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Unraveling the Roots of Dyslexia
May 28, 2009
By peering into the brains of people with dyslexia compared to normal readers, a study published online on March 12th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, has shed new light on the roots of t... Read More
Research
Local Leaders in Speech, Language and Hearing Honoured
May 27, 2009
Canadian leaders in speech, language and hearing are being honoured for contributions to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology at an awards banquet of the Canadian Association of... Read More
Associations
BrainLine.org Shines Light On Services Provided By SLPs And Audiologists To People With Brain Injury
May 27, 2009
For its May Better Hearing and Speech Month edition, BrainLine News, the electronic newsletter of BrainLine.org, features roles played by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists in rehabi... Read More
Associations
Monthly Review - Yellow Pages Going the Way of the Dinosaurs?
May 26, 2009
Marketing is one of the most important activities that a private practitioner may participate in beyond seeing patients. For many years, use of the print Yellow Pages has been considered one of the pr... Read More
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It's Not Just About Hair Cells: New Research Shows Tectorial Membrane Plays a More Active Role in Helping Us Hear
May 26, 2009
When you play a piano, the strings may supply the musical tones, but if it weren't for the wooden hammers striking the strings, you wouldn't hear a note. New research from the National Institute on De... Read More
Research
NIHL Prevention on the Job: Researcher Develops Computer Program to Help Latino Construction Workers
May 25, 2009
Construction sites can be noisy places. Just think of all the jack hammering, bulldozing, concrete mixing, soil grading, air compressing, steel welding, and more going on for long hours, sometimes all... Read More
Associations
Risk of Autism Tied to Genes that Influence Brain Cell Connections
May 24, 2009
In three studies, including the most comprehensive study of autism genetics to date, investigators funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have identified common and rare genetic factors t... Read More
Research
Proteins Linked to Congenital Deafness Help Build, Maintain Stereocilia in the Inner Ear
May 23, 2009
If the inner ear were a city, then stereocilia could be considered the flashy, high-rise buildings making up the skyline. Protruding from the tops of sensory cells, called hair cells, inside the inner... Read More
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ASHA Recognized for Innovation in Media and Publishing Presented with a 2009 EXCEL Award
May 23, 2009
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is being honored by the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) at it's 29th Annual EXCEL Awards, which recognize the best and the b... Read More
Associations
New Hearing Protection Campaign Targets Tweens and Their Parents
May 22, 2009
Spend some time with a "tween"—the trendy term for a kid between the ages of 8 and 12—and you'll soon discover that the noise level of his or her normal, daily life can be pretty loud. The... Read More
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2009 AFA Otoscope Program Supports 100 Au.D. Students
May 22, 2009
One hundred Au.D. students representing 40 Au.D. programs across the country earned otoscopes this year as part of the 4th annual Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) "Clued into Audiology" otoscope... Read More
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David Luterman to Speak at Clarke's Family Weekend
May 21, 2009
Families of children with hearing loss ages newborn to 14 years are invited to Clarke's Family Weekend July 24th - July 26th to get together with other families, participate in workshops and meet prof... Read More
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VRS and IP Relay Ten-Digit Number Registration Deadline Advisory
May 20, 2009
Persons with hearing and/or speech disabilities who use VRS and/or IP Relay are reminded, if they have not yet done so, to register with the VRS or IP Relay default provider of their choice as soon as... Read More
Associations
This Spring, Hear the World Encourages Americans to Consider Healthy Hearing
May 20, 2009
Global hearing awareness initiative encourages Americans to consider healthy hearing for spring 2009 - Each year, the arrival of spring marks an opportunity for Americans to refresh and revitalize the... Read More
Industry
VAMC in Mountain Home Hosts 16th Annual Appalachian Spring Conference
May 19, 2009
The Audiology department at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mountain Home, TN is hosting its 16th Annual Appalachian Spring Conference on June 11-12, 2009. This conference is sponsored by an Au... Read More
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The Oticon Foundation and AAAF Announce Expanded Partnership on the Marion Downs Lecture in Pediatric Audiology
May 19, 2009
Brad Stach, PhD, chair of the Board of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF), has announced that the AAAF will receive a generous grant of over $82,000 from The Oticon Foundation to cont... Read More
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AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 5, No. 5
May 19, 2009
AudiologyOnline uses the latest in internet scanning and retrieval technology to find hearing health-related news and web sites from around the world. This information is then compiled and summarized... Read More
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Siemens Hearing Celebrates 10th Annual National Women's Health Week
May 18, 2009
Recommends Four Tips for Women's Hearing Loss Prevention Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. (SHI) celebrates the 10th Annual National Women's Health Week, a weeklong observance from May 10 - 16, 2009.... Read More
Industry
Audiologists "Hear" with Their Hearts
May 18, 2009
Audiologists "Hear" with Their Hearts and Generate $50,000 Oticon Donation to American Academy of Audiology Foundation Thousands of hearing care professionals from across the country responded to Otic... Read More
Industry
Researchers Studying Hearing Loss in Adult Animals Find that Auditory Regions of the Brain Convert to the Sense of Touch
May 17, 2009
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that adult animals with hearing loss actually re-route the sense of touch into the hearing parts of the brain. In the st... Read More
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