[MouseAGE – STSM] COST Action BM1402: Development of a European network for preclinical testing of interventions in mouse models of age and age-related diseases (MouseAGE) invites researchers from Participating COST Countries to submit applications for the 7th call for STSMs.

[Action on Hearing Loss] We support world-class hearing loss and tinnitus research and we are currently requesting proposals for the TRIH Grant that aims to support the translation of research discoveries into potential new treatments for hearing loss and /or tinnitus. It funds projects globally from both academic institutions and small/medium enterprises (SMEs).

[Spanish] En el marco de la celebración del Día Internacional de las Personas Sordas, la Confederación Española de Familias de Personas Sordas (FIAPAS) presenta una nueva edición de la campaña “Que lo escuche todo el mundo” con el objetivo de llamar la atención sobre la importancia que las prótesis auditivas tienen para las personas sordas.

[hear-it.org] A study confirms that a class of antibiotics used to treat people with cystic fibrosis increases the risk of permanent hearing loss. As the first of its kind, the study further proves that high cumulative dosages over time significantly increase this risk.

A new edition of the European Night of Researchers will take place on Friday, September 29, 2017 around the theme “IMPOSSIBLE”. AFFICHEM company will be located at the Researchers Corner of the Quai des Savoirs in Toulouse.

[hear-it.org] Women who take hormone replacement therapy to cope with menopause have an increased risk of hearing loss, a study finds.

This is the newsletter of the European Commission’s eHealth, Wellbeing and Ageing team. It is hosted by the Digital Agenda for Europe Newsroom. In this issue: Policy, Research & Innovation, Calls, Events