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Growth-Factor Gel Shows Promise as Hearing-Loss Treatment
November 24, 2010 — A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss, a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in early middle-age. Researchers describe the ... > full story -
Scientists Ferret out a Key Pathway for Aging
November 18, 2010 — For decades, scientists have been searching for the fundamental biological secrets of how eating less extends lifespan. Scientists have now described a molecular pathway that is a key determinant of ... > full story -
Hearing Loss Study Reveals Role of Bone Hardness in Tissue Function
November 17, 2010 — Scientists are reporting the first direct evidence that a subtle change in the physical properties of a tissue can affect its ... > full story -
Antibiotic Treatment for Ear Infections in Kids Provides Only Modest Benefits, Study Finds
November 16, 2010 — Using antibiotics to treat newly diagnosed acute ear infections among children is modestly more effective than no treatment, but comes with a risk of side effects, according to a new study designed ... > full story -
Musicians Less Likely to Experience Age-Related Changes in the Auditory Cortex
November 16, 2010 — The old adage "use it or lose it" applies to hearing, suggests a new study. Older musicians do not experience certain changes in the auditory cortex -- the part of the brain involved with hearing -- ... > full story -
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Increases Risk of Hearing Loss
November 15, 2010 — Non-smokers who regularly breathe in others' tobacco smoke are at increased risk of some degree of hearing loss, reveals new ... > full story -
Hearing Loss Common Following Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
November 15, 2010 — Patients who undergo radiation therapy for head and neck cancer appear more likely to experience hearing loss and to be more disabled by its effects than those who do not receive such treatment, ... > full story -
New Test Can Screen All Deafness Genes Simultaneously
November 15, 2010 — Researchers have developed a test that can screen all of the genes known to cause deafness in a single run. The new test, called OtoSCOPE, could provide families with useful information more rapidly ... > full story -
Deaf Adults See Better Than Hearing People, New Study Finds
November 10, 2010 — Adults born deaf react more quickly to objects at the edge of their visual field than hearing people, according to groundbreaking new research. For the first time ever, scientists have tested how ... > full story -
Film Director Launches Pioneering Hearing Research
November 3, 2010 — Film director Ken Loach has officially opened a new research lab which explores pioneering ways of improving communication between parents and children with hearing ... > full story
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