Anti-Androgens Therapy
Anti-androgen therapy refers to medication taken by women to counteract the effect of male sex hormones such as testosterone on the skin. Anti-androgens are not suitable for skin problems in men. ...
Rx Research
Hatsune-miku-voice-text-to-speech
Hatsune Miku also called Miku Hatsune and officially code-named CV01, is a Vocaloid software voicebank developed by Crypton Future Media and its official anthropomorphic mascot character, a ...
Translational Research in Hearing and Balance
All individuals had been pre-assigned to one of four discussion groups focusing on differing areas of research pertinent to translational research in hearing and balance (Molecular ...
Molecular Therapies for Auditory/Vestibular Disease Workshop
The last decade of molecular and genetic research has increased our understanding of basic processes and diseases within the auditory and vestibular systems. The field is now positioned to advance ...
Communication Disorders Workshops
The Epidemiology of Communication Disorders Workshop was held March 29-30, 2005, in Bethesda, Maryland. The purpose was to review current epidemiologic knowledge in the field of communication ...
Tinnitus Research Workshop
The NIDCD held a workshop to bring together key people currently doing clinical and basic research in central mechanisms and treatments in tinnitus and others who are outside the field of tinnitus ...
Language Benchmarks with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by primary impairments in social interactions, communication, and repetitive and stereotyped behaviors (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). ...
Immune Mediated Ear Disease/Hearing Loss
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) convened a workshop at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, MD, titled Immune-Mediated Ear Disease/Hearing Loss. The goals ...
Hearing Health Care for Adults with Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss
Hearing loss (HL) is a public health issue and is among the leading public health concerns. Approximately 17 percent of American adults, or 36 million people, report some degree of HL1. HL is the ...
Nonverbal School-Aged Children with Autism
Goals of the WorkshopWhat do we know about this population? What are the gaps in our knowledge? What are the research opportunities that will address these gaps in the field?Format ...
Is Regenerative Therapies Working?
The purpose of the workshop was to discuss and identify research opportunities that will advance/translate targeted molecular approaches into clinical applications. The working meeting was organized ...
Chemosensory (taste and smell) Deficits
Chemosensory (taste and smell) deficits affect the lives of millions of Americans. In one study, nearly a quarter of men ages 60–69 had a smell disorder, while about 11 percent of women in that age ...
Speech Signal Processing Platform
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) held an internet-based workshop to consider the need and potential uses for a portable signal processing tool that ...
Alternative Communication and Brain-Computer Interface Synergy
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), held a programmatic workshop, Towards AAC-BCI Synergy, on September 17, ...
Synaptopathy and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Recent animal studies have revealed substantial irreversible neural degeneration following the temporary noise-induced elevation of the auditory threshold, i.e., temporary threshold shift (TTS). ...
Language and Literacy Development in Early Dual Language
About one of every five people ages 5 years and older in the United States speaks a language other than English in the home. Children who are learning English in addition to a language spoken at home ...
CBD Oil Health Benefits
CBD meaning cannabidiol, is a naturally-occurring chemical found in the Cannabis sativa plant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cannabis is a genus of plants that ...
Diseases of the Cranial Nerves – Test and Examination
Diseases of the Cranial Nerves 12 mean the specific abnormality that is happening in cranial nerves are peripheral nerves except for the optic nerve which is a central nervous system tract. Disorders ...
Uterine Fibroids – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Uterine Fibroids or leiomyomata are the most common benign tumor affecting women. Fibroids originate from uterine smooth muscle cells (myometrium) whose growth is primarily dependent on the ...
Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)/Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is among the commonest urological abnormality affecting the aging male. The cause of the increase in prostatic ...
