Article ID: 692666 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)Researchers have used a scanner designed for rockets to collect the first-ever computed tomography (CT) scan of an entire minke whale. By combining the CT scan results with custom-developed computer simulation tools, the researchers model how the whales hear sounds produced by other whales or by human-created (anthropogenic) sources such as ship propellers. |
Article ID: 692227 Georgetown University Medical CenterAlthough sight is a much different sense than sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists have found that the human brain learns to make sense of these stimuli in the same way. |
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Article ID: 692885 Loyola University Health SystemWhile antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial paralysis, meningitis and brain abscess still occur, according to a report in the journal Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. |
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Article ID: 692120 Massachusetts Eye and EarMassachusetts Eye and Ear researchers have shown that mifepristone, a drug currently FDA-approved for chemical abortion, prevents the growth of vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma) cells. This sometimes-lethal intracranial tumor typically causes hearing loss and tinnitus. The findings, published online today in Scientific Reports, suggest that mifepristone is a promising drug candidate to be repositioned for the treatment of these tumors. |
Article ID: 667765 A New Drug for Pediatric Cancer, Four-Legged Help, Neurocognitive Side Effects in Young Leukemia Survivors, and More in the Children's Health News SourceNewswiseClick here for the latest research and features on Children's Health. Channels: Children's Health, Local - Virginia, AIDS and HIV, Allergies, Arthritis, Asthma, Autism, Autoimmune Diseases, Back to School, Behavioral Science, Bone Health, Bullying, Cancer, Cardiovascular Health, Complementary Medicine, Dermatology, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Emergency Medicine, Environmental Health, Epilepsy, Exercise and Fitness, |
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Article ID: 691878 Loyola University Health SystemLoyola Medicine's hearing center reached another milestone recently by performing its 500th cochlear implant. |
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Article ID: 691869 Vanderbilt University Medical CenterA swarm of cicadas that left thousands of insect carcasses across the Vanderbilt University campus in 2011 is leading to transinstitutional research at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to develop a surgical planning tool to help restore speech for people with vocal fold paralysis. Channels: Cicada, cicada invasion, Cicadas, vocal chords, hearing and speech |
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Article ID: 691418 Massachusetts Eye and EarMassachusetts Eye and Ear made medical history on Tuesday by performing the first post-FDA approval gene therapy for patients with a form of inherited blindness. The occasion marks the beginning of a new era in medicine, as it is the first time any FDA-approved gene therapy has been given to a patient for any inherited disease. |
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Article ID: 669128 Virtual Reality as a Distraction Tool, Physician Education Guidelines, Mandatory Flu Vaccines, and More in the Healthcare News SourceNewswiseThe latest research, features and announcements in healthcare in the Healthcare News Source Channels: Addiction, Aging, AIDS and HIV, Alcohol and Alcoholism, Allergies, Apps, Arthritis, Asthma, Autism, Autoimmune Diseases, Blood Disorders, Bone Health, Cancer, Cardiovascular Health, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Children's Health, Complementary Medicine, Dermatology, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders, Drug Resistance, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Economics, Education, Emergency M |
Article ID: 690247 The Rockefeller University PressResearchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered that inhibiting an enzyme called cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) protects mice and rats from noise- or drug-induced hearing loss. The study, which will be published March 7 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, suggests that CDK2 inhibitors prevent the death of inner ear cells, which has the potential to save the hearing of millions of people around the world. |