News tagged with sensory loss
Now hear this: Researchers identify forerunners of inner-ear cells that enable hearing
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a group of progenitor cells in the inner ear that can become the sensory hair cells and adjacent supporting cells that enable hearing. Studying these ...
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Feb 26, 2013 |
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Sensory hair cells regenerated, hearing restored in mammal ear
Hearing loss is a significant public health problem affecting close to 50 million people in the United States alone. Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common form and is caused by the loss of sensory ...
Neuroscience
Jan 09, 2013 |
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Scientists identify molecules in the ear that convert sound into brain signals
For scientists who study the genetics of hearing and deafness, finding the exact genetic machinery in the inner ear that responds to sound waves and converts them into electrical impulses, the language of ...
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Dec 06, 2012 |
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Structure of a bond formed by two proteins critical for hearing and balance described for the first time
Researchers have mapped the precise 3-D atomic structure of a thin protein filament critical for cells in the inner ear and calculated the force necessary to pull it apart.
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Nov 07, 2012 |
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The new skinny on leptin
(Medical Xpress)—Leptin—commonly dubbed the "fat hormone"—does more than tell the brain when to eat. A new study by researchers at The University of Akron and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) shows that leptin ...
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Sep 26, 2012 |
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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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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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Musical glove improves sensation, mobility for people with spinal cord injury
Georgia Tech researchers have created a wireless, musical glove that may improve sensation and motor skills for people with paralyzing spinal cord injury (SCI).
Neuroscience
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Can you hear me now? New strategy discovered to prevent hearing loss
If you're concerned about losing your hearing because of noise exposure (earbud deafness syndrome), a new discovery published online in the FASEB Journal offers some hope. That's because scientists from Germany and Canada ...
Medical research
Jul 06, 2012 |
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Migraines more likely for people with celiac disease, study says
(HealthDay) -- Migraine headaches are more likely to plague people with celiac disease than those without it, according to new research.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2012 |
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Taking it all in: Revealing how we sense things
McGill physiology research team sheds light on how the brain processes what we sense.
Neuroscience
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Oxiplex improves outcomes after lumbar discectomy
(HealthDay) -- The use of Oxiplex gel (containing carboxymethylcellulose, polyethylene oxide, and calcium) to coat the surgical site during discectomy procedures for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation ...
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Apr 24, 2012 |
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US begins stem cell trial for hearing loss
US researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.
Medical research
Feb 08, 2012 |
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An app for your brain: new educational tool developed by U-M doctor
With a new application developed by a U-M neurologist, better understanding of the anatomy of the peripheral nervous system can be found right on your iPhone.
Neuroscience
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Not senseless -- watching the brain relearning the sense of smell
Neural and biochemical processes that are affected by the loss of olfactory sensory perception are now being explored. These studies provide insight into the effects of the loss of smell on corresponding relevant ...
Neuroscience
Jun 29, 2011 |
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