Monthly Archives: February 2013

NOHR helps sponsor groundbreaking inner ear study related to regeneration

The article”Researchers identify forefunners of inner-ear cells than enable hearing” in R & D Magazine (2/26/2013) describes work by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Two of the researchers, Alan Cheng, M.D. and Stefan Heller, Ph.D., received a grant … Continue reading

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2013 NOHR News

Here it is – February—one month into 2013 and the National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation (NOHR) already has exciting news to begin the year! NOHR, a 501 (c)(3) public charity, has announced a Request for Applications for Research Grants … Continue reading

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Advance in hereditary deafness research

“Nature Medicine” recently published an article on a study in a mouse model related to treating congenital deafness and vestibular dysfunction. Researcher Michelle Hastings, Ph.D., a 2012 NOHR grantee, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy at … Continue reading

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Impact of deafness on mentality

In The New York Times today, there’s an important article in the Science Section, 2/12/13, page D7. It is is”Hearing Loss and Dementia,” by Katherine Bouton. Read the article:

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