Research
Rich vocab heard from proficient speakers means better language skills for children
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- Published on 11 October 2019
language
The quality of speech and the patterns of language developed by children learning English is affected by the depth and proficiency of the vocabulary and grammar they hear in acquiring it, a new US study shows.
Is AI as good as the professional eye in diagnosing from medical imaging?
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- Published on 06 October 2019
diagnosis
Will deep learning algorithms eventually provide more reliable analyses of diagnostic tests than medical professionals? When it comes to medical imaging, a new meta-analysis cautiously concludes that the accuracy of AI diagnosis is now equivalent to that of trained doctors.
Hearing loss linked to delinquency in pre-teen Pacific kids
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- Published on 01 October 2019
society
An ethnically-based study by New Zealand researchers has related hearing impairment with moderate delinquency, underlining the serious social and economic impact of hearing disability on individuals and families.
FDA fast-tracking for drug to relieve tinnitus in Meniere's disease
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- Published on 21 September 2019
meniere's
A drug shown in trials to relieve tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss symptoms in Meniere's disease (MD) sufferers is being fast-tracked the the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) stringent new drug application process.
Hearing loss gene found in Chinese research breakthrough
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- Published on 20 September 2019
genetics
Researchers from Xiangya Hospital in China's Hunan Province have discovered a gene associated with hearing loss, a breakthrough that should help in diagnosis and treatment strategies.
Apple conducts major hearing study as part of growing "democratisation" of research
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- Published on 11 September 2019
data
In a move that Apple claims will allow customers to contribute to medical discoveries, the phone and computer giant is to conduct three large-scale health studies, one of them into the impact of everyday sound exposure on hearing.
Hearing is enhanced by vagus nerve stimulation paired with repetitive sounds
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- Published on 29 August 2019
brain
Potential therapeutic benefits for a range of conditions including tinnitus have been glimpsed thanks to newly published research involving vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in rats.
How much spin is there in medical research journal abstracts?
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- Published on 25 August 2019
journals
As many as 56% of abstracts in psychology and psychiatry journals contain spin to boost their results, according to a recent study by Oklahoma researchers.
The sex is in the spirals - the cochlea tells the difference in forensics breakthrough
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- Published on 20 August 2019
forensics
The human cochlea is sex-typed from an early post-natal age - this is the startling and welcome finding of a study that has delivered the first reliable method for sex determination, even in child skeletons and cases with missing or degraded DNA molecules.
Aldosterone hormone fix for age-related hearing loss nears marketplace
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- Published on 14 August 2019
drugs
If the mice are right, there is a drug fix for age-related hearing loss just around the next bureaucratic corner: the hormone aldosterone, combined with anti-inflammatory medicine, can rejuvenate hearing, says the team behind the development.
