Study finds people who lost sight early in life are less accurate at estimating auditory distances

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityEstimated source distance judgments for each virtual source distance. Symbols show geometric mean data for normally sighted participants (green circles), early-onset VI

Updated on: July 31,2024

Study finds people who lost sight early in life are less accurate at estimating auditory distances

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityEstimated source distance judgments for each virtual source distance. Symbols show geometric mean data for normally sighted participants (green circles), early-onset VI

Updated on:July 31,2024

Severe lung damage caused when flu is followed by infection with measles-like virus, study finds

by LaTina Emerson,Georgia State UniversityTherapeutic treatment of lethal CDV infection in ferrets. Ferrets were infected with a lethal challenge of CDV and treated with GHP-88309, ERDRP-0519, o

Updated on: March 06,2024

Severe lung damage caused when flu is followed by infection with measles-like virus, study finds

by LaTina Emerson,Georgia State UniversityTherapeutic treatment of lethal CDV infection in ferrets. Ferrets were infected with a lethal challenge of CDV and treated with GHP-88309, ERDRP-0519, o

Updated on:March 06,2024

New nasal spray may reduce severity of sleep apnea, researchers find

by Flinders UniversityUsing a bedtime nasal spray that activates throat muscles can reduce the severity of sleep apnea and lower blood pressure. Credit: Flinders UniversityAustralian researchers

Updated on: March 19,2024

New nasal spray may reduce severity of sleep apnea, researchers find

by Flinders UniversityUsing a bedtime nasal spray that activates throat muscles can reduce the severity of sleep apnea and lower blood pressure. Credit: Flinders UniversityAustralian researchers

Updated on:March 19,2024

Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear

by Laura UngarIn this photo provided by researchers in January 2024, Dr. Yilai Shu examines a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, after a gene therapy p

Updated on: April 22,2024

Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear

by Laura UngarIn this photo provided by researchers in January 2024, Dr. Yilai Shu examines a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, after a gene therapy p

Updated on:April 22,2024

Summating potential and action potential area ratio best for detecting Meniere disease: Study

by Elana GotkineCompared with summating potential (SP) amplitude value by tone burst stimulation, SP/action potential (AP) area ratio by click stimulus has higher sensitivity and specificity for detec

Updated on: April 30,2024

Summating potential and action potential area ratio best for detecting Meniere disease: Study

by Elana GotkineCompared with summating potential (SP) amplitude value by tone burst stimulation, SP/action potential (AP) area ratio by click stimulus has higher sensitivity and specificity for detec

Updated on:April 30,2024

Finding immune cells under our very noses: Antibody-producing cells discovered inside the nasal conchae

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCross-section of the nasal cavity and conchae of a mouse that was given a nasal vaccination. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07729-xThe no

Updated on: August 08,2024

Finding immune cells under our very noses: Antibody-producing cells discovered inside the nasal conchae

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCross-section of the nasal cavity and conchae of a mouse that was given a nasal vaccination. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07729-xThe no

Updated on:August 08,2024

'Whole family cried': New gene therapy offers hope for deaf kids

by Beiyi Seow and Issam AhmedThis handout picture courtesy of the Eye & Ent Hospital of Fudan University shows Dr Yilai Shu examining a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan Univers

Updated on: June 15,2024

'Whole family cried': New gene therapy offers hope for deaf kids

by Beiyi Seow and Issam AhmedThis handout picture courtesy of the Eye & Ent Hospital of Fudan University shows Dr Yilai Shu examining a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan Univers

Updated on:June 15,2024

Study: Signal intensity ratio of cochlear basal turn increased in affected ear in Meniere disease

by Elana GotkineThe affected ear in Meniere disease has significantly increased the signal intensity ratio (SIR) of the cochlear basal turn, indicating potential damage of the blood-labyrinth barrier,

Updated on: January 09,2024

Study: Signal intensity ratio of cochlear basal turn increased in affected ear in Meniere disease

by Elana GotkineThe affected ear in Meniere disease has significantly increased the signal intensity ratio (SIR) of the cochlear basal turn, indicating potential damage of the blood-labyrinth barrier,

Updated on:January 09,2024

First smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children

by University of WashingtonDr. Randall Bly, an assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the UW School of Medicine who practices at Seattle Children's Hospital, uses the

Updated on: March 06,2024

First smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children

by University of WashingtonDr. Randall Bly, an assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the UW School of Medicine who practices at Seattle Children's Hospital, uses the

Updated on:March 06,2024

Sudden hearing loss study: High-dose therapy does not lead to better outcomes than the standard treatment

JANUARY 4, 2024 Editors' notesbyMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the case of sudden hearing loss, high-dose therapy with common medications is no

Updated on: March 15,2024

Sudden hearing loss study: High-dose therapy does not lead to better outcomes than the standard treatment

JANUARY 4, 2024 Editors' notesbyMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the case of sudden hearing loss, high-dose therapy with common medications is no

Updated on:March 15,2024

Nasal microorganism to the rescue? Study confirms protective role of bacterium in chronic rhinosinusitis

by University of FukuiExperiments conducted in a recent study by researchers from Japan suggest that the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) produced by the bacterial speciesF. nucleatumsuppresses t

Updated on: January 28,2024

Nasal microorganism to the rescue? Study confirms protective role of bacterium in chronic rhinosinusitis

by University of FukuiExperiments conducted in a recent study by researchers from Japan suggest that the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) produced by the bacterial speciesF. nucleatumsuppresses t

Updated on:January 28,2024

'A bottomless pit': How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

by Brett Kelman, Anna Werner, CBS News, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of brace

Updated on: July 30,2024

'A bottomless pit': How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

by Brett Kelman, Anna Werner, CBS News, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of brace

Updated on:July 30,2024