New study finds blind people have the potential to use their 'inner bat' to locate objects
New research from the University of Southampton has shown that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object.
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Study: Hearing impaired ears hear differently in noisy environments
(Medical Xpress)—The world continues to be a noisy place, and Purdue University researchers have found that all that background chatter causes the ears of those with hearing impairments to work differently.
Neuroscience
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Mobile app turns iPhone into a biologically inspired hearing aid
Researchers at the University of Essex have developed a free mobile app that turns an iPhone or iPod into a hearing aid that could revolutionise the future for people with hearing loss.
Health
Mar 29, 2013 |
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New research to enhance speech recognition technology
New research is hoping to understand how the human brain hears sound to help develop improved hearing aids and automatic speech recognition systems.
Neuroscience
Jan 17, 2012 |
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One in three children who survive meningitis will suffer after-effects
(Medical Xpress)—New research published online first in The Lancet Neurology highlights the long-term, often hidden, after-effects of meningitis in children. The study, led by Professor Russell Viner at the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 24, 2012 |
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Is lead poisoning behind some juvenile crime?
Lead is a common element but is found in old paints (including those once used on children's toys), soil, old piping, water, and the atmosphere from lead-containing vehicular fuels, even drinking vessels. At high dose it ...
Health
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Research aims at better diagnosis of language issues
(Medical Xpress) -- Recent studies by a UT Dallas researcher aim at finding better ways to diagnose young children with language impairments.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Diabetic patients have higher prevalence of hearing impairment
Patients with diabetes have a significantly higher prevalence of hearing impairment than patients without diabetes, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...
Diabetes
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Diagnosing hearing loss at a fraction of the time and cost
Over 28 million Americans are hearing impaired, and 50 percent of these cases can be traced to genetic causes. The condition can be especially challenging for children born hearing impaired because spoken language, reading, ...
Genetics
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Youth with autism gravitate toward STEM majors in college—if they get there
It's a popularly held belief that individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gravitate toward STEM majors in college (science, technology, engineering mathematics).
Autism spectrum disorders
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Researchers urge caution when buying noisy toys
While Road Rippers Lightning Rods, Let's Rock Elmo and the I Am T-Pain musical microphone might be sought-after gifts this holiday season, parents should ensure that their children don't risk permanent hearing damage by misusing ...
Health
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Dogs can also help wake sleepy patients on public transport
Researchers in Belgium also show how dogs can help patients with severe sleep problems.
Health
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Guidance to rehabilitate patients with hearing and balance problems and tinnitus
Hearing and balance-related problems are often chronic conditions which can be managed but not always cured. Now new guidance by the British Society of Audiology – devised in collaboration with the National ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 31, 2012 |
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Study to test whether hearing aids can help prevent falls
UT Dallas researchers are recruiting patients for a new study aimed at determining a connection between hearing deficits and the likelihood of falls.
Health
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Deaf children's vocabulary less than hearing children's as words get more difficult, impacts reading comprehension
In general, a deaf or hearing-impaired child knows fewer words than a child who can hear well. Researcher Karien Coppens of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) discovered that the weakness in vocabulary ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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