Kidney Function Discovery Sheds Light On Genetic Complexity Of Disease Dec 2, 2008
For those individuals in whom it continues to occur, it is generally thought not to cause medical problems but previous cases have been linked to high blood pressure, kidney stones, deafness and problems in the brain. "Iminoglycinuria was observed to occur in families and the pattern of inheritance suggested that the cause might be due to an inherited abnormality of a specific pump on the surface of kidney cells," Professor Rasko explains. (Science Daily)
Light may bring sound to the deaf Nov 22, 2008
However, hair cells can be destroyed by disease or injury, or can contain defects at birth, leading to deafness. In such cases, cochlear implants can directly stimulate neurons. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Scientists Reshape Future Of Drug Discovery With Next Generation Man-Made Molecules Nov 21, 2008
20, 2008) Scientists in Leeds have devised a new way to create the next generation of man-made molecules in a breakthrough that could revolutionize drug development. Creating new drugs to combat disease and illness requires the completion of a complex 3D jigsaw. (Science Daily)
French Court Fines Power Grid For Harming Animals Nov 18, 2008
The high voltage line, 30 metres away from the house, caused respiratory problems for the 34-year old farmer and deafness in his 57-year old mother and 59-year old father, Marcouyoux said. Marcouyoux said his symptoms stopped when he moved into a caravan further away from the site. (Planet Ark, United States)
Life sentence Nov 15, 2008
These drugs are highly toxic and often cause painful side effects, some of which can be permanent, like deafness. "It's a really tough situation for the patient and those who have to care for them," he says. (BBC News -- Health)
Sailors prevail, but only barely Nov 15, 2008
"It is gratifying that the court did not accept the Navys expansive claims of executive power, and that two thirds of the injunction remains intact, said Richard Kendall, NRDC co-counsel.The Navy acknowledges that sonar can be deadly to marine mammals, and that the exercises at issue would take an estimated 170,000 marine mammals, including causing permanent injury to more than 500 whales and temporary deafness to at least 8,000 whales. ". SAHSgrad wrote on Nov 13, 2008 9:46 PM:" The choice was... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
It's all over, what do you think? Nov 10, 2008
I'm looking to the day when a president just happens to experience Down Syndrome, multiple sclerosis, deafness, traumatic brain injury, etc. I was offended at seeing Trig used as a prop by Sarah. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Lecture focuses on help beyond hearing aids Nov 9, 2008
Cochlear implants are a proven medical option for individuals who have severe to profound nerve deafness and receive little or no useful benefit from hearing aids. Cochlear Americas literature says, Electrical stimulation produces sound that is very different from hearing with hearing aids. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
'Personal genomes' from Africa, Asia mapped Nov 6, 2008
The second study, led by Jun Wang of the Beijing Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, China, described the first genome of a man from China as "a representative of an East Asian population that accounts for nearly 30% of the human population." The study found the man possessed a gene for deafness. "With such rapid advances in next-generation technologies, and with third generation technologies emerging, this is just the beginning of the era of the individual genome," says Samuel Levy and Robert... (USA Today -- Tech)
Brittle bone disease Nov 2, 2008
Deafness from fractures of bones in the ear. Hernias. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Aggressive Phototherapy Can Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes In Some Preemies Oct 31, 2008
30, 2008) Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the use of aggressive phototherapy reduces the odds that tiny premature infants will develop neurodevelopmental impairment such as cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness or physical or mental challenges. See also. (Science Daily)
Gene Find Sheds Light On Motor Neuron Diseases Like ALS Oct 28, 2008
Most patients live full lives, but many experience a range of other difficulties, including blindness, skin problems, nerve damage in the fingers and toes, and deafness. Some patients are completely disabled, while others have little difficulty. (Science Daily)
Insect Spotlight: Insects are often wrongfully the focus of paranoia (20) Oct 28, 2008
Moreover, if the inner ear is damaged by the insect or the well-intentioned medical personnel, infection can produce some lasting problems, of which deafness is only the start. This problem is particularly acute in India, where hundreds of cases of human otoacariasis are reported each year. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Tender heart born of warm, yet wavering, start to life Oct 27, 2008
Her advancing deafness made it unlikely she heard much of his sermons. This summer, she watched on television as her son, Claybon Council, pitched to local baseball phenom Josh Hamilton in Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. (News & Observer)
Making Flies Sick Reveals New Role For Growth Factors In Immunity Oct 27, 2008
(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. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Baldelli savors playing a part Oct 23, 2008
Symptoms can include blindness, deafness, strokes, seizures, cardiac disease, liver disease, diabetes, the inability to digest food, and susceptibility to infection. "Researchers have linked mitochondrial dysfunction to a range of other well-known diseases, including autism, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and even cancer.". (Boston Globe)
Around the corner ... Oct 22, 2008
It's a debilitating disease that causes muscle weakness and can also lead to, among other things, blindness, deafness, seizures, diabetes and heart failure. According to the UMDF website, researchers also have linked mitochondrial dysfunction to a range of other well-known diseases, such as autism, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and even cancer. (CBS News)
If I have trouble hearing in one ear, is it dangerous? Oct 20, 2008
Sudden deafness is fairly common, and most of the time, it's a benign problem caused by the build-up of wax in the ear canal, water in the ear, or congestion from a head cold or allergies ... But sometimes sudden deafness is "sensorineural," meaning that the inner ear nerve endings are damaged, which is a genuine medical emergency. (Boston Globe)
Cochlear implant opens world of hearing to Longview woman Oct 20, 2008
The National Institute on Deafness describes it as a useful representation. Ultimately, only Jordan knows how it sounds. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lodge looks soberly at death's 'long silence' Oct 19, 2008
"Deafness is comic, as blindness is tragic," Desmond asserts in the journal that forms the narrative of the novel, and comedy is certainly Lodge's bread and butter ... He tries to keep up with the busy schedule of his entrepreneurial and ever-more-youthful wife, Winifred, between doleful trips down to London to visit his aging father, a former musician besieged by deafness as well as an enlarged prostate and an encroaching dementia that renders him suspicious of just about everything and... (Boston Globe)
Genes that control cell death fingered in age-related hearing loss Oct 17, 2008
But while more than 100 genes are known to play a role in congenital deafness, scientists have yet to pinpoint any gene in humans that plays a role in presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss ... In the study in Apoptosis, the team used two different methods to study gene expression, thanks to funding from the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, both part of the National Institutes of Health. (EurekAlert!)
Worrisome Infection Eludes a Leading Children's Vaccine Oct 15, 2008
Pneumococcal meningitis can be fatal, and survivors are often left with deafness and other lifelong neurological problems. And by most measures, the vaccine has worked: by 2002, rates of infection from these bacteria had dropped as much as 80 percent in some places. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Disabled gamers Oct 15, 2008
Such as hand movement, deafness etc, There is no way at all I can play games today as the controls are to complex and you have to mash so many buttons at a time, plus games lack subtitles. As much as it sucks, disabled gamers are seen as a 'minority' and developers etc will not specifically cater games for cripples. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Tackling Deafness at Birth Oct 15, 2008
Meenakshi Rajagopal, State commissioner for disabled inaugurated the orientation programme which kicked off yesterday. Saraswathy Narayanaswamy, director, Balavidyalaya, The School for Young Deaf Children said the project is cost-effective and aims to help children with hearing impairment from birth to two-and -a- half years. (MedIndia)
One in ten face deafness from iPods, MP3 players Oct 14, 2008
It's not just deafness, it also eventually creates a constant ringing in the ears through damage to the ear's nerves - a ringing that goes on 24/7, day and night - and when certain sounds are heard there is also a maddening crackling noise that accompanies them ... Like all the cars blaring doof doof music, its ok they will all lodge industrial deafness claims in a few years and win. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
* Ears wide shut Oct 13, 2008
I get the impression that having Ramon, Louise and their kids around here has done a lot to make this small corner of England a little less scared of deafness. Back at the house, we have coffee, and Louise makes a victoria sponge cake. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Page turners Oct 13, 2008
The esteemed British novelist --- twice a finalist for the Booker Prize --- delivers a tale about a linguistics professor "vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life.". Coming this month. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Whats it all about? Oct 11, 2008
Acupuncture is known to help with head and neck pains, migraines, cervical spondylitis, azoospermia, urinary systems like bed-wetting in children, laryngitis, earache, depression, arthritis, deafness, schizophrenia and skin disorders like acne, psoriasis and hair loss. Acupuncture can also help in curing a cigarette addiction, alcoholism and drugs, he added. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Protein that helps people hear found Oct 10, 2008
"This won't help cure deafness but will help diagnose why some people have hearing problems, especially in noisy places," Avan, who worked on the study, said. The study, which used genetically engineered mice, looked at the part of the inner ear called the cochlea, which contains two types of sensory cells to detect sounds. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Empowering the deaf Oct 5, 2008
An aluminium fabricator by trade, Soon is unperturbed by his deafness. Apart from kayaking, he enjoys interacting and hanging out with friends, fishing and playing computer games. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Helping older ears hear again Oct 3, 2008
Theyre among growing numbers of seniors turning to the quarter-sized implants and external processors to restore communication and connection and to prove that a slow descent into deafness is not an inevitable consequence of aging ... Gantz and others grumble at those limits, which they say may penalize people who are on the border of deafness ... The worst candidates are people who grew up primarily using sign language to communicate and never really learned sound, and those with a very... (MSNBC -- Health)
Handing out early NFL awards Oct 3, 2008
Growing numbers of seniors are turning to cochlear implants to restore communication and connection and to prove that a slow descent into deafness is not an inevitable part of aging. Multimedia. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Video: Palin once blessed to be free from 'witchcraft' Oct 3, 2008
Non-demonic miracles attributed to Jesus involved infirmities such as fever, Leprosy and related skin diseases, long-term bleeding, withered hands, Dropsy, deafness, blindness and paralysis. Miracles of a controlling nature: Feeding the 5000 and the 4000 men, cursing the Fig Tree, Turning water into wine, walking on water, trasfiguration of Jesus, Catch of 153 fish, calming a strom, transubstantiation during last supper. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
The wondrous consensus in D.C. Oct 3, 2008
Editor - Loved your article on health care in the Oct. 1 edition ("Prescriptions for America." In particular, the tennis coach from Burlingame, who overcame deafness. My only question is. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Australia's telcos have dismissed a Swedish study which found ... Sep 25, 2008
He says those who started using a mobile phone before the age of 20 also increased the risk by five times of getting an acoustic neuroma a benign but often disabling tumour of the auditory nerve which usually caused deafness. Adult users were not safe either, it was claimed, with people who began using mobiles in their 20s being 50 per cent "more likely to contract glioma and twice as likely to get acoustic neuromas". (Adelaidenow)
'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Crazy Cloris steals the season premiere Sep 24, 2008
Like taking Marlee Matlins deafness into account last season. Corky is laughing hysterically through everything. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Life lessons Sep 23, 2008
Grange Hill has introduced characters with deafness, Asperger's Syndrome, epilepsy, ME and agoraphobia - helping young viewers to understand people are not defined merely by their disability. And it broke new ground when Francesca Martinez, a young girl with cerebral palsy, joined the cast in 1994 for five years, often getting involved with amusing storylines that made no reference to her condition. (BBC News -- UK)
Who Are This Year's 'Geniuses?' Sep 23, 2008
Wilson studies electrical activity in the brain, and her findings may affect treatments for Parkinson's disease and deafness. "As scientists we're kind of trained to try to keep ideas in pace with funding," she said. (Click2Houston, TX)
NBA player speaks on deafness, challenges Sep 23, 2008
Lance Allred escaped a cult and overcame deafness, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression to become the NBA's first legally deaf player ... Lance's deafness was not discovered until he was a toddler. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Mobile use 'increases cancer risk in children' Sep 23, 2008
Young mobile phone users were also five times more likely to develop acoustic neuroma, a benign tumour that can cause deafness, the study said. Professor Lennart Hardell, of the University Hospital in Orebro, Sweden, said radiation from the phones penetrated deeper into children's brains because their heads were smaller and skulls were thinner than adults. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Mobile phone use 'raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold' Sep 22, 2008
Professor Hardell told the conference held at the Royal Society by the Radiation Research Trust that "people who started mobile phone use before the age of 20" had more than five-fold increase in glioma", a cancer of the glial cells that support the central nervous system. The extra risk to young people of contracting the disease from using the cordless phone found in many homes was almost as great, at more than four times higher. Those who started using mobiles young, he added, were also five... (Independent)
A new research underway to cure hearing impaired Sep 22, 2008
Melbourne, Sept 22 (PTI) A new research that uses stem cells for regrowing the damaged nerves that connect the ear to the brain in a hearing impaired person is underway, if successful it may cure deafness. A Melbourne-based researcher, Bryony Coleman has been conducting world-first research into the potential of stem cells to regrow the nerves that connect the ear to the brain at the Eye and Ear hospital here. (Press Trust of India)
House vs. House: Addiction, Hearing Loss Sep 21, 2008
They have been taking 15 to 75 tablets per day and in a short period of time have developed a rapidly progressive hearing loss, which leads to permanent total deafness. New research released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation indicates that people are receiving important health information from prime-time television shows. (ABC News)
Paralympics: Singapore's Laurentia Tan wins second Equestrian bronze Sep 12, 2008
It was there her deafness was diagnosed. I'm not sure if she could have achieved all this if she had stayed in Singapore then. (Channelnewsasia.com)
An Infant with Congenital Deafness, Lethargy, and Hypothermia Sep 11, 2008
NEJM -- Case 28-2008 -- An 8-Day-Old Infant with Congenital Deafness, Lethargy, and Hypothermia ... Case 28-2008 An 8-Day-Old Infant with Congenital Deafness, Lethargy, and Hypothermia. (New England Journal of Medicine)
How outsiders get a raw deal Sep 6, 2008
It demonstrates how porous those categories are, although one can distinguish between artists who lead relatively normal lives, such as the eclectic Slim Barrie, and the introverted fibre sculptures of the late Judith Scott, who suffered from Down syndrome and deafness. There is a strange, brooding presence in Scott's works that would have sent the Surrealists into ecstasies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Minister wants tariffs on tobacco raised to discourage smoking Sep 5, 2008
According to Lawal, "these diseases cause life-long debilitation and disability and sudden and unexpected death. Other conditions linked to tobacco use include tuberculosis, blindness, deafness and nutritional and psychological disorders.". He continued: "Tobacco kills close to five million people yearly worldwide with over 70 percent occurring in developing countries including Nigeria. World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that about 1.3 billion people in the world are currently smoking and... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Vet Gets Second Cochlear Implant Sep 4, 2008
Roy Gibbs, a Vietnam veteran, developed a disease years after his military service, which eventually led to deafness in both ears. A team of specialist inserted a cochlear implant in Gibbs left ear. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Dating Websites for the Disabled Sep 3, 2008
The site provides a forum for discussing deafness and ALS issues, culture, religion, work, sports, and living. Users can place free lifetime ads in a matter of minutes. (Suite101.com)
Mission rejuvenates lives Sep 1, 2008
Ear infections are the most common cause of deafness in Asia, where people aren't treated adequately with antibiotics and the World Health Organization deems them a priority in Asia, he said. Cable, who did cleft palate and lip reconstruction, said he's the "smile" part of the mission: "It's a phenomenal thing to do for kids.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Pencil in 2010 as the start of recovery from the recession Sep 1, 2008
By Charles GoodhartLast Updated: 10:15pm BST 31/08/2008. The UK is currently entering a recession. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Peugeot hybrid's Paris debut Sep 1, 2008
Peugeot hybrid's Paris debut - Telegraph. Peugeot hybrid's Paris debut. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Arctic becomes an island as ice melts Sep 1, 2008
By Auslan CrambLast Updated: 4:01pm BST 31/08/2008. The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Race to build new nuclear reactors start Sep 1, 2008
By Katherine Griffiths, City CorrespondentLast Updated: 12:38am BST 24/05/2007. Nuclear reactor designer Westinghouse is plunging into the race to build new power stations in the UK.. (Yahoo News -- Nuclear Power and Waste)
PartyGaming bets on Empire Online Sep 1, 2008
By Stephen SeawrightLast Updated: 1:34am GMT 29/12/2006. Internet gambling group PartyGaming is set to acquire the gaming assets of rival Empire Online as the industry consolidates following the US crackdown. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)
Institute offers hope for smallest cancer sufferers Sep 1, 2008
Despite being left with developmental difficulties, partial deafness and one kidney, Jake survived - largely thanks to techniques and technologies developed by world-class cancer researchers both here and overseas. An example of one of the latest advances is an inhibitor for a protein encoded by the gene ODC 1, which Prof Kavallaris said was shown to destroy tumours in the lab and she expects it to go to clinical trials soon. (Brisbane Times)
Deafness breakthrough as doctor grows Aug 31, 2008
The search for new therapies for deafness has taken a significant step forward after scientists successfully grew a critical type of ear cell in mammals for the first time ... Between 60 and 90 per cent of cases of deafness and hearing loss are caused by damage to hair cells in a part of the inner ear called the cochlea that pick up sound and activate the nerves that transmit this sensory information to the brain ... The cells do not regenerate, so this damage causes progressive and irreversible... (Times Online)
Australian Shepherd Aug 29, 2008
Prospective owners should be aware that there is a risk of blindness and/or deafness. Although it is rare, the breed can also be born with spinal defects; furthermore, because many are prone to hip dysplasia, their owners should keep an eye out for problems (testing is also available to ensure the puppy's hip functions normally). (Suite101.com)
Nature Clinical Practice Neurology Aug 29, 2008
Normal performance on neuropsychological measures administered nonverbally and failure to activate auditory cortices on functional MRI led to a diagnosis of locked-in-syndrome complicated by central deafness. Free featured article. (Nature News Service)
Two-thirds of mumps cases likely going undetected Aug 29, 2008
It is not clear how many of those cases will result in permanent deafness or sterility. Related Articles. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat Aug 28, 2008
Those who survive often suffer permanent disabilities such as blindness, deafness, mental retardation and cerebral palsy, according to Group B Strep International, a nonprofit group dedicated to informing the public about the disease. The good news is, doctors have come up with an effective means of helping to protect newborns from the bacterium. (Health-Finder)
Mumps traced to community in Chilliwack Aug 28, 2008
Permanent effects are rare but include deafness or sterility in people who have swollen reproductive organs. In extremely rare cases, mumps can be fatal. (Globe and Mail)
Ear hairs help hearing? Aug 28, 2008
The proof-of-concept experiments are a crucial step toward therapies that could one day treat deafness and inner-ear disease in humans, said the study, published in the British journal Nature ... The loss of these cells and the neurons they contain is the most common cause of hearing impairment and so-called nerve deafness ... But recent research has kindled hope that nerve deafness may one day be curable. (iAfrica.com)
Counting Days Until the World Goes Quiet Aug 28, 2008
"The deafness thing -- I will find some funky, quirky way to make it work for me," Jessica told "Good Morning America" shortly after she got the diagnosis. "To be the person in the family where they are like, 'Wow, she's deaf, but she does it so well!'". (ABC News)
Senior Notes Aug 27, 2008
The most common form of hearing loss is nerve deafness. This comes about as a result of the fact that the cochlea (inner ear) and auditory nerves do not properly transmit their signals to the brain. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
