Stuttering causes remain elusive Oct 7, 2009
Additional information can be obtained through the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders online at www. nidcd. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Manmohan's smile masks Indian woes Oct 6, 2009
But just because the government has partial deafness does not mean that the other voices are going to go away. India is, ultimately, a democracy. (Asia Times Online)
- From the Left: Why do I mistrust Fox? (1) Oct 3, 2009
New York Times ombudsman Clark Hoyt (a former colleague) and Andrew Alexander, his counterpart at the Washington Post, are among those who have asked whether that laggard performance reflects an unfortunate deafness to conservative media. As one of my readers put it, There is a lot wrong with ACORN, and Fox was the only channel talking about it. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Natural Compound In Extra-virgin Olive Oil -- Oleocanthal -- May Help Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's Sep 30, 2009
The National Institute on Aging funded the research; Dr. Breslin is funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Fixed on the past Sep 30, 2009
But he follows three nondescript predecessors Shinzo Abe, Yasuo Fukuda and Taro Aso who, as prime ministers, their deafness to the concerns of the electorate helped to seal the LDP s fate. Mr Tanigaki vows to lead the party to victory in upper-house elections next summer, but that looks unlikely. (The Economist)
Pesky Fruit Flies Learn From Experienced Females Sep 30, 2009
(May 10, 2005) University of Iowa Biological Sciences Professor Daniel F. Eberl and his colleagues at Duke University have uncovered genetic defects leading to deafness in fruit flies that may shed light on. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Better Brain Implants Using Polymer Nanotubes Sep 30, 2009
16, 2009) Biomedical and materials engineers have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, blindness, epilepsy. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Burlington charity featured on NECN Sep 30, 2009
NF can be terribly disfiguring and can cause deafness, blindness, brain tumors, cancer and death. Not all patients suffer the most severe symptoms, but at present, there is no means of prevention, effective treatment and no cure for neurofibromatosis. (Burlington Union, MA)
Washington town clamps down on loud car stereos Sep 30, 2009
El Gabilon wrote on Sep 29, 2009 4:51 PM:" Although we would agree that car stereos are a problem we should face the real issue..."noise pollution" which is a serious condition. If you doubt this take a radio with earphones and adjust the volume to fit your home. Then take a walk up Ocean Beach Highway and see without adjusting the volume how much you can hear. You will be surprised at the results. We are being bombarded with noise pollution 24 hours a day and it is having a serious... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Deaf Awareness Week kicks off today Sep 30, 2009
Josh Swiller, author of The Unheard: Memoirs of Deafness in Africa, will speak in the Curry Student Center (CSC) Ballroom tonight at 7 p.m. The book recounts how Swiller was affected while completing community service in Zimbabwe, Africa as a deaf person. On Tuesday, students can go to the Raytheon Amphitheatre in the Egan Research Center at 7 p.m. for a see a sneak preview of the movie See What I m Saying, which is a documentary about deaf entertainers and is being released later this year. (Northeastern News, MA)
Blackmon: What being prepared really means Sep 25, 2009
Her own life had turned out less than fairy-tale perfect, with deafness, a wandering husband, early widowhood and disillusionment with "society" as a way to have a meaningful life. I truly believe her faith, her motivation and her actions showed she knew what it meant to be prepared spiritually, in everyday life, to deal with whatever came her way. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Nkrumah, The Myth, His Mission & Vision Sep 21, 2009
Sadly, no one was listening to him and painfully, Africa is now paying the price of its deafness to the vision and wisdom of Nkrumah. It is for this reason that a renowned African scholar and historian, Prof. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Classroom behavior: Why it's hard to be good Sep 20, 2009
Medical explanations such as undiagnosed autism or deafness are sometimes applied to explain behaviour, as are characterisations of particular children as lazy or manipulative. The research shows that once such reputations are formed they will be used to read children's day-to-day behaviour and, when the reputations spread to classmates and other parents, it becomes very difficult for such children to be recognised as good. (EurekAlert!)
The real story behind my earring: Brendan Nelson Sep 18, 2009
I thank the Prime Minister also for his commitment to screen every newborn baby for deafness. If we choose to do so, we can set a vision for our country where every child born profoundly deaf can, with a cochlear implantif that is what their parents chooseand an appropriate program be able to hear, speak and be fully integrated into a normal school by the time they start at the age of five. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Deaf athletes hurdle barriers, achieve goals in college sports Sep 15, 2009
"With doubts because of my deafness, I just feel that I have to keep proving people wrong," Schroeder said. "I can't let anything get in my way.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Cancer Drug Shrinks Benign Tumors That Steal Hearing Sep 15, 2009
No longer candidates for surgery, they, too, were on the brink of deafness. The therapy wasn't uniformly successful, but tumors shrank 20 percent or more in six patients, Plotkin reported last month in the New England Journal of Medicine. (MEDLINEplus)
Is Your Puppy's Disobedience Caused... Sep 14, 2009
Is Your Puppy's Disobedience Caused by Deafness ... Is Your Puppy's Disobedience Caused by Deafness ... Is Your Puppy's Disobedience Caused by Deafness. (Suite101.com)
5-year sentence handed down in Maui DUI fatality Sep 13, 2009
"But his deafness never stopped him," she said. The mother said her son was an avid athlete, who was an inspiration to all with his "aloha" spirit. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Genetic Cause For Type Of Deafness Identified; Discovery Could Lead To New Therapies For Progressive Hearing Loss Sep 5, 2009
"It is thought that mutations in several hundred genes can lead to deafness," said team leader Ulrich Mueller, a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and member of the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at Scripps Research. "However, for many forms of deafness, we don't know what effects the genes have. In this new research, we have linked a previously uncharacterized gene to deafness, first in mice and then in humans." ... Clues to Age-Related Deafness. (Science Daily)
Competitive spirit drives woman to win 100 medals Sep 4, 2009
In the past, Blumerick spent more than 20 years as the first certified deaf substance abuse counselor in Michigan, and served on the Michigan Board of Mental Health and the Division of Deafness. Blumerick wanted to remind her friends and the community to find activities that bring happiness, and to challenge themselves to become better people. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
T.F. 4-Her trains deaf alpaca Sep 3, 2009
After her summer of effort, the blue-eyed Sugar - blue eyes, Halla noted, are considered to sometimes signal deafness - responds to four commands: "come," "stop," "jog" and "no." The two are still working on a fifth command, "back up.". The hand motions are the same ones Halla's family came up with for their dog, and she does them with her hand right in Sugar's face. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Sharing Queen Elizabeth's deafness: Swaminathan SA Aiyar Sep 2, 2009
Sharing Queen Elizabeth's deafness- Swaminathan S A Aiyar-Columnists-Opinion-The Economic Times ... Sharing Queen Elizabeth's deafness2 Sep 2009, 0408 hrs IST, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, ET Bureau. (India Times)
Meningitis vaccination urged for students Sep 2, 2009
But about 15 percent of the people who catch this fast-moving germ die and one in five of the survivors suffer permanent disabilities including brain damage, deafness or amputated limbs. "What hasn't changed is the severity," warned Baker. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Shots can protect youth from deadly meningitis Sep 1, 2009
But about 15 percent of the people who catch this fast-moving germ die and one in five of the survivors suffer permanent disabilities including brain damage, deafness or amputated limbs. "What hasn't changed is the severity," warns Baker, past president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. (MSNBC -- Health)
First Close Look At Stimulated Brain Aug 31, 2009
Reid hopes that it will also "be very important in understanding, rationalizing, and designing neural prostheses." Such prostheses are already being used to cure deafness and to treat movement disorders, and Reid's lab has itself conducted research into the use of electrical stimulation to restore vision. This study, by shedding light on how electrical stimulation acts on the brain at the cellular level, could lead to the reinterpretation and refinement of earlier research in the field, and may... (Science Daily)
Without the vision you're just a manager Aug 30, 2009
But priority for issues such as reform of the Federation, newborn deafness, broadband, homelessness, mental illness, the emotional well-being of young people, treatment of the elderly and the existential despair in some parts of Aboriginal Australia these say much about our values and beliefs and those who seek to lead us. Brendan Nelson, a former federal Opposition leader who held the defence and education portfolios in government, is retiring as Bradfield MP.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Lack of patient access limits promising cell therapy Aug 30, 2009
Scientists are studying whether cord blood can moderate the symptoms of type 1 diabetes, cerebral palsy, stroke, deafness and pediatric brain injuries. The number of cord-blood donors in the U.S. has soared over the past five years. (AZCentral -- News)
Gene Associated With Language, Speech And Reading Disorders Identified Aug 29, 2009
Funding for Rice's research comes from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one of the National Institutes of Health. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Researchers report gene associated with language, speech and reading disorders Aug 28, 2009
Funding for Rice's research comes from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one of the National Institutes of Health. Rice is one of the 159 scientists from 21 academic departments affiliated with the Life Span Institute at KU. The Life Span Institute is one of the largest research and development programs in the nation for the prevention and treatment of developmental disabilities. (EurekAlert!)
Experiment Raises Prospect of Babies With 3 Parents Aug 27, 2009
While most mitochondria defects have mild effects, some can trigger severe brain, heart, muscle and liver conditions, as well as cancer, diabetes, blindness and deafness. The technique is controversial, however, because the children it creates would inherit genetic material from three parents. (Fox News)
$1.6M in stimulus for Sierra Vista schools Aug 27, 2009
TJF wrote on Aug 26, 2009 9:59 AM:" Look boys and girls, there is a misunderstanding here, when people think of special education the first thing they think of is the mentally disadvantaged students and yes there are a few of these people in the program. What isn't considered is most of these people are people who are highly effective people with other physical challenges such as blindness, deafness or physical impairities, ailments that have nothing to do with mental abuility to succede. It... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Your brain is weirder than you think Aug 26, 2009
The phenomenon, called tone deafness, refers to people who do poorly at distinguishing between different musical tones ... In fact, a treatment for tone deafness might also help people with speech disorders such as dyslexia, she said ... There has been evidence that people with dyslexia have same auditory processing problems as people with tone deafness, she said. (CNN)
Gene Discovery Reveals Critical Protein's Function In Hearing Aug 26, 2009
25, 2009) Discovery of a deafness-causing gene defect in mice has helped identify a new protein that protects sensory cells in the ear, according to a study led by University of Iowa researchers ... In humans, hereditary deafness is one of the most common birth defects, yet most genes involved in hearing are unidentified ... Using a deaf mouse model generated at The Jackson Laboratory, the team identified the deafness-causing defect in the claudin-9 gene. (Science Daily)
Fondler of 6yo gets sentenced Aug 25, 2009
POCATELLO -- A local man who fondled a 6-year-old boy was sentenced to an alternative commitment program Monday despite argument from his attorney that his client's deafness would not allow him to receive proper treatment. Daniel Lloyd, 33, was originally charged with lewd conduct, but the charge was amended to sexual abuse of a child under 16 as part of a plea agreement. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
John R. Zwiefelhofer Aug 25, 2009
This is no mean feat for a man who had lost most of his hearing to nerve deafness by this time. He did his studying and passed his written exam. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Deaf advocate travels world to raise awareness Aug 24, 2009
About 4,000 cases of sudden deafness occur each year in the U.S.-- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, nidcd. nih. (Florida Today)
Editorial: Look, no gas and no noise (Aug. 22) Aug 22, 2009
Instead of the roar of Briggs and Stratton a roar that requires ear protection lest my incipient hearing deficiency get worse and become full-fledged deafness the mower gives off a little metallic buzz. And it stops making even that modest noise as soon as you stop pushing. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Debate on health spending Aug 22, 2009
"And what about a cochlear implant in the case of profound deafness? What about the requirements of children with a range of other disabilities?". Zille said the past decade had seen important advances in upholding the rights of people with HIV.. (iAfrica.com)
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Parents fight schoolsover autism dogs Aug 22, 2009
And cases involving other disabilities, including deafness and diabetes, have cropped up in other states. On Thursday, a judge sided with a family in Columbia, near St. Louis, that sued over their school district's unwillingness to allow an autism service dog in a special education pre-kindergarten classroom. (MSNBC -- Health)
New Approach To Wound Healing May Be Easy On Skin, But Hard On Bacteria Aug 22, 2009
(May 8, 2006) A mutation in a gene commonly associated with deafness can play an important part in improving wound healing, a scientist told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics in. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Deltonan recalls thrills of Special Olympics Aug 21, 2009
"Like diabetes, deafness, polio or any other misfortune, mental retardation can happen in any family." -- 1962 article by Shriver in The Saturday Evening Post. More information. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
How meningitis bacteria attack the brain Aug 19, 2009
"As many as 30 percent of patients can die from this rapidly progressing infection, while half of survivors may be left with permanent neurological problems including deafness, seizures, intellectual deficits or motor disabilities.". Meningitis develops when bacteria penetrate the "blood-brain barrier." Comprised of a single layer of highly specialized microvascular endothelial cells, the blood-brain barrier prevents most large molecules from entering into the cerebrospinal fluid, preserving an... (EurekAlert!)
Neural pathway missing in tone-deaf people Aug 19, 2009
"The anomaly suggests that tone-deafness may be a previously undetected neurological syndrome similar to other speech and language disorders, in which connections between perceptual and motor regions are impaired," said Psyche Loui, PhD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, one of the study's authors ... "They show that the arcuate fasciculus, a structure long-known to join perceptual and motor areas, has reduced connectivity in individuals with tone deafness.... (EurekAlert!)
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers Aug 18, 2009
"But when this parasite does strike it almost always results in brain damage, or deafness or blindness or profound disability. So we'd like to help prevent that by alerting the public as to the easy steps people can take to protect themselves and their kids.". Eliminating tempting food sources, such as garbage cans and bird feeders, is one way to reduce the chance that raccoons will set up shop in the backyard, Page noted. (MEDLINEplus)
Eyeing smaller, faster, smarter ear implants Aug 17, 2009
Cochlear implant technology has been around since the early '80s, when adults first received them, says Gordon Hughes, program director of clinical trials at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. More recent scientific advances have made them more amenable to being implanted in the less fully formed skulls of babies and toddlers, Hughes says. (USA Today -- News)
Sound device Aug 17, 2009
Zalewski had just been fitted with the Baha (bone-anchored hearing aid) system, an implantable device that improves hearing for people with single-ear deafness ... The Baha system doesn't help all types of deafness. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Autism group softens stance on vaccines Aug 16, 2009
If pregnant women and their fetuses are exposed to rubella, also known as German measles, it can cause deafness, heart and liver problems, retardation and even autism in the children after they are born. If children get mumps and spread it to a man who doesn't have immunity, it can cause sterility. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Her Steadfast Faith Kept Her Spirit Alive -- Author Janie Bess Shares How Her Life Journey Taught Her to Fight, Live, Love, and Hope Aug 14, 2009
But when her son David is born, a double handicap of profound deafness and later, total blindness, this personal story becomes much more interesting when it becomes a personal mission for Janie to save her child from destruction. Readers will surely find this a compelling read while on an inspiring journey. (Primezone Releases)
Kara's memory, movement stolen by a rare disorder Aug 10, 2009
A study of 3000 older adults in the Blue Mountains found seven of them had a similar gene variant as Kara, and all those people had some degree of deafness - another known manifestation. This prevalence was totally stunning to us,'' said Carolyn Sue, director of neurogenetics at Royal North Shore Hospital and the study's leader. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
- From the Left: This is playing with fire 0 Aug 8, 2009
And, no, it is not unique in its sentiment, its coarseness or its deafness to irony. That note has always struck me as a stark benchmark of our slide into racial incoherence. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Gertie a gold digger? Aug 7, 2009
He has macular degeneration, deafness, chronic urinary tract infections and incontinence ... Who, over the age of 70, doesn t suffer some degree of alzheimers, deafness, macular degeneration, etc. (The Palm Beach Post)
THE REBEL: Motorcycle noise and those pesky voters! Aug 7, 2009
There have recently been various local examples of governmental and bureaucratic deafness to the will of the people. It is such a groove when the citizens get redress. (Hingham Journal, MA)
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON/Deafening beliefs Aug 6, 2009
That discovery started me thinking of the spiritual deafness from which many seem to suffer - a deafness that results in a severe difficulty in hearing the gospel and having the sweet sound of that gospel echo in the heart - a deafness that stems from certain deformed beliefs ... And the real problem seems to be some faulty notions or beliefs on their part that has led to a deafness in that they now seem almost incapable of hearing the call of the gospel unto maturity in Christ. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
The EAST Syndrome and KCNJ10 Mutations Aug 6, 2009
To the Editor: Bockenhauer et al. (May 7 issue)1 report on a unique constellation of multiorgan signs and symptoms epilepsy, ataxia, sensorineural deafness, and a renal salt-losing tubulopathy, which they term the EAST syndrome associated with the homozygous missense mutations of the KCNJ10 gene encoding a potassium channel. In the Discussion section, the authors propose that the seizures in the patients in their study were due to an extracellular accumulation of potassium in the absence of... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Pump up the volume and your workout Aug 5, 2009
Beware the blareLong or repeated exposure to sounds at or above 85 decibels can cause hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders. To put this into perspective, normal conversation is about 60 decibels, noise on a busy city street can reach 85 decibels, and sounds from motorcycles, firecrackers and small firearms can soar to 120 to 150 decibels, the institute notes. (MSNBC -- Health)
Protein 'key to premature births' Aug 3, 2009
Those who do survive are at risk of developing serious disabilities such as cerebral palsy, blindness and deafness, as well as learning difficulties. Bacteria alert. (BBC News)
Big money talks and Hunt walks Aug 1, 2009
Last Saturday, playing for the Raymond Terrace under-11s, this fine young man who has autism, partial deafness and is very slight managed to score a wonderful try against the very good sports of the South Newcastle Junior Rugby League team. Bravo to the lot of them. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Pfizer, Nigeria sign $75 mln settlement in drug suit: official Jul 31, 2009
Eleven children died after taking Trovan, which is also alleged to have caused deformities including blindness, deafness, brain damage and paralysis in 189 others. But in a statement, Pfizer maintained that the results of its clinical study showed that Trovan "helped save lives and was at least as effective as the best treatment available at Kanos Infectious Disease Hospital" during what it said was "Nigeria's worst meningitis epidemic in history.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Genetic Tests Advertised Directly To The Consumer Jul 31, 2009
26, 2009) Researchers have found a high desire for additional genetic testing among consumers for life altering and threatening medical conditions including mental retardation, blindness, deafness, cancer. (Mar. (Science Daily)
NIH budget wins House approval Jul 28, 2009
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: $422. 31 million. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Stress signals link pre-existing sickness with susceptibility to bacterial infection Jul 28, 2009
Patients with mitochondrial disease exhibit a wide range of symptoms including diabetes, blindness, deafness, stroke-like episodes, epilepsy, ataxia, muscle weakness and kidney disease. The metabolic abnormalities that cause these effects also induce a stress signal intended to help the body overcome its energy deficit. (EurekAlert!)
Underwater sonar can hurt marine life Jul 27, 2009
In filing their brief, the groups cited Navy documents which estimated that such testing would kill some 170,000 marine mammals and cause permanent injury to more than 500 whales, not to mention temporary deafness for at least 8,000 others. Coalition lawyers argued that the Navy s testing was in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter And Umami: Variants Of 'Umami' Taste Receptor Contribute To Our Individualized Flavor Worlds Jul 21, 2009
The research was funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Court-sanctioned brainwashing Jul 19, 2009
More than 95 per cent of deaf children are born to hearing parents with no knowledge of deafness. They have to make vital communication choices in a hurry and this "debate" does little in giving us confidence to make those choices. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
