Age-related Difficulty Recognizing Words Predicted By Brain Differences May 15, 2009
"Depressing though it may be, the new research by Harris and colleagues has shown that as we develop age-related deafness, investing in newer and more powerful hearing aids is only part of the solution. The brain, and particularly the auditory cortex, also needs repairing, and that is not so easy to achieve," Richard Wise, MD, PhD, at Imperial College, London, who was unaffiliated with the study. The research was supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders... (Science Daily)
Molecular Defect Involved In Hearing Loss Discovered May 15, 2009
Defects in mechanotransduction genes can cause devastating diseases, such as Usher's syndrome, which is characterized by deafness, gradual vision loss, and kidney disease, which can lead to kidney failure ... In Usher syndrome and some other sensory neuronal diseases that cause deafness, the symmetry of the stereocilia and the process of mechanotransduction is disrupted, resulting in deafness ... Additional authors include Takashi Sato and Bechar Kachar of the National Institute of Deafness and... (Science Daily)
Social Security is trick on illegals May 14, 2009
The prostate operation had gone fine, but afterwards the hospital had given him an antibiotic drug that caused complete deafness ... A man who has already had 90 healthy years of life surely has no right to complain about deafness when some people get more seriously ill or die at a far younger age. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Gene May 'Bypass' Disease-linked Mitochondrial Defects May 13, 2009
(May 10, 2005) University of Iowa Biological Sciences Professor Daniel F. Eberl and his colleagues at Duke University have uncovered genetic defects leading to deafness in fruit flies that may shed light on. (June 23, 2006) New research from the lab of Adrian Bird, a molecular geneticist at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, reveals that abnormally high levels of a protein called Uqcrc1 in the brains of mouse models. (Science Daily)
To save a baby girl May 12, 2009
The year before, O Neill had miscarried, and gotten cochlear implants to combat her deafness. People from church and the community rallied around her, offering as much comfort as they could. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Pregnant, young, unmarried: Teen mothers face tough times May 8, 2009
" Often, though, there is disappointment at the weight of responsibility."But I also see teen parents who are working together," she said.Even so, teen pregnancy is a bad decision, if only for the health risks. "The primary physical dangers are to the baby," Lange said - including low birth weight problems like deafness. Also, kids of children can have trouble learning, since the teen mother is not equipped to truly stimulate her child.Lange constantly hears the same sentiment: "I love my baby,... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
New Mouse Model For Understanding Cause Of Progressive Hearing Loss May 6, 2009
There are diverse causes for this, including deafness simply due to old age, hearing loss caused by infections and damage due to chronic noise ... 19, 2009) Researchers have identified tiny molecules that may lead to big breakthroughs in the treatment of hearing loss and deafness. (Science Daily)
Frommer on United's obese traveler policy May 3, 2009
They argued the cruelty of imposing discriminations - the obligation to buy two seats - on people suffering from a condition akin to blindness, deafness or an inability to walk. A middle course was urged by people seeing the partial validity of both views. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Deafness is key to marital bliss Apr 28, 2009
A little deafness goes a long way toward keeping folks married ... And yet both peace-keeping strategies pale before the efficacy of deafness ... Deafness, whether real or feigned, gets millions of us married people out of doing things we don t want to do. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Spencer measles case sparks warning to families Apr 28, 2009
Measles can be a serious illness, causing pneumonia, deafness, and brain inflammation. Two to three people out of 1,000 who get measles die from the disease. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Rwanda becomes first developing nation to introduce vaccine for pneumococcal disease Apr 28, 2009
For those children in developing countries who contract and survive pneumococcal meningitis, one in four are left with serious disabilities, including neurological damage, kidney disease, deafness, limb amputations, and developmental delays. About the GAVI Alliance. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
How Human Ear Translates Vibrations Into Sounds: Discovery Of Ion Channel Turns Ear On Its Head Apr 28, 2009
"Many forms of hearing loss and deafness are due to disturbances in the molecular biology of the hair cell," said Jackler, who was not involved in the study ... The study was funded by grants from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders ... Millions of Americans suffer from hearing loss and deafness, and until scientists understand the molecular basis of normal hearing, it's difficult to understand what can go wrong. (Science Daily)
Vical Updates Lead Vaccine Programs At NFID Vaccine Research Conference and Addresses Potential Response to H1N1 Swine Influenza Outbreak Apr 28, 2009
Infants born with CMV infection can be affected by blindness, deafness and mental retardation and these consequences are frequently undiagnosed until the child reaches several years of age. Widespread vaccination of adolescent females has the potential to significantly reduce or even eliminate congenital CMV over time, and this market segment offers a significant commercial vaccine target. (Primezone Releases)
Lack Of Key Molecule Leads To Deafness Apr 20, 2009
A new study by a geneticist and hearing loss expert at Tel Aviv University has uncovered one of the root causes of deafness ... Found in hair cells of the ear, this discovery opens an entirely new window for possible treatments, and a cure for all types of deafness, age-related or genetic ... Over the last decade, science has found that microRNAs are involved in heart disease, and in cancer, and for the first time ever, our lab shows that these tiny regulators in all our cells can cause... (Science Daily)
Area runners headed for Boston Apr 19, 2009
Haddad will run lock-step with one of his athletes whose deafness is just one symptom associated with NF, the genetic, tumor-producing and often disfiguring disease. "It is a win-win," he said of the charity opportunities provided. (Florida Today)
9 at Northeastern may have mumps Apr 18, 2009
To contain the spread of the disease, which in rare cases can lead to brain inflammation and deafness, Northeastern and disease specialists from the Boston Public Health Commission have urged the ill students to avoid crowds and stay in their rooms. Some of the students live in on-campus dormitories while others reside off campus. (Boston Globe)
Computers 'Trained' To Analyze Fruit-fly Behavior Apr 18, 2009
(May 10, 2005) University of Iowa Biological Sciences Professor Daniel F. Eberl and his colleagues at Duke University have uncovered genetic defects leading to deafness in fruit flies that may shed light on. . (Science Daily)
USG leaders serve themselves Apr 13, 2009
This means another year of wasted spending and deafness to the student body. Jack Millman is a junior in political science and economics. (Ohio State University -- The Lantern, OH)
Greeks earn money for charity Apr 13, 2009
"A lot join a chapter because of philanthropies and what they support. We support various things: causes for blindness, deafness and abused women and children. Not everyone realizes how much we support and how much they appreciate our help.". With the economy, Zuniga said some fraternities and sororities have seen a 10 percent decrease in financial donations, and only time will tell what the next year will bring. (The Battalion, TX)
New insights into progressive hearing loss Apr 13, 2009
"We know of a number of genes involved in deafness in humans and mice but, to our great surprise, this was one of a new class of genes called microRNAs," explains Professor Miguel Angel Moreno-Pelayo, senior author on the human study, from Hospital Ramn y Cajal and Centro de Investigacin Biomdica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain ... All three sit in a vital region of seven letters in the mature sequence of miR96" says Dr Angeles Menca, the Spanish team member who found the human... (EurekAlert!)
Gene Discovery Could Lead To Male Contraceptive Apr 11, 2009
Although the team's research with these Iranian families focuses on identifying genetic causes of deafness, collecting genetic information from this population allowed the researchers to identify two families where male infertility that was not part of a syndrome appeared to be inherited. The affected men's infertility was diagnosed with a routine semen analysis. (Science Daily)
Children still need those mumps shots Apr 7, 2009
Approximately 5 percent of males see testicular involvement; meningitis, encephalitis and deafness occur in fewer than 1 percent of cases. The lessons learned from the 2006 college mumps epidemic are that mumps is still around; mumps vaccination is still necessary; and that either a longer-lasting mumps vaccine should be developed or additional mumps booster doses might protect folks who work or live in close proximity with one another. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
South Africa: Govt Adds New Vaccine for Children Apr 5, 2009
Amongst other conditions, Madhi added, the pneumococcus bacteria may cause deafness in children. "The pneumococcus is a very important bacterial cause of "Acute Otitis Media", which is the one that is the most difficult to treat. It obviously impacts on the child's ability to develop language, to develop speech and it also impacts on the child's ability in terms of learning", he said. (allAfrica.com)
Gene defect clue to male pill Apr 4, 2009
In this study, the researchers were looking at a population with high rates of disease-causing gene mutations to investigate genetic causes of deafness. However, while they were collecting genetic information, the scientists discovered that two families had different DNA mutations in the CATSPER1 gene. (BBC News -- Health)
TWITTER: Follow us @USATODAYhealth Apr 3, 2009
Breakthrough in stem cell research in the UK could mean a cure for deafness: from web. Go fly a kite - really. (USA Today -- Tech)
Stem cell 'deafness cure' closer Apr 2, 2009
"This should facilitate the development of a stem cell treatment for deafness." ... Vivienne Michael of Deafness Research UK said: "This study highlights the importance of stem cell research. "In addition to the future potential for restoring hearing with stem cell therapy, the recent research success means that we may now have better ways to test the efficacy and toxicity of new drugs on auditory cells. (BBC News -- Health)
Eastern Australia hit by floods Apr 2, 2009
Stem cell 'deafness cure' closer. Helicopter rescuers 'fear worst. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Nigeria: Fresh Outbreak of Lassa Fever [editorial] Apr 2, 2009
The most common complication of Lassa fever is deafness and it occurs in approximately one-third of cases, and in many cases hearing loss is permanent, according to experts. Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever identified in the town of Lassa in Borno state in 1969. (allAfrica.com)
Surprisingly High Rate Of Patients Readmitted To Hospital Within A Month Apr 2, 2009
(June 2, 2008) Preventable adverse events in hospitals occur three times more often among patients with communication problems, such as deafness, blindness, psychiatric disorders and multiple health issues or. . (Science Daily)
Biologists Discover A Protein Link To Wound Healing Apr 2, 2009
(May 8, 2006) A mutation in a gene commonly associated with deafness can play an important part in improving wound healing, a scientist told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics in. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Loss of smell is nothing to sniff at Mar 30, 2009
The partial or complete absence of a sense of smell -- called anosmia -- is far less apparent or prominent than other sensory conditions such as deafness or blindness. But the condition, thought to affect millions of Americans, brings its own set of challenges. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hairs grown from stem cells 'may restore hearing to the deaf' Mar 30, 2009
According to them, eventually the cells could be used to perform cell transplants in deaf patients to replace the hair cells and neurons that are damaged in a form of deafness known as sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss is one of the most common forms of deafness, accounting for 90 per cent of cases and affecting millions of people worldwide. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Nigeria: Contending With Lassa Fever Scourge Mar 30, 2009
With the rampant but unexplained fever that comes with bleeding manifestations (many of which had resulted in death), and the fact that some survived, though with deafness, the authorities in the state, according to Asogun, decided to do something about it. In 1994/95 for instance, serological tests carried out on some blood samples from patients and staff members were positive for the Lassa fever virus. (allAfrica.com)
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Half of the disabilities are severe problems such as cerebral palsy, blindness or deafness. Gavin's parents, who should have been celebrating their baby's birth, didn't know if their son would make it through the night, much less what his future might hold. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Exploring Jewish bioethics via questions, Socratic style Mar 27, 2009
But is it ethical to use PGD for a condition that s not fatal, such as deafness or dwarfism. he asked. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Tinnitus cure 'is a step closer' Mar 26, 2009
Vivienne Michael, chief executive of Deafness Research UK, said: "The new research gives us a better understanding of how and why tinnitus and hearing loss so often go hand in hand. "Tinnitus is a blight on the lives of millions, and any new research that may offer hope for tinnitus sufferers is both exciting and warmly welcomed. " Over a third of the UK population will suffer from tinnitus at some point in their lives and about one in 100 will experience serious problems with long-term,... (BBC News -- Health)
Auditory Regions Of Brain Convert To Sense Of Touch, Hearing Loss Study Finds Mar 26, 2009
Adult deafness induces somatosensory conversion of ferret auditory cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009; DOI. (Science Daily)
ESCONDIDO: Large crowd expected for healing service Mar 24, 2009
On Suarez's Web site, the Rev. Jeff Shannon of the Mary Mother of the Poor foundation wrote about seeing blindness, deafness, cancer and other conditions and illnesses cured as the priest laid his hands on the faithful. But Shannon also emphasized that it is Jesus who is doing the healing through Suarez's hands, which is why the priest requests that people to ask only for healing prayers after he has celebrated the Mass with them. (North County Times)
New Stem Cell Therapy May Lead To Treatment For Deafness Mar 24, 2009
23, 2009) Deafness affects more than 250 million people worldwide ... "The results are the first in vitro renewable stem cell system derived from the human auditory organ and have the potential for a variety of applications, such as studying the development of human cochlear neurons and hair cells, as models for drug screening and helping to develop cell-based therapies for deafness," say the authors ... (June 2, 2003) University of Michigan scientists have used gene therapy to grow new auditory... (Science Daily)
Gari, Bush Rat May Cause Lasser Fever Mar 21, 2009
"Lassa fever accounts for at least 6 to15 per cent of fever in patients in endemic areas in the country. Outside outbreaks, over 15 to 20 percent hospitalized for Lassa fever died from the illness. It is also a common and important cause of deafness, maternal and foetal deaths in endemic areas. "We believe that the problem of Lassa fever rivals that of HIV/AIDS, if it is not more serious," he said. He noted that a more serious approach is needed to battle the Lassa fever problem. The group also... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Yale Lab Discovers New Gene-Based Syndrome Mar 21, 2009
The researchers labeled the new syndrome SeSAME because of the problems it causes -- seizures, sensorineural deafness, ataxia, mental retardation and electrolyte imbalance. The findings are in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (MEDLINEplus)
Cochlear Implant Surgery Safe for Seniors Mar 19, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of complications from general anesthesia is not especially high for elderly patients having a cochlear implant inserted to correct deafness, according to a new report. Cochlear implants are devices inserted under the skull that directly translate sound into electrical impulses in the auditory nerves, and can help people hear when conventional hearing aids are no help. (MEDLINEplus)
New low for Patrick administration Mar 17, 2009
This was an administration that was going to end crony politics and crass patronage, and has instead reached new depths in both and new heights of political deafness. I am dismayed that once again, political campaign promises amount to nothing, and depressed that there is no sign of viable political opposition to the status quo. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Nanotechnology Coating Could Lead To Better Brain Implants To Treat Diseases Mar 17, 2009
16, 2009) Biomedical and materials engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, blindness, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease. See also. (Science Daily)
Search for blood pressure secrets reveals a surprising new syndrome Mar 17, 2009
The authors call this new syndrome SeSAME because of the clinical features of seizures, sensorineural deafness, ataxia, mental retardation and electrolyte imbalance. Lifton said he hopes the research will not only help doctors identify people with the new syndrome but also lead to greater recognition that patients with apparently complicated syndromes may often have simple underlying defects that can be understood. (EurekAlert!)
Letters to the editor (3/15/09) Mar 16, 2009
I work for The Arc of Anchorage, a private nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting community integration and quality of life for children and adults who experience developmental disabilities, behavioral health issues, or deafness. For several years we have been providing services under a rate freeze. (Anchorage Daily News)
Evaluation of Hearing Loss and Deaf... Mar 15, 2009
Evaluation of Hearing Loss and Deafness: Causes, Assessment and Treatment of Impaired Detection of Sound ... Evaluation of Hearing Loss and Deafness ... Evaluation of Hearing Loss and Deafness. (Suite101.com)
Review Songbird FlexFit Mar 14, 2009
The thought behind the is for those that have mild to moderate hearing loss or deafness. They can get a cheaper alternative to the high priced hearing aids that are custom fit. (Suite101.com)
Africa: New Meningitis Vaccine Nears Debut Mar 13, 2009
Even with antibiotic treatment, at least 10 percent of people stricken with meningitis die and 20 percent are left with permanent disability including mental retardation, deafness or amputation, according to WHO.. WHO aims to immunise 250 million people in the meningitis belt by 2015. (allAfrica.com)
Universal Vaccination Associated With Decreased Canadian Cases Of Most Deadly Strain Of Meningitis Mar 12, 2009
It can cause gangrene leading to amputation of limbs, blindness, deafness, brain damage, and cognitive and neurological disability. Children, adolescents, and immuno-compromised individuals are most vulnerable to infection. (Science Daily)
Multiple Births Dangerous For Mom, Babies Mar 12, 2009
They can have problems with their brain, blindness, deafness, and problems with their intestines, said Gonzalez. According to Gonzalez, over the past 20 years, the number of single births has increased 11 percent in the U.S. The number of twin births has jumped 75 percent, and triplet births and beyond have spike 400 percent thanks to assisted reproductive technology such as invitro and other medications. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Clues To Beating Hearing Loss Mar 12, 2009
11, 2009) Researchers at the University of Leeds have made a significant step forward in understanding the causes of some forms of deafness ... Dr Michelle Peckham from the University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences says: We re really excited by this discovery as it could lead to new insights into certain forms of deafness ... Dr Peckham says: Our studies on how normal myosin 7 works pave the way for understanding how a defective myosin 7 protein in Usher patients results in deafness. (Science Daily)
Fonda haunting in return to stage Mar 10, 2009
In this hallucinatory interlacing of past and present, we see daughter Clara (Samantha Mathis) fall for Katherine s male nurse (played by Colin Hanks), and Katherine encountering Beethoven himself, who is succumbing to deafness and dashing off his Mass in his spare time. (Zach Grenier gives a dazzling turn as the drooling, tormented genius. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome Mar 7, 2009
In the United States, about 1,300 infants are hospitalized or die from shaken baby syndrome each year, and about 80 percent of those who survive suffer brain injury, blindness and deafness, fractures, paralysis, cognitive and learning disabilities or cerebral palsy, according to background information in the news release. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
West Africa: Meningitis Emergency Vaccine Stock Tapped Early Mar 6, 2009
Bacteria that cause meningitis attack the spinal cord or brain lining, potentially leading to paralysis, deafness, nervous disorders or death. This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations. (allAfrica.com)
Year-old Chihuahua provides valuable service for Bloyd Mar 6, 2009
Service dogs help people with physical or mental disabilities that may not be visible, such as deafness, blindness, epilepsy, diabetes or psychological conditions. People with service dogs are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act and have access with their dogs to nearly everyplace where the general public is welcomed taxicabs, buses, trains, restaurants, theaters, hotels and public schools but probably not in a sterile surgical setting. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Prove citizenship to vote Mar 5, 2009
Rush does suffer an inability to listen, and as with most compassionate leftists you mock his deafness, but that is not rude from your perspective is it. By Tony. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Program Effective In Educating Parents About Prevention Of Shaken Baby Syndrome Mar 4, 2009
One in four babies will die as a result of their injuries, and among those who survive, approximately 80 percent will suffer brain injury, blindness and deafness, fractures, paralysis, cognitive and learning disabilities, or cerebral palsy. "Typically, crying begins within two weeks of birth so it's imperative that new parents receive information and learn coping strategies early," says Fred Rivara, MD, MPH and co-author of the Seattle study. (Science Daily)
Designer Children... Mar 3, 2009
Instead of avoiding some conditions, the technique also may have been used to select an embryo likely to have the same disease or disability, such as deafness, that affects the parents. The Johns Hopkins survey found that 3% of PGD clinics had provided this service, sometimes described as "negative enhancement." Groups who support this approach argue, for example, that a deaf child born to a deaf couple is better suited to participating in the parents' shared culture. (The Drudge Report)
Venture Academics Feb 28, 2009
His poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), or Pedot, could coat the electrodes used for stimulating and recording from the brain, making them smaller, more sensitive and more effective at treating deafness, blindness and Parkinson's disease, among other conditions. How was Martin to turn Pedot into a commercial product. (Forbes -- Technology)
NT coroner examines deaths in custody Feb 25, 2009
Mr Gurralpa - who suffered long-term deafness, hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol and kava misuse - passed out after he was ground-stabilised. The court heard his family were yelling that he had asthma and was sick. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fruit Flies Soar As Lab Model, Drug Screen For The Deadliest Of Human Brain Cancers Feb 24, 2009
(May 10, 2005) University of Iowa Biological Sciences Professor Daniel F. Eberl and his colleagues at Duke University have uncovered genetic defects leading to deafness in fruit flies that may shed light on. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Overcoming aphasia one word at a time Feb 22, 2009
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ... NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS. (News & Observer)
Warning over child ear infections Feb 22, 2009
Deafness Research UK says that antibiotics are given routinely in many cases, but often do not work ... Vivienne MichaelDeafness Research UK ... " Instead, Dr Williamson is urging the NHS to take a more "holistic" approach, with children suffering recurrent infections identified quickly so that other treatments can be provided. These can include the insertion of tubes called "grommets", which allow the fluid trapped in the middle ear to drain away. Language problems Dr Williamson said that if... (BBC News -- UK)
iPod Safety: Are Your Earphones Causing Hearing Loss? Feb 21, 2009
And even teens who express concern about their risk of hearing loss listen to music at potentially dangerous levels, higher on average than kids who say they're not worried about deafness. Go figure. (Time.com)
