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Unique sound education program integrates students of mixed hearing abilities for the learning adventure of a lifetime. Stäfa, Switzerland (PRWEB) January 14, 2011 Hear the World, a global initiative by hearing system manufacturer Phonak, and Global Explorers, a non-profit educational travel organization, are now accepting applications for the first-ever Hear the World Sound Academy: Amplifying the Grand Canyon. The Sound Academy will integrate students of mixed hearing abilities...

(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- Indulge yourself with folate now, before you deal with the effects later. Studies suggest that age-related hearing loss (ARHL), one of the four most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly, is associated with low serum levels of folic acid.Hearing loss is a major public health problem globally, with more than 28 million Americans between the ages of 60 and 74 dealing with the loss. Despite the high prevalence of hearing impairment, the biological basis of age-related...

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL), one of the four most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly, is associated with low serum levels of folic acid, according to new research published in the December 2010 issue of Otolaryngology "“ Head and Neck Surgery.Hearing loss is a major public health problem globally, with more than 28 million Americans between the ages of 60 and 74 dealing with the loss. Despite the high prevalence of hearing impairment, the biological basis of age-related hearing...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) --- People who regularly inhale secondhand smoke, but don't smoke themselves, are at an increased risk for some degree of hearing loss, according to a new study.Previous research indicates that former and current smokers are more likely to lose some of their full range of hearing, but it's not been known whether passive smokers are also prone to this.The authors looked at 1999-2004 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a yearly household...

Using a combination of special techniques to capture specific DNA sequences and high-throughput technology to sequence them, scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center and the University of Iowa developed a test to simultaneously screen more than 50 genes known to cause hearing loss and deafness "“ a time- and cost-saving analysis that will provide important answers to parents and deaf children in the future."This use of massively parallel sequencing...

Patients who undergo radiation therapy for head and neck cancer appear more likely to experience hearing loss and to be more disabled by its effects than those who do not receive such treatment, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Otolaryngology"“Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide, according to background information in the article. Treatment methods include surgery,...

Comprehensive genetic test for inherited hearing loss is cheaper and faster than the current methods, which sequence genes 1 at a timePinpointing the exact genetic cause of inherited deafness has always involved sequencing one gene at a time, a process that can take up to a year and cost roughly $1,000 per gene. It would cost around $75,000 to test all known deafness causing genes using this approach.Now University of Iowa researchers working with colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine have...

The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is raising awareness of the link between diabetes and hearing loss and is urging anyone with diabetes to get their hearing checked as part of the global effort to promote World Diabetes Day, which is celebrated every year on November 14. To help in the effort, BHI has made available a free, quick, and confidential online hearing test at http://www.hearingcheck.org to help people with diabetes determine if they need a comprehensive hearing check by a...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNVC) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. GenVec reported a net loss of $2.4 million ($0.02 per share) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to a net loss of $3.6 million ($0.04 per share) in the comparable quarter of 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, GenVec's net loss was $11.3 million ($0.09 per share) compared to a net loss...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from a newly released 9-year study is bringing newfound hope to the approximately 3,000 Americans diagnosed each year with acoustic neuromas (AN), little-known brain tumors that can have devastating and even fatal consequences for sufferers. The study of 527 patients conducted and championed by renowned brain surgeon Hrayr Shahinian, M.D., medical director of the Skull Base Institute in Los Angeles, shows that his minimally invasive...