Health
Noisy holiday toys are no gift to a child's hearing
Parents moaning over the noise from a new Christmas toy is a time-honored holiday tradition.
Dec 12, 2023
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Medical research
A computer model of the ear may help to improve cochlear implants
Professor Pavel Jungwirth and his colleagues from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague) and the cochlear implant company MED-EL, based in Austria have come up with ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows DNA organization can influence the growth of deadly brain tumors in response to neuronal signals
A pioneering study at Umeå University, Sweden, has unveiled that the 3D organization of DNA can influence the progression of the aggressive brain tumor known as glioblastoma. Having identified the factors that glioblastoma ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study discovers new subset of retinal neurons impacting vision
Investigators have discovered a new subtype of interneurons in the retina that allows the eye to see and identify objects better in both the light and in the dark, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New findings pave the way for hearing loss therapies
As we age, many of us will eventually need hearing aids. In some cases, the reason for this may be a signaling pathway that controls auditory sensory cell function and is downregulated with age. Researchers at the University ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Bidirectional control of prosthetic hands using ultrasonic sensors
For anyone who has lost a hand, a functional prosthetic hand is of enormous benefit when it comes to everyday activities. So researchers at Fraunhofer are working as part of an EU research project to improve control of prosthetic ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Medications
Researchers explore new nonaddictive means of fighting pain
New research shows that an experimental drug fine-tuned to a specific pain pathway can ease post-surgery aches, a finding that may eventually offer an alternative to highly addictive opioids.
Aug 3, 2023
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Neuroscience
Scrambler therapy may offer lasting relief for chronic pain, review paper suggests
A new review paper co-authored by two Johns Hopkins pain experts suggests that scrambler therapy, a non-invasive pain treatment, can yield significant relief for approximately 80%–90% of patients with chronic pain, and ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Neuroscience
4D printing allows flexible electrodes for nerve stimulation
Specific nerves may be stimulated artificially, for example to treat pain. The finer the nerves, the more difficult it is to attach the required electrodes. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and NTT ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Medications
Study highlights varied need for Botox with vocal disorders
Some of Dr. Tanya Meyer's patients contend with chronic neuromuscular conditions that can turn smooth, unencumbered speech into raspy paroxysms of sound. Fortunately, this can be managed with periodic botulinum toxin injections—yes, ...
Jun 15, 2023
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