Hearing Loss Is Twice As Common In People With Diabetes Compared To Those WIthout The Disease Jun 18, 2008
The study was conducted by researchers from the NIDDK, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), components of the NIH, and Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., which provides support on public health topics to NIH and other government agencies ... Earlier U.S. studies that examined diabetes and hearing loss found a weaker association or no association, but these studies were based on smaller samples of older adults, and they were not nationally representative,... (Science Daily)
Irritating And Potentially Dangerous Smells Alert Special Cells At Nose Entry Mar 5, 2008
D., director of NIDCD. "With further investigation, it also might lead to a better understanding of why some people are exceptionally sensitive to irritating odors.". Solitary chemosensory cells on the surface of the nasal cavity are in close contact with trigeminal nerve fibers which end just below the surface. (Science Daily)
Zebrafish Provide Useful Screening Tool For Genes, Drugs That Protect Against Hearing Loss Mar 5, 2008
D., director of the NIDCD.* "This means that scientists can very efficiently analyze the sensory structures under different conditions to find out what is likely to cause damage to these structures and, conversely, what can protect them from damage." ... The study was funded in part by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health. (Science Daily)
Jazz Brain: MRI Shows Spontaneity, Creativity Feb 28, 2008
Curious about his own brain on jazz, he and a colleague, Allen R. Braun, M.D., of NIDCD, devised a plan to view in real time the brain functions of musicians improvising. For the study, they recruited six trained jazz pianists, three from the Peabody Institute, a music conservatory where Limb holds a joint faculty appointment. (Science Daily)
Hearing the World for the First Time Feb 21, 2008
St. Clair Boy Born Deaf Can Now Hear With Help of Cochlear Implant. Seated at the kitchen table with her 4-year-old son Andrew on her lap, Debbie Sullivan was smiling from ear to ear as the little boy eagerly said the name for each of the pictures on his "word ring.". (Missourian Publishing, MO)
A Variety Of Approaches Help Children Overcome Auditory Processing And Language Problems Jan 31, 2008
"These results show that any of a number of intensive educational approaches can make a tremendous difference for children whose language and auditory processing skills are lagging," says NIDCD director James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph ... The study was sponsored by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) ... NIDCD is one of the National Institutes of Health. (Science Daily)
Pheromones Identified That Trigger Aggression Between Male Mice Dec 7, 2007
D., director of the NIDCD. "Much is known about how pheromones work in the insect world, but we know very little about how these chemicals can influence behavior in mammals and other vertebrates." ... The research was funded in part by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health. (Science Daily)
Ability to listen to 2 things at once is largely inherited, says twin study Jul 17, 2007
Your ability to listen to a phone message in one ear while a friend is talking into your other earand comprehend what both are sayingis an important communication skill thats heavily influenced by your genes, say researchers of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health ... D., director of the NIDCD. It also includes the part of our brain that helps us interpret the sounds we hear ... To determine if auditory... (EurekAlert!)
Blood test may help signal tumor's remission, return in throat cancer patients Jun 1, 2007
Scientists in the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and National Cancer Institute (NCI), two of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with researchers of the University of Michigan, found that throat cancer patients who showed a decline in several cancer-related proteins following chemotherapy and radiation treatment were more likely to remain in remission, while those who experienced a large rise over time in those proteins frequently... (EurekAlert!)
Hearing is believing: Atlantic 3-year-old receives cochlear implants May 22, 2007
Atlantic News Telegraph. No publications or editions were found. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Nutrients might prevent hearing loss: new animal study Mar 30, 2007
It was highlighted by the National Institutes of Health on the NIDCD website at www. nidcd. (Hindu)
Vitamins And Minerals Might Prevent Hearing Loss Mar 29, 2007
It was highlighted by the National Institutes of Health on the NIDCD website at. If effective, such pre- and post-noise treatments could have far-reaching effects. (Science Daily)
Do you have a hearing impairment? Mar 23, 2007
To view the entire NIDCD document, go to www. nidcd. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Scientists Identify Molecular Cause For One Form Of Deafness Feb 6, 2007
(February 13, 2005) -- Scientists at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) report that they have discovered some key mechanisms underlying how stereocilia the tiny hair-like. . (Science Daily)
