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Even Unconsciously, Sound Helps Us See
December 2, 2011 — Imagine you are playing ping-pong with a friend. Your friend makes a serve. Information about where and when the ball hit the table is provided by both vision and hearing. And this is how the senses ... > full story -
Key Molecules for Hearing and Balance Discovered: Can Hearing Be Restored?
November 21, 2011 — Researchers have identified two proteins that may be the key components of the long-sought after mechanotransduction channel in the inner ear -- the place where the mechanical stimulation of sound ... > full story -
Elderly Long-Term Care Residents Suffer Cognitively During Disasters
October 21, 2011 — In a summer with unprecedented weather events, from tornadoes, floods, fires and hurricanes, researchers found that physiological changes associated with aging and the presence of chronic illness ... > full story -
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Multiple Surgeries and Anesthesia Exposure
October 3, 2011 — Every year millions of babies and toddlers receive general anesthesia for procedures ranging from hernia repair to ear surgery. Now, researchers have found a link among children undergoing multiple ... > full story -
Scientists Discover an Organizing Principle for Our Sense of Smell Based on Pleasantness
September 26, 2011 — The fact that certain smells cause us pleasure or disgust would seem to be a matter of personal taste. But new research shows that odors can be rated on a scale of pleasantness, and this turns out to ... > full story -
Exome Sequencing: Defining Hereditary Deafness
September 14, 2011 — Precise diagnosis of disease and developmental syndromes often depends on understanding the genetics underlying them. Most cases of early onset hearing loss are genetic in origin but there are many ... > full story -
Older Musicians Experience Less Age-Related Decline in Hearing Abilities Than Non-Musicians
September 13, 2011 — A study led by Canadian researchers has found the first evidence that lifelong musicians experience less age-related hearing problems than non-musicians. While hearing studies have already shown that ... > full story -
Tinnitus Discovery Could Lead to New Ways to Stop the Ringing: Retraining the Brain Could Reanimate Areas That Have Lost Input from the Ear
September 12, 2011 — People with tinnitus -- a constant ringing or buzzing in the ears -- can take heart from a new study by neuroscientists that points to several new strategies for alleviating the problem. In ... > full story -
Growth Hormone Helps Repair the Zebrafish Ear
September 2, 2011 — Loud noise, especially repeated loud noise, is known to cause irreversible damage to the hair cells inside the cochlea and eventually lead to deafness. In mammals this is irreversible. However, both ... > full story -
Mild Hearing Loss Linked to Brain Atrophy in Older Adults; Early Intervention Could Prevent Slide Toward Speech Comprehension Difficulties
August 31, 2011 — A new study shows that declines in hearing ability may accelerate gray mater atrophy in auditory areas of the brain and increase the listening effort necessary for older adults to successfully ... > full story
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