[hear-it.org] Many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans experience hearing loss, tinnitus or both, a large American study finds.

[Spanish] La publicación recoge los trabajos expuestos en la II Jornada de Reflexión Educativa “Estudios sobre la situación del alumnado con sordera en España”, que reunió en Madrid a expertos investigadores del ámbito sanitario y educativo en el campo de la discapacidad auditiva. El Monográfico se puede descargar gratuitamente desde la Biblioteca Virtual de FIAPAS.

Espino Gaurch M, Font-Llitjós M, Murillo-Cuesta S, Errasti-Murugarren E, Celaya AM, Girotto G, Vuckovic D, Mezzavilla M, Vilches C, Bodoy S, Sahún I, González L, Prat E, Zorzano A, Dierssen M, Varela-Nieto I, Gasparini P, Palacín M, Nunes V
Elife. 2018 Jan 22;7. doi: 10.7554/eLife.31511.

[hear-it.org] When Dane Aïda Regel Poulsen found out about her hearing loss, she turned it into something positive. She now uses her hearing loss actively in her work life, making her better at her job and tackling her own hearing loss. “Today, my hearing loss is not a disadvantage for me,” Aïda says.

Anne Peyroche has been acting president of the French science organization since last October.

A Biochemical Society and FEBS Training Event that will be held on 12 and 13 April 2018 in Chester (UK)

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