Cell Therapy Development in Hearing Loss
Since the potential of stem cells (SCs) in treating diseases is superb, it is believed that the use of SCs is a promising therapeutic approach in hearing damage. More than 250 million people of worldwide are born deaf.
Navid Ahmady Roozbahany +1 more
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Chondrosarcoma is a rare tumor of the head and neck with a prevalence of 5-12% of all chondrosarcomas reported. The most common affected site in the head and neck is the larynx.
Mahdi Khajavi +2 more
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Auditory closure with visual cues: Relationship with working memory and semantic memory [PDF]
The role of working memory (WM) and long-term lexical-semantic memory (LTM) in the perception of interrupted speech with and without visual cues, was studied in 29 native English speakers. Perceptual stimuli were periodically interrupted sentences filled
Naveen K. Nagaraj +3 more
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Adjuvant Migraine Medications in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. [PDF]
Objectives/hypothesisTo examine the hearing outcomes of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) treated with oral and intratympanic (IT) steroid only or a combination of steroid and migraine treatment.
Abouzari, Mehdi +7 more
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Multi-level evidence of an allelic hierarchy of USH2A variants in hearing, auditory processing and speech/language outcomes. [PDF]
Language development builds upon a complex network of interacting subservient systems. It therefore follows that variations in, and subclinical disruptions of, these systems may have secondary effects on emergent language.
1000 Genomes Project C. +71 more
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Protective Effect of Retinoic acid preconditioning on H2O2-induced Apoptosis in Hair Cell-like Cells
Background: Several researches have proven that high levels of noise can induce oxidative stress and increase free radical's formation, particularly hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and nitric oxide (NO) production.
Somayeh Niknazar +4 more
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Cross-Frequency Integration for Consonant and Vowel Identification in Bimodal Hearing [PDF]
Purpose: Improved speech recognition in binaurally combined acoustic–electric stimulation (otherwise known as bimodal hearing) could arise when listeners integrate speech cues from the acoustic and electric hearing.
Armstrong M. +39 more
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Cell Therapy; A New and Safe Strategy for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury: A Review
Background: Spinal cord injury is a progressive process that initially causes abnormal nerve connections. Following spinal cord injury, the spinal cord is impaired after which cell death and apoptosis occurs.
Hassan Peyvandi +8 more
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Use of generic and condition-specific measures of health-related quality of life in NICE decision-making: systematic review, statistical modelling and survey. [PDF]
© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2014Background: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends the use of generic preference-based measures (GPBMs) of health for its Health Technology Assessments (HTAs). However, these data may
Brazier, J +11 more
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The Influence of PDS in Patients under Septoplastic Surgery
Background: It is a well-known fact that deviation of bony or cartilaginous septum can induce airway obstruction. Therefore, fixing the deviated part in a refined and straight line is one of the substantial challenges in otolaryngology.
Zahra Soroureddin +2 more
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