Possible 'cure' for deafness

Reported here by the BBC and study published in Nature. Stem cell treatment for cochlear nerve damage. early stages as the Gerbils were only followed up for 10 days. Interesting area for further research.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19570024

Sound a major emotional driver for humans?

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/07/160766898/sound-a-major-emotional-driver-for-humans?ft=1&f=1007

Whooping Cough

Article which looks at the causes of the current whooping cough outbreak in USA. Similar rise occuring in the UK.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/09/why_babies_are_dying_of_whooping_cough_.html

Gene therapy restores sense of smell in mice

Research on cilia for congential ansomia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19409154

What its like for a deaf person to hear music for the first time

What its like for a deaf person to hear music for the first time via the atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/12/08/what-its-like-for-a-deaf-person-to-hear-music-for-the-first-time/260890/

Ear Candling - mythbusting

An evidence based review of ear candling
http://www.ebm-first.com/ear-candling.html

Gel vocal cords

Article on BBC Website about research into artifical gel vocal cords
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19322304