“Sometimes scientists can’t discern if something went wrong in an animal model until clinical results show inconsistency. That is why we always exercise caution [about interpreting results with animal models] before we see the confirmation from clinical findings involving people,†Zhang said. Zhang is also a member of the ATA Board of Directors and former chair of the ATA’s Scientific Advisory Committee.
Prof Dr Margie Sharpe
The takeaway Frenzel goggles
A Fresnel-based device
Hearing loss and diabetes
“It is vital that diabetics should have their hearing tested as part of their diabetes management programme to implement preventive health and hearing conservation strategies.
Scientists ‘Clear’ Alzheimer’s Plaque From Mice Using Only Light And Sound
Light was just one way to trick the parts of the brain into humming in the key of gamma. Sounds can also manage this in other areas.
The Eyes Have It
Dr Feinberg’s innovation is not a pill, it’s a very special pair of glasses.
Brains of blind people adapt to sharpen sense of hearing, study shows
University of Washington Research has shown that people who are born blind or become blind early in life often have a more nuanced sense of hearing, especially when it comes to musical abilities and tracking moving objects in space (imagine crossing a busy road using sound alone). For decades scientists have wondered what changes in […]