Cure For Deafness On The Horizon?
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Scientists believe they will be able to develop treatments for deafness due to the discovery of the gene they believe controls the process that enables us to hear.
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Multi-function phones, webcams and other new technological innovations have transformed the lives of the hard of hearing, delegates at an international congress of the deaf said Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - By transferring a gene that  regulates fundamental cell development into the inner ear of  deafened guinea pigs, researchers have regenerated so-called  hair cells and partially restored the animals' hearing
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Microscopic embryonic stem cells might hold the answer to afflictions from baldness, wrinkles, and age spots to the most intractable diseases.
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NEW YORK  - Children with hearing problems,  even minimal, are significantly more likely to have academic  problems, experts said Thursday.
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What can manufacturers do to make devices more accessible to the blind?.
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A tiny portion of the inner ear has apparently ensured that we&#39;re wired for sound. Researchers have long sought the missing link in the ear&#39;s conversion of sound waves into electrical signals that the brain can recognize as distinct sounds.
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A gene is identified for otosclerosis, the single most common cause of hearing loss among white adults.
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Researchers have identified a gene that prevents the regeneration of inner ear cells that are critical to hearing, a discovery experts say is the first step toward finding a way to correct the most common form of deafness among the elderly.
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BRASOV, Sep 24 (IPS) - Three million of Romania's 21 million people  suffer from different types of hearing impairment. But only about  10 percent of them get proper help.
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Science & environment: Scientists plan human trails next year for light-activated treatment that cures tumours in mice.
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Hearing loss in the elderly is linked to flaws in a specific gene, in a study by Belgian researchers.
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p2pnet.net News:- Defects in Siemens 65 series mobile phones could cause deafness, says the company. &quot;In extreme cases, this volume could lead to hearing damage.
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US scientists believe they have made a discovery which could mean a cure for more diabetic patients in the future. Some patients have already been cured by islet cell transplants, but a major obstacle is a
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A protein in the ear that converts sound into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain could be the long-sought key to understanding hearing and deafness, scientists said on Wednesday.
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A toxic chemical used to prevent barnacles from clinging to ship hulls may cause deafness in marine mammals and could lead whales to beach themselves, Yale researchers say.
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Research into using stem cells to repair damaged nerves just got a big boost, with scientists pinpointing a protein key to controlling binocular vision -- visual depth perception -- in mammals.