» Somatosensory Neurons Remain Overactive After Exposure To Loud Noises
02/06/12 from Hearing/Deafness News From Medical News Today
It is common knowledge that it takes a while for the hearing to become \'normal\' again after listening to music that is too loud. The American Tinnitus Association estimates that there are almost 50 million people in the U.S. and millions mo..
» Mental Illness Suspect Genes Found To Be Among The Most Environmentally Responsive By NIH Study
02/05/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain\'s executive hub...
» Noise Exposure Can Cause Long-Lasting Changes To Sensory Pathways; Touch-Sensing Nerve Cells May Lead To Future Tinnitus Treatments
02/03/12 from Hearing/Deafness News From Medical News Today
We all know that it can take a little while for our hearing to bounce back after listening to our iPods too loud or attending a raucous concert. But new research at the University of Michigan Health System suggests over-exposure to nois..
» Hyperconnectivity In Brain\'s Hearing Center Caused By Gene Mutation In Autism
02/02/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in processing auditory cues and paying spatial attention to sound...
» Britain\'s First Adult Autism Survey Reveals Previously \'Invisible\' Group With Autism
02/02/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
New research on autism in adults has shown that adults with a more severe learning disability have a greater likelihood of having autism. This group, mostly living in private households, was previously \'invisible\' in estimates of autism...
» Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially In Women
01/30/12 from Hearing/Deafness News From Medical News Today
Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit...
» Family History Of Psychiatric Disorders May Shape Intellectual Interests
01/28/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published by Princeton University researchers in the journal..
» Evolved, Mutated Gene Module Linked To Syndromic Autism
01/28/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
A team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that newly discovered mutations in an evolved assembly of genes cause Joubert syndrome, a form of syndromic autism. The findings are published i..
» Sign Of Autism Can Be Seen In Infants
01/27/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
A recent study that took place at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, and was published in the January edition of Current Biology, states that detecting autism symptoms in babies as young as 6 mo..
» Women With Diabetes Experience More Hearing Problems
01/27/12 from Hearing/Deafness News From Medical News Today
A new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, presented at the annual Triological Society\'s Combined Sections Meeting, on January 26 in Miami Beach, shows that diabetes is likely to cause a greater degree of hearing loss in women as the..
» An Earlier Sign Of Autism In The Brain
01/27/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
In their first year of life, babies who will go on to develop autism already show different brain responses when someone looks at or away from them...
» Adolescents With Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based Media
01/27/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-so..
» People With Autism Helped By Learning To \'Talk Things Through In Your Head\'
01/26/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Teaching children with autism to \'talk things through in their head\' may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research...
» Brain MRIs May Provide An Early Diagnostic Marker For Dyslexia
01/24/12 from Dyslexia News From Medical News Today
Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a study at Children\'s Hospital Boston. Since developmental dyslexia responds to early intervention, diagnosing chil..
» Researchers Study Impact Of Proposed Autism Diagnostic Criteria
01/24/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals who qualify for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, accord..
» Autism Overdiagnosed? Possibly, Because Many Children Seem To \"Outgrow\" It
01/23/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) come with several neurodevelopmental signs and symptoms which overlap other conditions - it is possible that some early ASD diagnoses are wrong, especially among children who no longer meet the criteria f..
» New Research Suggests Birth Weight Plays A Role In Autism Spectrum Disorder
01/23/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Although the genetic basis of autism is now well established, a growing body of research also suggests that environmental factors may play a role in this serious developmental disorder affecting nearly one in 100 children. Using a unique st..
» Invention Makes Children Eye Exams Inexpensive, Comprehensive, And Simple To Administer
01/20/12 from Dyslexia News From Medical News Today
Eighty-five percent of children\'s learning is related to vision. Yet in the U.S., 80 percent of children have never had an eye exam or any vision screening before kindergarten, statistics say. When they do, the vision screenings they ty..
» Invention Makes Children Eye Exams Inexpensive, Comprehensive, And Simple To Administer
01/20/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Eighty-five percent of children\'s learning is related to vision. Yet in the U.S., 80 percent of children have never had an eye exam or any vision screening before kindergarten, statistics say. When they do, the vision screenings they ty..
» Revolutionary Surgical Technique For Perforations Of The Eardrum
01/17/12 from Hearing/Deafness News From Medical News Today
A revolutionary surgical technique for treating perforations of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) in children and adults has been developed at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre, an affiliate of the Universite de Montreal, by D..