Normal hearing depends on the presence of healthy hair cells in the inner ear. Gene therapy has the potential to slow the loss of hair cells and promote the growth of hair cells that have already been damaged. In gene therapy, genetic material DNA or RNA is transported by a carrier to cells to provide […]
Filed under: Ear, Nose and Throat on December 20th, 2011 | No Comments »
The improper use of Neti Pots, used for irrigating sinuses, can be dangerous and sometimes fatal, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals warned people today after the death of a second person this year from a brain-eating ameba - Naegleria fowleri…
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Filed under: Ear, Nose and Throat on December 18th, 2011 | No Comments »
Banana, mango or apricot telling these smells apart is no problem for the human nose. How the olfactory organ distinguishes such similar smells has been uncovered by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the RUB. The scientists were the first to shed light on the dynamics of the three-dimensional structure of the binding site of […]
Filed under: Ear, Nose and Throat on December 15th, 2011 | No Comments »
University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists have discovered a genetic trigger that makes the nose renew its smell sensors, providing hope for new therapies for people who have lost their sense of smell due to trauma or old age…
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Filed under: Ear, Nose and Throat on December 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
According to confirmation given by The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), pholcodine-containing cough medicines should remain available for treating non-productive (dry) cough in children and adults as its benefits outweigh the risks…
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Filed under: Ear, Nose and Throat on November 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
People who notice their sense of smell is not as good as it used to be may wish to take note of what scientists training laboratory rats concluded: a failing sense of smell can improve, however, it can also get worse, depending on the type of training…
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Tiny regulatory elements in the genome regulate the probability that olfactory sensory neurons choose a particular odorant receptor gene for expression. The olfactory sensory neurons in the nasal mucosa perceive the myriad smells in the air with the aid of odorant receptors. Each sensory neuron chooses one and only one receptor gene for expression…
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Filed under: Ear, Nose and Throat on November 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
Whilst Vuvuzelas blasted their way into people’s ears and made their noisy appearance all over the media during the 2010 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup in South Africa, the immediate concern was whether those cheap plastic horns blown by enthusiastic fans would pose a serious hearing risk…
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According to an investigation published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, immunotherapies and targeted therapies (anti-neoplastic agents) specifically target signaling pathways in cancer cells. However, in about 20% to 50% of cancer patients they are linked to thyroid dysfunction which can result in adverse effects on patients’ quality of life…
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Filed under: Ear, Nose and Throat on October 20th, 2011 | No Comments »
A report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals shows that bacteria causing stomach inflammation and ulcers were not detectable in tissue from inflamed and enlarged adenoids in children…
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