Neuroscience
How hearing loss in old age affects the brain
The brain doesn't cope well with age-related deafness and memory suffers.
Apr 23, 2020
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News tagged with sensory impairment
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sensory processing difficulties adversely affect functional behavior in multiple sclerosis
A team of researchers published new findings about the role of sensory processing and disease characteristics in the functional status of individuals with multiple sclerosis. This is one of the first studies to look at the ...
Nov 22, 2019
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Neuroscience
Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds
Loud sounds can impair hearing for a short time. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered a mechanism that explains how this happens. Their results are presented in the journal Proceedings of the National ...
Mar 8, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Photopharmacology: Optoswitches turn pain off and sight on
Photoreactive compounds developed by scientists of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich directly modulate nerve-cell function, and open new routes to the treatment of neurological diseases, including chronic pain ...
Feb 26, 2014
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Ophthalmology
Impaired autophagy associated with age-related macular degeneration
A new study published in the prestigious PLoS One journal changes our understanding of the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The researchers found that degenerative changes and loss of vision are caused ...
Aug 21, 2013
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Surgery
Diagnosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy delayed by primary care physicians
Researchers from The Tel-Aviv Medical Center found delays in diagnosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) averaging 2 years in 42 patients who eventually underwent surgery. This is an important finding, because previous ...
Jul 1, 2013
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Neuroscience
Altered brain development, cognitive abilities in premies
Premature babies undergoing hundreds of life-saving procedures exhibit abnormal development of the thalamus and cognitive and motor impairments in the first years of life, according to a study published in the Journal of ...
Dec 18, 2017
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Neuroscience
Engineering tomorrow's responsive, adaptable neuroprosthetics and robots
Advanced prosthetic limbs and eyes as well as brain-machine interfaces are harnessing existing neural circuitry to improve the quality of life for people with sensory impairment, according to studies presented today at Neuroscience ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Weight and eating habits in Parkinson's disease
Patients affected by Parkinson's disease often show marked changes in body weight: they may gain or lose a lot of weight depending on the stage of the disease, or they may put on up to ten kilos after deep brain stimulation ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 Institute for ...
Aug 31, 2012
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