News tagged with deafness
Deaf sign language users pick up faster on body language
Deaf people who use sign language are quicker at recognizing and interpreting body language than hearing non-signers, according to new research from investigators at UC Davis and UC Irvine.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Deafness shaped Beethoven's music
Progressive deafness profoundly influenced Beethoven's compositions, prompting him to choose lower-frequency notes as his condition worsened, scientists said on Tuesday.
Dec 20, 2011 |
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New research on gene mutation responsible for deafness shows it also causes heightened skin sensitivity
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have known since 1997 that mutations in the KCQN4 channel (a pathway that leads from the external environment to neurons) lead to progressive deafness and that the KCQN4 channel is only found ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Study shows significant language progress after two cochlear implants
(Medical Xpress) -- An ongoing study of 45 deaf children who had two cochlear implants finds that their language skills are within the normal range. Cochlear implants replace the eardrum by delivering an electric signal from ...
Oct 25, 2011 |
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It is all in the hands
We all know that feedback from ‘educators’ is very important; especially when it is related to the correct execution of an activity.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Helping deaf people to enjoy music again
Researchers from the University of Southampton are investigating how to help deaf people, who have received a cochlear implant, to get more enjoyment from music.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Retina holds the key to better vision in deaf people
People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown.
Jun 01, 2011 |
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How our focus can silence the noisy world around us
(Medical Xpress) -- How can someone with perfectly normal hearing become deaf to the world around them when their mind is on something else? New research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests that focusing ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 27, 2011 |
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Scissors, paste, sign language: Study to show deaf children's enculturation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning to be a member of a culture is a primary developmental task for all young children. For most, it happens at home. But for deaf children around the world – more than 90 percent ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 05, 2011 |
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New genetic deafness syndrome identified
Ten years ago, scientists seeking to understand how a certain type of feature on a cell called an L-type calcium channel worked created a knockout mouse missing both copies of the CACNA1D gene.
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Technology rarely realizes its potential to help disabled
Living in Silicon Valley, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of technological change. Unfortunately, it's also easy to overlook those who may be left behind.
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Rebooting the brain helps stop the ring of tinnitus in rats
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers were able to eliminate tinnitus in a group of rats by stimulating a nerve in the neck while simultaneously playing a variety of sound tones over an extended period of time, says a study published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Nigeria: Lead poisoning outbreak remains a threat
(AP) -- U.N. officials are warning that a lead poisoning outbreak that has killed more than 400 children in northern Nigeria has become "a neglected, underfunded emergency."
Jan 07, 2011 |
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New test can screen all deafness genes simultaneously
Pinpointing 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 ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Research reveals deaf adults see better than hearing people
Adults born deaf react more quickly to objects at the edge of their visual field than hearing people, according to groundbreaking new research by the University of Sheffield.
Nov 11, 2010 |
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