Joint Transnational Call for Research Proposals – Preannouncement
The EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) will launch a joint transnational call for proposals in January 2015
María Ángeles Cantón
Vagus nerve stimulation – a new treatment for tinnitus?
Researchers at four centres across America are about to start a clinical trial to test a new technology which uses nerve stimulation and audio tone therapy to “rewire” specific parts of the brain to treat tinnitus
Short term work noise, permanent damage
Metal workers in Denmark identify noise as one of the major problems related to their work. Just few years of working in a noisy environment can reduce your hearing, the Danish Industry Association assess
Spinster Homolog 2 (Spns2) Deficiency Causes Early Onset Progressive Hearing Loss
J Chen, N Ingham, J Kelly, S Jadeja, D Goulding, J Pass, et al. Plos Genetic, October 30, 2014DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004688
Bilateral cochlear implants give the best language development
Children with bilateral cochlear implants are found to have better language and vocabulary skills than children with unilateral cochlear implants
Cationic lipid-mediated delivery of proteins enables efficient protein-based genome editing in vitro and in vivo
JA Zuris, DB Thompson, Y Shu, JP Guilinger, JL Bessen, JH Hu, et al. Nature Biotechnology (2014)
4-6 cups of coffee per day may reduce tinnitus
American study finds a connection between intake of caffeine and the rate of tinnitus