Hearing/Speech

In a first of its kind study, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute evaluated the language use of black mothers in comparison with white mothers with the same…

A new study has concluded that people who wear a hearing aid for age-related hearing problems maintain better brain function over time than those who do not. It builds on important research in recent years pulled together by the Lancet…

Optimized gene-editing tool prevents hearing loss in mice with hereditary deafness without detectable off-target effects Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital have used a novel gene-editing approach to salvage…

Researcher examines language outcomes of children born preterm and full-term using different testsCredit: Caitlin M. Imgrund, Ph.D. About 1 in 10 babies in the United States is born premature. These children are at an increased risk for…

Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilizing music to support the development of spoken language Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilising music to support the…

The discovery could aid understanding of neurodevelopmental communication disordersCredit: H. Lebreault NEW YORK, June 25, 2019 - In the 1860s, French physician Paul Broca published his findings that the brain's speech production…

The research group led by Professor Kilwon Cho and Professor Yoonyoung Chung developed a skin-attachable vibration sensor for voice recognitionCredit: POSTECH A voice-recognition feature can be easily found on mobile phones these days.…

Drug activates sensory proteins in aquatic model of human hearingCredit: CWRUSOM & PNAS The ability to hear depends on proteins to reach the outer membrane of sensory cells in the inner ear. But in certain types of hereditary hearing…

Results of study involving primates suggest that speech and music may have shaped the human brain's hearing circuitsCredit: Courtesy of Conway lab, NIH In the eternal search for understanding what makes us human, scientists found that…

Results from world first trial could influence treatment decisions for patients with oropharyngeal cancerCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - In 2012, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute launched the world's…