2018 Grantee News Items

Smelling in tiny houses: How ciliary electric currents keep olfaction reliable
Monell Center (12/31/2018)
UW professor leads research team on olfactory sensory receptors in mice
University of Wyoming (12/14/2018)
To detect new odors, fruit fly brains improve on a well-known computer algorithm
University of California, San Diego, and Salk Institute (12/03/2018)
Epigenetic map may pave way for new therapeutic solutions to hearing loss
Tel Aviv University (12/03/2018)
UMSOM expert discovers key gene in cells associated with age-related hearing loss
University of Maryland School of Medicine (11/21/2018)
Brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to control tablet devices
Brown University via EurekAlert! (11/21/2018)
Appendix linked to toxic Parkinson’s protein
Van Andel Research Institute (11/20/2018)
Researchers hope a "robo-nose"could give K-9 officers a break: Animal stem cells grown into a preliminary device to detect bombs and drugs
Duke School of Medicine (11/19/2018)
Patients with untreated hearing loss incur higher health care costs over time
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (11/08/2018)
Strong ability to detect and perceive motion may prevent pilot disorientation
Massachusetts Eye and Ear (10/31/2018)
"Navigator" neurons play critical role in sense of smell
Stowers Institute for Medical Research (10/26/2018)
Study points to possible new therapy for hearing loss
University of Rochester Medical Center (10/15/2018)
Discovery of inner ear function may improve diagnosis of hearing impairment
Linköping University (10/10/2018)
Infants capable of complex babble may grow into stronger readers: Some skills needed for literacy may be developed in infancy
Florida State University (10/10/2018)
What’s that smell? Neuroscientists are figuring it out
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (10/02/2018)