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Mechanism of Hearing Is Similar to Car Battery, Researcher Learns
January 7, 2013 Biologists have shown that one of the mechanisms involved in hearing is similar to the battery in your car. And if that isn't interesting enough, the scientists advanced their knowledge of human ... > full story -
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Speaking Skills Crucial for Hearing Impaired Children in the Classroom
December 17, 2012 New research shows that the successful integration of hearing-impaired children into hearing classrooms is dependent upon how well the child can speak. Children with hearing loss, their parents, and ... > full story -
Dogs Can Help Wake Sleepy Patients on Public Transport
December 13, 2012 Researchers in Belgium show in a new article how dogs can help patients with severe sleep ... > full story -
Novel Laser Technique Reveals How the Inner Ear Amplifies Sound
December 11, 2012 Researchers have described how the ear amplifies incoming sound using an innovative laser ... > full story -
Gender Differences Found in Seasonal Auditory Changes
December 10, 2012 Auditory systems differ between sexes in sparrows depending on the season, a neuroscientist has found. The work adds to our knowledge of how the parts of the nervous system, including that of humans, ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Molecules in the Ear That Convert Sound Into Brain Signals
December 6, 2012 Scientists have identified a critical component of the ear-to-brain conversion -- a protein called TMHS. This protein is a component of the so-called mechanotransduction channels in the ear, which ... > full story -
Ray of Hope for Human Usher Syndrome Patients
December 4, 2012 After years of basic research, scientists are increasingly able to understand the mechanisms underlying human Usher syndrome -- a congenital disorder that causes the loss of both hearing and vision ... > full story -
In Schizophrenia Patients, Auditory Cues Sound Bigger Problems
November 30, 2012 Researchers have found that deficiencies in the neural processing of simple auditory tones can evolve into a cascade of dysfunctional information processing across wide swaths of the brain in ... > full story -
New Light Shed on Virus Associated With Developmental Delays and Deafness
November 28, 2012 A new study reveals that primitive human stem cells are resistant to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), one of the leading prenatal causes of congenital intellectual disability, deafness and deformities ... > full story -
What Sound? Popular Music Devices Could Be Dialing Up Hearing Losses
November 27, 2012 The popularity of personal music devices like iPods and other MP3 players and their lack of sound-limiting controls has an ear specialist concerned. These devices, when combined with attached ear ... > full story
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