September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Gene Therapy Corrects Stereocilia Defects in the Inner Ears of Mice with Inherited Deafness

October 23, 2015 - For the first time, scientists have used gene therapy to correct defective structures in the inner...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Birth Weight and Poor Growth Linked to Later Hearing and Vision Problems

A study of up to 433,390 UK adults, led by The University of Manchester, has linked being under and overweight...

September 16, 2019 / General News

Babies Need Free Tongue Movement to Decipher Speech Sounds

University of British Columbia - Inhibiting infants' tongue movements impedes their ability to distinguish between speech sounds, researchers with the...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

AG Bell Board Welcomes New Member – Howard W. Francis, M.D., MBA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 15, 2015 – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

AG Bell Board Welcomes New Member – Howard W. Francis, M.D., MBA

University of British Columbia - Inhibiting infants' tongue movements impedes their ability to distinguish between speech sounds, researchers with the...

September 16, 2019 / Medical/Surgical

Ringing in the Ears and Chronic Pain Enter by the Same Gate

Neuroscientists locate gatekeeping system for 'phantom' sensations.Technical University of Munich (TUM) - Tinnitus and chronic pain have more in common...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

‘Indefatigable Hearing’ – a Molecular Clearance Mechanism Enables Synapses to Continuously Release Transmitter

Auditory neuroscientists discover bottleneck of information flow in the ear and pave the way for gene therapy of deafness. Publication...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

New Computer Program Predicts Success of Cochlear Implants in Hearing-Impaired Children

CINCINNATI, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new computer program that analyzes functional brain MRIs of hearing impaired children can...

September 16, 2019 / General News

Drug Used to Treat Cancer Appears to Sharpen Memory

Rutgers research provides clues to keeping brain cells alive in those with Alzheimer's.Rutgers University - Can you imagine a drug...

September 16, 2019 / General News

Sony, Disney, Netflix Among Eight Major Motion Picture and Television Studios Named in AG Bell Members’ Lawsuit

Lawsuit for not captioning song lyrics in movies and TV shows.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Although Netflix, Sony, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros....