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Using 3-D Printing and Injectable Molds, Bioengineered Ears Look and Act Like the Real Thing
February 20, 2013 — Bioengineers and physicians have created an artificial ear -- using 3-D printing and injectable molds -- that looks and acts like a natural ear, giving new hope to thousands of children born with a ... > full story -
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Resveratrol Shows Promise to Protect Hearing, Cognition
February 20, 2013 — Resveratrol, a substance found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, according to a new ... > full story -
Clinical Trial of Medication to Treat NF2 Tumors Starting Soon
February 12, 2013 — Researchers are recruiting patients for a Phase II clinical trial to test a medication that may slow the progression of Neurofibromatosis Type-2, commonly referred to as ... > full story -
Noisy Classroom Simulation Aids Comprehension in Hearing-Impaired Children
February 11, 2013 — Training the brain to filter out background noise and thus understand spoken words could help the academic performance and quality of life for children who struggle to hear, but there's been little ... > full story -
Scientists Prevent Development of Deafness in Animals Engineered to Have Usher Syndrome
February 8, 2013 — Most cases of congenital deafness are due to a mutation in a gene that is required for normal development of the sensory hair cells in the inner ear that are responsible for detecting sound. To cure ... > full story -
Researchers Develop Rx for Deafness, Impaired Balance in Mouse Model of Usher Syndrome
February 4, 2013 — In a new study, researchers report that hearing and balance can be rescued by a new therapy in a mouse model of Usher syndrome (Usher) that contains the mutation responsible for type 1C Usher. The ... > full story -
Discovering the Missing 'LINC' to Deafness
January 28, 2013 — 50 percent of hearing loss is linked to genetic mutations. Now a researcher has discovered a significant mutation in a family of proteins that could lead to new treatments for hearing ... > full story -
FDA Approves Clinical Trial of Auditory Brainstem Implant Procedure for Children in U.S.
January 22, 2013 — The House Research Institute and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given final approval to begin a clinical trial of an Auditory ... > full story -
Hearing Loss Accelerates Brain Function Decline in Older Adults
January 21, 2013 — Older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older adults whose hearing is normal, according to a new ... > full story -
Hearing-Loss-Prevention Drugs Closer to Reality Thanks to New Test
January 17, 2013 — A new way to test anti-hearing-loss drugs in people could help land those medicines on pharmacy shelves sooner. Researchers have figured out the longstanding problem of how to safely create ... > full story
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