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Mild Hearing Loss Leaves Lasting Impact On Neurological Processes
August 30, 2007 — Mild to moderate forms of hearing loss can have a lasting impact on the auditory cortex, according to new findings. The results showed that the projection to auditory cortex had changed following a ... > full story -
Tone Deafness Explained
August 23, 2007 — Do people cringe when you sing? You've got company. But researchers have found that only 1 in 20 people truly has amusia, the technical term for tone deafness. Tests have shown that some people with ... > full story -
Brain Cells Work Differently Than Previously Thought
August 19, 2007 — Scientists know that information travels between brain cells along hair-like extensions called axons. For the first time, researchers have found that axons don't just transmit information -- they can ... > full story -
Electrical Implant Steadies Balance Disorder In Animals
August 6, 2007 — Hearing and balance experts report successful testing in animals of an electrical device that partly restores a damaged or impaired sense of balance. Though human testing of the so-called ... > full story -
Alternative Treatment Brings Hearing To Both Ears
August 3, 2007 — Thomas Lynch, age 2, is now able to hear on both sides of his head with a new device and surgical procedure. Born with no ear canal on his left side, Tom had significant hearing impairment and went ... > full story -
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New Pregnancy Labeling Rules Should Be Approved Without Delay, Experts Urge
August 1, 2007 — A new article reviews the history and rationale behind the effort to change pregnancy labeling, and calls for the immediate approval of new rules that have been proposed by the ... > full story -
Hearing Skills Of Barn Owls Could Map Way To Find Problems In Humans
August 1, 2007 — The hearing precision that lets common barn owls find prey is helping researchers fine tune their quest to diagnose a variety of problems rooted in the human brain, not only with hearing but also ... > full story -
Mystery Of Mammalian Ears Solved
July 27, 2007 — A 30-year scientific debate over how specialized cells in the inner ear amplify sound in mammals appears to have been settled more in favor of bouncing cell bodies rather than vibrating, hair-like ... > full story -
Infant Hearing Test Results May Predict Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
July 26, 2007 — One of the greatest medical mysteries of our time has taken a leap forward in medical understanding with new research. A new study found that all babies who died of SIDS universally shared the same ... > full story -
Brain's 'Hearing Center' May Reorganize After Implant Of Cochlear Device
July 23, 2007 — Cochlear implants -- electronic devices inserted surgically in the ear to allow deaf people to hear -- may restore normal auditory pathways in the brain even after many years of ... > full story
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