population grew at the rate of 160% of US population growth. Hearing aid market penetration continues to increase slowly (now 1 in 4 people with hearing loss) as do binaural fittings (8 out of 10). However, less than 1 in 10 people with mild hearing loss use amplification, and 4 in 10 people with moderate-to-severe hearing loss use amplification for their hearing loss. These and other findings are part of the most complete compilation yet of MarkeTrak consumer demographics and trends.
Read MoreDefense Research Fund Grant Recipients Announced
The organization has awarded 17 grants of up to $25,000 and one Centurion Clinical Research Award of $50,000 to outstanding young scientists in the field of hearing and balance research.
Read MoreGene Discovery Reveals a Critical Protein’s Function in Hearing
Discovery of a deafness-causing gene defect in mice has helped identify a protein that protects sensory cells in the ear, according to a study led by University of Iowa researchers.
Read MoreHoward Leight Participates in MSHA-Yale Field Study of Technologies to Help Prevent Hearing Loss Among Mine Inspectors
By age 50, about 90% of coal miners, and 49% of metal/nonmetal miners, have a hearing impairment, versus 10% of non-miners, according to The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Read MoreObituary: Antionio De la Cruz, MD, 65, Otolaryngologist
De la Cruz was director of education, House Ear Institute associate, House Clinic, Los Angeles.
Read MoreAndrew Griffith Named NIDCD Scientific Director
Griffith speaks about his new job, his vision for the future, and more.
Read MoreHearing Improved In First Successful Medical Treatment For Tumor-Inducing Genetic Disorder
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital report that Avastin treatment successfully shrank characteristic tumors in a small group of NF2 patients, the first reported successful NF2 treatment not involving surgery or radiation, according to a statement released by the hospital.
Read MoreGenetic Hunt Uncovers Deafness-Causing Mutation In Gene Linked with Cancer
An international group of researchers has found three mutations responsible for a form of hereditary deafness in a gene that is implicated in cancer, according to a statement from the NIDCD.
Read MoreRevived Jackson Hole Rendezvous Melds Practical Application, Science
The event, sponsored by Starkey Laboratories Inc, took place last month with more than 70 industry leaders in attendance, says Starkey.
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