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VA should hold senior officials accountable, says American Legion National Commander

The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization called a senior VA official's concession during a congressional hearing tonight that the department has an accountability problem "one of the understatements of the year."

3 Nov 2015

New campaign raises awareness of City of Hope's life-saving mission and impact

Imagine being diagnosed with one of the most rare and aggressive forms of breast cancer, given a five percent chance to live and told having children will never be an option. Southern California local Kommah McDowell was told just that— and then she went to City of Hope.

31 Oct 2015

Patients with achilles tendon disorders fare better with conservative treatment

Achilles tendon disorders are common and often misdiagnosed, with about 25 percent of ruptures missed during initial examination, but the prognosis is favorable for the vast majority of patients, according to researchers from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Rothman Institute of Jefferson Medical College.

30 Oct 2015

MedStar Washington Hospital Center sets up new videophone booth for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing patients

MedStar Washington Hospital Center has installed an innovative videophone booth for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing to communicate with others in real-time. The Sorenson Video Relay Service (SVRS) videophone allows those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to place phone calls through a sign language interpreter.

27 Oct 2015

Cochlear implants improve outcomes in infants with profound hearing loss

'Dada' is a first word for many babies. Babbling sounds with consonant-vowel repetitions, such as 'dada,' are common among infants once they reach 8 months old; however, these sounds are not prevalent among infants who have profound hearing loss -- that is, until they receive cochlear implants.

23 Oct 2015

First primate model can help researchers to study mother-to-fetus CMV infections

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects worldwide, but scientists have been frustrated in their efforts to develop a vaccine to protect against infections.

20 Oct 2015

Use of hearing aids may help safeguard memory and thinking skills in older adults

Hearing loss is linked with accelerated cognitive decline in older adults, but the use of hearing aids may help safeguard seniors' memory and thinking skills.

20 Oct 2015

Study identifies proteins that could help in treating deafness

Almost 40 million Americans suffer from hearing loss. Right now, there is no way to reverse this condition, largely because auditory hair cells, which sense sound and relay that information to the brain, do not regenerate.

16 Oct 2015

Scientists use new technology to create gene expression map of inner ear cell development

Using a sensitive new technology called single-cell RNA-seq on cells from mice, scientists have created the first high-resolution gene expression map of the newborn mouse inner ear.

16 Oct 2015

Researchers introduce free iOS app to learn about autism in young children

A team of researchers and software developers from Duke University and the Duke Medical Center has introduced a free iOS app to learn more about autism in young children living around the world.

16 Oct 2015

Head injuries, traumatic experiences and mental illness higher among severe polyinhalant users

Incarcerated youth who have suffered head injuries, traumatic experiences and mental illness diagnoses are more likely to abuse multiple inhalants, according to researchers at Georgia State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

14 Oct 2015

3D printed model of fetus face helps determine life-threatening airway mass in unborn child

Megan Thompson was about 30 weeks pregnant when an ultrasound showed a walnut-sized lump on her tiny, unborn child's face that could prevent him from breathing after birth.

13 Oct 2015

Researchers find how different neurons work together to reduce responses to frequent sounds

Being able to understand speech is essential to our evolution as humans. Hearing lets us perceive the same word even when spoken at different speeds or pitches, and also gives us extra sensitivity to unexpected sounds. Now, new studies from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania clarify how these two crucial features of audition are managed by the brain.

12 Oct 2015

New computer program can predict cochlear implant outcomes in hearing-impaired children

A new computer program that analyzes functional brain MRIs of hearing impaired children can predict whether they will develop effective language skills within two years of cochlear implant surgery, according to a study in the journal Brain and Behavior.

12 Oct 2015

FDA allows marketing of new EarLens Contact Hearing Device

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of a new hearing aid that uses a laser diode and direct vibration of the eardrum to amplify sound. The combination of laser light pulses and a custom-fit device component that comes in direct contact with the eardrum is designed to use the patient's own eardrum as a speaker and enables amplification over a wider range of frequencies for some hearing impaired persons.

9 Oct 2015

New analysis finds illogical thoughts as most predictive of schizophrenia risk

Despite decades of study, schizophrenia has remained stubbornly difficult to diagnose in its earliest stage - between the appearance of symptoms and the development of the disorder. Now, a new analysis led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the Renaissance Computing Institute identified illogical thoughts as most predictive of schizophrenia risk.

9 Oct 2015

Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended release injection approved to treat adults with schizophrenia

On October 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended release injection to treat adults with schizophrenia. Aristada is administered by a health care professional every four to six weeks using an injection in the arm or buttocks.

9 Oct 2015

Roy D. Patterson selected to receive ASA's Silver Medal in Psychological and Physiological Acoustics

Roy D. Patterson, Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, has been named recipient of the Acoustical Society of America's Silver Medal in Psychological and Physiological Acoustics for contributions to understanding pitch and timbre perception, and for computational modeling of auditory representations.

9 Oct 2015

Vraylar (cariprazine) capsules now approved by FDA to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder in adults

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vraylar (cariprazine) capsules to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adults.

9 Oct 2015

Birth weight associated with poor hearing, vision and cognition in middle age

A study of up to 433,390 UK adults, led by The University of Manchester, has linked being under and overweight at birth with poorer hearing, vision and cognition in middle age.

6 Oct 2015

Hearing News and Research

VA should hold senior officials accountable, says American Legion National Commander

New campaign raises awareness of City of Hope's life-saving mission and impact

Patients with achilles tendon disorders fare better with conservative treatment

MedStar Washington Hospital Center sets up new videophone booth for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing patients

Cochlear implants improve outcomes in infants with profound hearing loss

First primate model can help researchers to study mother-to-fetus CMV infections

Use of hearing aids may help safeguard memory and thinking skills in older adults

Study identifies proteins that could help in treating deafness

Scientists use new technology to create gene expression map of inner ear cell development

Researchers introduce free iOS app to learn about autism in young children

Head injuries, traumatic experiences and mental illness higher among severe polyinhalant users

3D printed model of fetus face helps determine life-threatening airway mass in unborn child

Researchers find how different neurons work together to reduce responses to frequent sounds

New computer program can predict cochlear implant outcomes in hearing-impaired children

FDA allows marketing of new EarLens Contact Hearing Device

New analysis finds illogical thoughts as most predictive of schizophrenia risk

Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended release injection approved to treat adults with schizophrenia

Roy D. Patterson selected to receive ASA's Silver Medal in Psychological and Physiological Acoustics

Vraylar (cariprazine) capsules now approved by FDA to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder in adults

Birth weight associated with poor hearing, vision and cognition in middle age

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