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2012 Grantee News

Scientists identify molecules in the ear that convert sound into brain signals
Scripps Research Institute (12/17/2012)
Earphones, music players on kids' holiday gift lists? Add a hearing screening. Parents are loud and clear: both teens and tweens should get tested for hearing loss, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (12/10/2012)
Firm molecular handshake needed for hearing, balance: Researchers describe for the first time the structure of a bond formed by two proteins critical for hearing and balance
Harvard Medical School (11/08/2012)
Medical devices powered by the ear itself
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (11/07/2012)
Tech fund boosts Binghamton inventors: Researcher invented a tiny directional microphone-suitable for use in hearing aids-that filters out unwanted sounds
Binghamton University (11/05/2012)
Animals learn to fine-tune their sniffs
University of Chicago (10/30/2012)
Study suggests new way to prevent recurrent ear infections
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital (10/29/2012)
USF researchers identify gene linked to old age hearing loss
University of South Florida (10/25/2012)
URMC, Deaf community, study how to improve research participation
University of Rochester Medical Center (10/24/2012)
Bitter taste receptors regulate the upper respiratory defense system, Penn Medicine study reveals.
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (10/08/2012)
The smell of Mom: Scientists find elusive trigger of first suckling in mice.
Scripps Research Institute (10/04/2012)
Researchers discover gene that causes deafness.
University of Cincinnati (9/27/2012)
Pain relievers increase hearing loss risk: Popular pain-relieving medicines linked to hearing loss in women.
Harvard University (9/13/2012)
Hearing impaired ears hear differently in noisy environments.
Purdue University (9/10/2012)
Can't smell anything? This discovery may give you hope.
University of Michigan Health System (9/02/2012)
Smelling a skunk after a cold: Brain changes after a stuffed nose protect the sense of smell.
Northwestern University (8/14/2012)
Study shows benefits of cochlear implants in deaf babies with developmental delays.
Stanford School of Medicine (7/31/2012)
Mice have system to handle smell of fear
Brown University (7/23/2012)
University of Oregon study shows the deaf brain processes touch differently
University of Oregon (7/10/2012)
Position of hair cell important to sound amplification
Baylor College of Medicine (6/28/2012)
Kill the germs, spare the ears: Study shows how to create effective antibiotics that don't damage hearing
University of Michigan Health System (6/11/2012)
Gene therapy for hearing loss: potential and limitations.
Emory University (5/09/2012)
Vocalizing smart phone technology
Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Institute of Health Professions (5/02/2012)
Novel genetic loci identified for high-frequency hearing loss
BioMed Central (4/27/2012)
How selective hearing works in the brain: UCSF research explains the "cocktail party effect"-ability to tune in a single voice in a crowded room.
University of California San Francisco (4/18/2012)