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The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Global Healthcare Delivery System Must Be Re-Engineered to Counter Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
January 12, 2014
Time to move on from ‘blame and shame’ towards a new sustainable global system, say experts.The entire structure of health-care delivery for effective antibiotics – from research and... Read More
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Study Examines Effects of Aural Atresia on Speech Development, Learning
January 11, 2014
Daniel R. Jensen, M.D., of the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and colleagues examined the effects of aural atresia (AA, a congenital absence or stenosis of the external auditory... Read More
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Cellular Channels Vital for Hearing Identified
January 10, 2014
How a gene defect in 'Beethoven' mice and humans causes deafness.Boston, Mass., July 18, 2012 – Ending a 30-year search by scientists, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have... Read More
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Liquid to Gel to Bone
January 9, 2014
Rice U. develops temperature-sensitive gelling scaffolds to regenerate craniofacial bone.HOUSTON – (Dec. 11, 2013) – Rice University bioengineers have developed a hydrogel scaffold for cra... Read More
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ReSound Partners with Hearing Pros to Create Interactive "Test Drive" Events
January 8, 2014
ReSound is helping hearing healthcare professionals create unique consumer marketing experiences - made possible via 2.4 GHz technology.Bloomington, MN, January 6, 2013 - http://www.gnresound.com - Re... Read More
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Oprah's and Einstein's Faces Help Spot Dementia
January 8, 2014
New test designed for younger people reveals early-onset dementia.August 13, 2013 - CHICAGO - Simple tests that measure the ability to recognize and name famous people such as Albert Einstein, Bill Ga... Read More
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Research Finds Positive Long-Term Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation
January 7, 2014
MEDIA, Pa. — Penn State Brandywine assistant professor of psychology Daniela Martin is on the frontline of significant, unique research. With the first generation of cochlear implant recipients... Read More
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Brain Picks Out Salient Sounds from Background Noise by Tracking Frequency and Time
January 6, 2014
New research reveals how our brains are able to pick out important sounds from the noisy world around us. The findings, published online today in the journal ‘eLife’, could lead to new dia... Read More
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Study Examines Parental Perspectives on Adolescent Hearing Loss Risk
January 5, 2014
Despite the rising prevalence of acquired adolescent hearing loss, parents lack education on prevention strategies and few believe their adolescent is at risk, according to a study by Deepa L. Sekhar,... Read More
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Researchers Gain Insight into Protective Mechanisms for Hearing Loss
January 4, 2014
Suggests the potential for future molecular approaches, which may include gene therapy or medicine, to treat hearing loss.BOSTON (Sept. 17, 2013) — Researchers from the Eaton-Peabody Laboratorie... Read More
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New Study Helps Explain Why Some Ear and Respiratory Infections Become Chronic
January 3, 2014
Columbus, OH - Scientists have figured out how a bacterium that causes ear and respiratory illnesses is able to elude immune detection in the middle ear, likely contributing to chronic or recurrent in... Read More
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2014 Line Up
January 3, 2014
Hope your 2014 is off to a great start! We have some exciting things planned for you this year - a new weekly newsletter, new live webinars and series, career center resources for job seekers and empl... Read More
TIMS Electronic Appointment Confirmations and Notifications
January 2, 2014
January 2, 2014. TIMS Electronic Appointment Confirmations and Notifications are one of the smartest New Year’s Resolutions you can make this year…for your hearing practice, and your pat... Read More
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New Technology Optimizes Ear Infection Diagnosis and Management
December 31, 2013
Smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear, transmittable images of the ear drum.ORLANDO, Fla. – A new, smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear, transmittable images of the ear drum, or tympa... Read More
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How Poverty Molds the Brain
December 31, 2013
Poor neural processing of sound linked to lower maternal education.EVANSTON, Ill. - Groundbreaking research nearly two decades ago linking a mother's educational background to her children's l... Read More
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International Research Team Weighs in on the Negative Consequences of Noise on Overall Health
December 30, 2013
Penn Medicine-led panel reports that noise exposure is a serious public health threat.PHILADELPHIA – The combined toll of occupational, recreational and environmental noise exposure poses a seri... Read More
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GN ReSound Sponsors New Research Center
December 30, 2013
GN ReSound is, together with Oticon and Widex, cooperating with DTU to open the research center ”Centre for Acoustic-Mechanical Micro Systems” (CAMM) at DTU on January 1, 2014.An acoustic-... Read More
Decoding Sound's Source: Mass. Eye and Ear Researchers Unravel Part of the Mystery
December 29, 2013
Findings described in the Oct. 2 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.BOSTON (Oct. 1, 2013) — As Baby Boomers age, many experience difficulty in hearing and understanding conversations in noisy... Read More
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New Findings on How the Ear Hears Could Lead to Better Hearing Aids
December 28, 2013
A healthy ear is much better at detecting and transmitting sound than even the most advanced hearing aid. But now researchers reporting in the August 20 issue of the Biophysical Journal, a Cell Press... Read More
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RIT Researchers to Study How Deaf Students Learn, Use English Verbs
December 27, 2013
Research involving hundreds of students at Rochester Institute of Technology will soon begin as part of a study to explore what makes the English language difficult for many deaf students.Gerald P. Be... Read More
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