University at Buffalo to Hold Virtual 2020 Northeast Audiology Conference on November 14
The University at Buffalo will hold its 2020 Northeast Audiology Conference (NEAC) via Zoom on November 14 between 9 am – 5 pm.
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Modified Headphones Translate ASL Via Doppler
University at Buffalo-led research team has modified noise-cancelling headphones, enabling the common electronic device to “see” and translate American Sign Language (ASL) when paired with a smartphone. An article describing the research appears on the University at Buffalo website.
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Increased Falling Risk with Many Drugs for Older Adults
Nearly every older adult was prescribed prescription drugs that increased their risk of falling in 2017, according to new University at Buffalo research.
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Reading Proficiency Can Influence Other Cognitive Tasks
A University at Buffalo researcher’s recent work on dyslexia has unexpectedly produced a startling discovery which clearly demonstrates how the cooperative areas of the brain responsible for reading skill are also at work during apparently unrelated activities, such as multiplication.
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Physicists Propose New Filter for Blocking High-pitched Sounds
In a new study summarized on the University at Buffalo website, theoretical physicists report that materials made from tapered chains of spherical beads could help dampen sounds that lie at the upper range of human hearing or just beyond.
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Researchers Find Traditional Hearing Tests Fail to Diagnose ‘Hidden Hearing Loss’
Traditional clinical hearing tests often fail to diagnose patients with a common form of inner ear damage that might otherwise be detected by more challenging behavioral tests, according to the findings of a University at Buffalo-led study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience.
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Some Birds Process Sound Like People Do
According to research from the University at Buffalo, humans and animals use similar cues to make sense of their acoustic worlds. The study, published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, fills an important gap in the literature on how animals group sounds into auditory objects.
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Scientists Discover How to Boost Myelin Synthesis
Researchers from the University at Buffalo have discovered a way to use an already approved drug to boost myelin synthesis, a process that is crucial to auditory function.
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Mice May Discriminate Partial Sounds As Humans Do
A researcher at the University at Buffalo studies the ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) of mice and finds they discriminate partial sounds just as humans do.
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UB Researchers Working on Vaccine to Prevent Recurrent Ear Infections
University at Buffalo (UB) scientists have received a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop a vaccine against recurrent ear infections.
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Remembering Jack Katz, PhD – Researcher, Author, Speaker, and Clinician
Marshall Chasin fondly remembers Jack Katz, PhD, known for his pioneering work on central auditory processing disorders and improving audiology through research and education. He has died at the age of 91.
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RIT/NTID Founder D. Robert Frisina, 96, Has Died
The founding director of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) National Technical Institute for the Deaf, D. Robert Frisina, died in Florida on Monday, March 29.
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‘Nature’ Study Reports Less US Researchers Disclosing Disabilities on NIH Grant Applications
Hearing loss, the most commonly reported disability, according to the study, can be particularly challenging for scientific collaboration.
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Auris Medical Forms Scientific Advisory Board for Tinnitus Research and Development
The Company aims to implement the further development of Keyzilen as well as its early-stage tinnitus programs with non-dilutive funding.
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Hearing Loss Can Change How Nerve Cells Are Wired
Common causes of occluded ears and temporary hearing loss like childhood ear infections and the common cold can lead to changes in the auditory system, altering the behavior and structure of nerve cells that relay information from the ear to the brain.
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