Washington, May 16 (ANI): Weaklings—people who are less physically fit—have a sharper sense of hearing which alerts them about approaching trouble in advance, says a new study. (more…)
Sydney, April 28 (ANI): A new Australian study has suggested that reef fish, which are stressing about environmental changes, are creating irregular offspring that have wonky ears. (more…)
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): People who are bony or lean are more likely to perceive an approaching sound as closer than it actually is, according to a new study. Evolutionary psychologist John Neuhoff and colleagues at The College of Wooster in Ohio, who study “looming” sounds, said that such a connection between physical fitness and the brain’’s auditory system may have evolved to help the weak get out of the way of approaching danger. (more…)
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): Ever wondered how you could hear those whispers while gossiping with friends in class? Well, scientists have now found that a nano motor of sorts in the ear makes us comprehend quiet sounds. Human ears have bundles of tiny, hair-like tubes atop “hair cells” in the ear, which move back and forth and act like miniature ”flexoelectric” motors to amplify sound, according to Utah and Texas researchers. (more…)
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Got two left feet? Well, then instead of wasting money on dance classes, try to spend a few minutes measuring your ears, suggest researchers. (more…)
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): Extra workplace decibels increase the risks of both work-related accidents and road collisions, says a new study. The findings by the Université de Montréal, the Université Laval and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec will be reported in three journals: Occupation Environmental Medicine, Accident Analysis and Prevention and Traffic Injury Prevention. (more…)
Washington, March 1 (ANI): Healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal risk, says an Indian-origin researcher. “Due to concerns about the effects of general anesthesia, many elderly people with hearing loss are not receiving the implants which can significantly improve their hearing and quality of life,” says Dr. Anil Lalwani, Mendik Foundation Professor of Otolaryngology and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology at NYU School of Medicine and a study co-author. (more…)
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Two new studies have brought scientists one step closer to the development of a pill that could stave off noise-induced and perhaps even age-related hearing loss in humans. (more…)
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Babies born more than three months early appear to be at double or triple the risk of autism, say US researchers. According to scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), in collaboration with other medical centers, children born more than three months premature, are at three times the risk for screening positive on the modified checklist for autism in toddlers (M-CHAT). (more…)
Washington, Jan 24 (ANI): The movement of facial skin plays a key role not only in the way the sounds of words are made, but also in the way they are heard, says a new study. “How your own face is moving makes a difference in how you ”hear” what you hear,” said first author Takayuki Ito, a senior scientist at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated research laboratory. (more…)
