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Gene Therapy Holds Promise for Reversing Congenital Hearing Loss
July 25, 2012 — A new gene therapy approach can reverse hearing loss caused by a genetic defect in a mouse model of congenital deafness, according to a preclinical study. The findings present a promising therapeutic ... > full story -
Reorganizing Brain Could Lead to New Stroke, Tinnitus Treatments
July 19, 2012 — Researchers recently demonstrated how nerve stimulation paired with specific experiences, such as movements or sounds, can reorganize the brain. This technology could lead to new treatments for ... > full story -
Deaf Brain Processes Touch Differently: Lacking Sound Input, the Primary Auditory Cortex 'Feels' Touch
July 10, 2012 — People who are born deaf process the sense of touch differently than people who are born with normal hearing, according to new research. The finding reveals how the early loss of a sense -- in this ... > full story -
Can You Hear Me Now? New Strategy Discovered to Prevent Hearing Loss
July 6, 2012 — Concerned about hearing loss because of noise exposure? New research may help. Scientists show that AMPK activates a channel protein in the cell membrane allowing potassium to leave the cell. This ... > full story -
Brain Area Identified That Determines Distance from Which Sound Originates
June 11, 2012 — Researchers have identified a portion of the brain responsible for determining how far away a sound originates, a process that does not rely solely on how loud the sound ... > full story -
Kill the Germs, Spare the Ears: Encouraging Study Shows How
June 11, 2012 — The world needs new antibiotics to overcome the ever-increasing resistance of disease-causing bacteria – but it doesn’t need the side effect that comes with some of the most powerful ones ... > full story -
Between Ear and Brain, an Orderly Orchestra of Synapses
June 5, 2012 — A new study finds that the ear delivers sound information to the brain in a surprisingly organized ... > full story -
Prototype Device Translates Sign Language
June 1, 2012 — The hearing impaired may soon have an easier time communicating with those who do not understand sign language due to a new device. During the past semester, students in engineering technology and ... > full story -
Hear to See: New Method for the Treatment of Visual Field Defects
May 30, 2012 — Patients who are blind in one side of their visual field benefit from presentation of sounds on the affected side. After passively hearing sounds for an hour, their visual detection of light stimuli ... > full story -
New Effective Treatment for Tinnitus?
May 28, 2012 — Scientists have demonstrated the effectiveness of a new tinnitus treatment. Tinnitus is the perception of a noxious disabling internal sound without an external source. Roughly fifteen percent of the ... > full story
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