News tagged with progressive hearing loss
Researchers reveal function of novel molecule that underlies human deafness
New research from the University of Sheffield has revealed that the molecular mechanism underlying deafness is caused by a mutation of a specific microRNA called miR-96. The discovery could provide the basis for treating ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 21, 2011 |
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New insights into progressive hearing loss
In parallel studies in human and mouse, two groups of researchers have come to the same conclusion: that a new kind of gene is associated with progressive hearing loss. The new gene - called a microRNA - is a tiny fragment ...
Apr 12, 2009 |
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BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill
Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Seeing science with an artist's eye
For many, the words “scientific research” call to mind a collection of cartoonish clichés – white lab coats and goggles, microscopes and bubbling beakers. But research isn’t just a ...
Feb 29, 2012 |
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New California rules require cleaner cars
California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Solutions for a nitrogen-soaked world
Nitrogen is both an essential nutrient and a pollutant, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and a fertilizer that feeds billions, a benefit and a hazard, depending on form, location, and quantity. Agriculture, industry ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Fire brings communities together -- 'You're from the government, we trust you'
As homes and cities expand closer to forests and wildlands across the American West, increasing wildfire threats have created an unlikely new phenomena – confidence in government.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Biodiversity must be restored
The global extinction of species is rapidly accelerating. We still have a chance to stop it – at least in Germany. But time is of the essence. A simple strategy based on the biotope network model at Lake ...
May 19, 2011 |
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Newborn hearing screenings do not appear to identify all children at risk for hearing loss
Although universal newborn hearing screening programs appear to identify children with hearing loss at a younger age, nearly one-third of pediatric cochlear implant recipients pass newborn screening only to be diagnosed later ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Giffords makes 'leaps and bounds' in recovery
(AP) -- She can talk, even saying short sentences. With some help, she can walk. She also knows that she was shot.
Mar 12, 2011 |
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Grapes may ease liver disease: study
University of Queensland Diamantina Institute PhD student, Veronique Chachay, hopes to determine if a nutrient found in grape skin could hold the key to better managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Beyond the bullet: Surviving a shot to the head carries host of challenges
The spectral images, reproduced in neurosurgery journals and textbooks, could be captioned "Beauty and the Beast." Captured by X-ray and CT scan, the human brain is pierced by a bullet, nail, pool cue or chunk of razor-sharp ...
Jan 28, 2011 |
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