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Research aims to improve access to music for people using hearing aids
Beethoven composed some of his most famous works after he became profoundly deaf.
May 19, 2015
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Medical research
Mechanobiology provides insight into disease and healing processes
Researchers in Singapore are gaining further insight into how the mechanical environment of cells drives fundamental cellular processes such as motility, growth and survival. These processes are integral to many clinical ...
Mar 19, 2015
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A mechanism that alters the regulation of calcium in cells could be involved in neurodegenerative disease
The calcium ion Ca2+ regulates an enormous number of cellular processes. Control of Ca2+ is therefore crucial and is achieved by precise regulation of proteins that allow the ion to move between different parts of the cell. ...
Nov 14, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Video: Why cells turn cancerous
Cancer - about one in three Europeans is confronted with this diagnosis during their lifetime. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center DKFZ in Heidelberg are investigating the development of cancerous cells to find ...
Jun 11, 2014
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Neuroscience
Staying focused: Cortico-thalamic pathway filters relevant sensory cues from perceptual input
(Medical Xpress)—On the one hand, the nervous has limited computational capability – but at the same time, the sensory environment contains an immense amount of information. In this demanding situation, the brain somehow ...
Neuroscience
Audio processing: Following the brain's lead
When designed to process sound based on familiar patterns, sound recognition by computers becomes more robust.
Nov 6, 2013
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Medical research
New strategy lets cochlear implant users hear music
For many, music is a universal language that unites people when words cannot. But for those who use cochlear implants—technology that allows deaf and hard of hearing people to comprehend speech—hearing music remains extremely ...
Oct 9, 2013
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Neuroscience
A brake in the head: Researchers gain new insights into the working of the brain
Scientists of the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases have managed to acquire new insights into the functioning of a region in the brain that normally is involved in spatial ...
Sep 19, 2013
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Neuroscience
World-first research to explain why actions speak louder than words
An innovative series of experiments could help to unlock the mysteries of how the brain makes sense of the hustle and bustle of human activity we see around us every day.
Aug 9, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researcher uses micro-fabricated blood vessels to study tumor growth and anti-angiogenic cancer therapy
Researchers have established a 3-D microfluidic system to study a biological process known as endothelial sprouting. This process represents an early step in new blood vessel growth called angiogenesis.
Jul 31, 2013
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