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2017 Grantee News Items

Scientists unlock ability to generate new sensory hair cells
Brigham and Women's Hospital (02/21/2017)
Second cause of hearing loss identified: University of Michigan researchers report a new, unexpected cause for "hidden hearing loss"
University of Michigan Kresge Hearing Research Institute (02/17/2017)
Potential new causes for the odor-producing disorder TMAU: Exome sequencing provides insight into diagnostic criteria for rare metabolic disorder
Monell Center (02/15/2017)
A better carrier: New gene-delivery therapy restores partial hearing, balance in deaf mice
Harvard Medical School (01/27/2017)
UC Riverside researchers identify receptor that has key role in umami or amino acid taste in insects
University of California, Riverside (01/23/2017)
Reading picture books with children holds promise for treating common language disorder
University of Kansas (01/18/2017)
Wayne State University research team develops new diagnostic tool to identify tinnitus in animals
Wayne State University (01/18/2017)