2013 News Items
- NIDCD study part of National Football League research partnership on concussions in young athletes (12/16/2013)
- NIDCD-funded Autism Center of Excellence is the first to study minimally verbal children (11/18/2013)
- Prestigious Lasker~DeBakey Award in Clinical Medical Research helps the NIDCD celebrate its 25th anniversary: Award goes to NIDCD-supported scientists for development of the cochlear implant (11/04/2013)
- NIDCD celebrates 25 years of supporting research that improves the lives of people with communication disorders (10/30/2013)
- Harnessing a stress response may prevent hearing damage (10/23/2013)
- NIDCD-supported scientists honored by Lasker~Debakey Award in Clinical Medical Research for development of the cochlear implant (09/12/2013)
- Hearing impairment and dual sensory impairment are associated with increased mortality in older men (09/06/2013)
- NIH study uncovers a starring role for supporting cells in the inner ear: Human trials planned to probe the cell’s protective powers (07/25/2013)
- NIDCD-supported researchers close in on identification of the ever elusive mechanotransduction channel in the inner ear (07/19/2013)
- Anti-HIV drugs in pregnancy not linked to children’s language delays (07/18/2013)
- Children exposed to HIV in the womb are at increased risk for hearing loss (07/16/2013)
- NIH awards $100 million for Autism Centers of Excellence program (07/08/2013)
- At last: A national test of taste and smell (07/02/2013)
- Chain reaction: NIH researchers find dynamic ties between epithelial cells (06/12/2013)
- Researchers discover two-step mechanism of inner ear tip link regrowth: Mechanism offers potential for interventions that could save hearing (06/11/2013)