Posts Tagged ‘hearing loss’
Deafness triggered by mitochondria glitch
YALE (US) — Researchers have discovered how mitochondrial DNA mutations cause maternally inherited deafness. Continue…
Monday, February 20, 2012 10:44 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:05 - 4 Comments
Lifelong musicians may keep ears in tune
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2011 12:04 - 16 Comments
Train brain, not ears, to stop the ringing
UC BERKELEY (US) — New treatments, including retraining the brain, could offer hope to the millions who suffer from tinnitus, a constant ringing or buzzing in the ears. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 12:12 - 0 Comments
Musicians have better hearing late in life
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Older adults with musical training appear to hear and remember sounds better than non-musicians of the same age. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Are college kids with earbuds losing it?
U. FLORIDA (US) — A small study with college students found that a quarter of those tested had hearing loss, and they didn’t even know it. Researchers suspect MP3 players and iPods may be partly to blame. (more…)
