He noted that empowering the deaf is one of the major roles of the University and is of immense significance in drawing the attention of other Universities ... [...] more »

A NORTH Melbourne product designer is a contender on the world stage for his invention that enables the deaf to feel sound. Swinburne University industrial design graduate Jack Allwood has created the Outer Ear, a non-surgical alternative to the cochlear implant and hearing aids. “It enables anyone to feel a knock on the door, a fire alarm sounding, a person calling out from behind,” Mr Allwood, 21, said. Working on a similar principle to a human eardrum, which receives and translates sound waves into signals that the brain can interpret, the device is worn between the wrist and the elbow on the inner forearm. [...] more »

Auckland University researchers have shown a potent new drug may reverse hearing loss caused by prolonged exposure to loud noise at work, at rock concerts, ... and more » [...] more »

Nicaraguan Sign Language, developed only 30 years ago by Deaf children in Nicaragua needing a way to communicate, offers insight to ways an adapted language affects thought processes. In a new study, which was published June 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, co-author Anna Shusterman, assistant professor of psychology explains how human spatial cognition depends on the acquisition of specific aspects of spatial language. [...] more »

Now, scientists say there is a way to restore hearing by re-growing inner ear hair cells. This breakthrough could lead to significant advances towards curing deafness and hearing loss in the future. [...] more »

Genetic researchers in Germany believe their research will lead to better ways to diagnose Usher syndrome. This condition causes up to ten percent of all cases of deafness in children and 50 percent of combined deafness and blindness in adults. [...] more »

For the parents of a deaf child, it would be advantageous to be aware of the retinal degeneration that will occur later on. "Research on new Usher genes ... [...] more »

Fingers are capable of learning and articulating entire languages, of which the sign language used by the deaf is only the most familiar example. As Trumble writes, human beings have always been prepared to let their fingers do the talking: [...] more »

Deep inside the ear, specialized cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound. Ten years ago, Stefan Heller, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, came up with the idea that if you could create these cells in the laboratory from stem cells, it would go a long way toward helping scientists understand the molecular basis of hearing in order to develop better treatments for deafness. [...] more »

A UNIVERSITY centre that has played a "trailblazing role" in deaf studies could be forced to close its degree course amid money-saving cuts. Staff and students from the University of Bristol turned out in force yesterday to protest against the potential closure of the BSc Deaf Studies degree programme, something they allege would cause a critical shortage of sign language interpreters. [...] more »

They have used this structure, together with molecular dynamics simulations to understand the protein's mechanics and function in hearing and deafness. [...] more »

In 1801, he admitted he was becoming deaf, a devastating blow because music was his world. Even with increasing deafness, Beethoven was able to compose the ... [...] more »

Furthermore, they found that many mutations to cadherin-23 cause inherited deafness by weakening the ability of calcium to hold the protein together. ... and more » [...] more »

a couple of studies have shown there is no link between ability to hear (eg with Deaf children) and the ability to read. [...] more »

The RIT study compares incidences of relationship violence between Deaf and hearing students, and also delves into the experiences of ... [...] more »