News by Subject Medicine & Health

New research is shedding light on the biological architecture that lets us hear -- and on a genetic disorder that causes both deafness and blindness.

SUTD study found that seniors who speak two languages actively tend to maintain specific executive control abilities against natural age-related declines.

The discovery of a common neural mechanism in speech and ASL errors -- one that occurs in just 40 milliseconds -- could improve recovery in deaf signers after a stroke.

Columbia University researchers estimate non-verbal learning disorder may affect up to 3 million children in the United States.

About 3,800 adults 40 and older in South Korea participating in a national health survey were included in this analysis that examined associations between hearing loss and a test of their ability to retain balance. Age-related hearing loss affects the inner ear, which may increase the risk of dizziness.

The human language pathway in the brain has been identified by scientists as being at least 25 million years old -- 20 million years older than previously thought.

What does it actually look like deep inside our ears? This has been very difficult to study as the inner ear is protected by the hardest bone in the body. But with the help of synchrotron X-rays, it is now possible to depict details inside the ear three-dimensionally. Together with Canadian colleagues, researchers from Uppsala University have used the method to map the blood vessels of the inner ear.

Novel, fully digital, high-resolution positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of small brain stem nuclei can provide clinicians with valuable information concerning the auditory pathway in patients with hearing impairment, according to a new study published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.