Baby brains are hungry for language. New parents are urged to talk to their babies early to help their minds develop properly. Now, a group of UConn researchers have shown that “talking” doesn’t just mean speech—sign language exposure is equally as nourishing.
UConn otolaryngologist Kourosh Parham and his colleagues report in “Hearing Research” that levels of prestin, a protein found only in cells in the inner ear, rise sharply when those cells are damaged and start to die.
Neurophysiologists at the University of Connecticut have discovered a new drug that may prevent tinnitus and treat epilepsy by selectively affecting potassium channels in the brain.
