Isolation takes its toll. During the pandemic, many seniors have become isolated from their family and peers. According to the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), older adults who have been successful hearing aid users may be using their hearing aids less because they feel there is no one to...
Undergraduates could help save the sight of millions in Central Africa. A team of undergraduate bioengineering students from the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign has developed a device that could save the sight of millions of people in rural Central Africa. Their target is onchocerciasis, or...
“Deaf U”, produced by actor and supermodel Nyle DiMarco, will premier October 9. The Gallaudet University students featured in Netflix’s ‘Deaf U’ invite viewers to see life through their eyes, Deadline.com reports. The new Netflix docuseries, produced by Nyle DiMarco,...
This pandemic has been a disaster for so many businesses — but some are actually thriving. In that second group, count the manufacturers of blue light-blocking glasses. Before the pandemic, many of us were already spending way too much time in front of screens — but now...
Australian researchers say the device will restore vision through a brain implant. A team of researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, has built a bionic device that they say can restore vision to the blind through a brain implant, Futurism.com reports. The team is now preparing...
In ‘Hearing Happiness,’ deaf history professor weaves her own story in. At four years old, Jaipreet Virdi’s world went quiet, the radio program Science Friday reports. A severe bout of meningitis left her deaf, and changed how she navigated in the world. Jaipreet went through many...
Effects range from mild discomfort to vision loss. Doctors of optometry in Colorado have launched a September awareness initiative on the impact of stress on eyesight and eye health. “The long-term stress individuals and families are experiencing this year has the potential to impact eye health in...
To celebrate, three-day virtual concert will benefit California School for the Deaf. From Sept.18 to 20, performers from across the Coachella Valley and beyond will come together to present “Cabaret Cares” online via Facebook, the Desert Sun reports. To help commemorate Deaf...
She can’t see the ball, but she can hear it. She reached her senior year at Clintonville High School in Wisconsin without the experience of playing on a sports team. But though she is blind, Shayna Wederath still wanted to try. Then a friend mentioned that the school’s tennis team...
Let’s face it: we’re pretty lucky here in California, especially near the coast. When we complain about the weather, some of my friends who live in the snowbound Middle West or the steamy-humid South start shaking their heads. They may have a point. I know at least one person who lost...
Simple test, developed in Canada, is a first. With what is believed to be the first test of its kind, scientists at Sunnybrook University in Toronto have demonstrated a way to detect hearing disorders using a simple blood test. “Over 600 million people have hearing loss worldwide,” said Dr....
“Let’s Get to Work” initiative launched last week. The “Let’s Get to Work” initiative is being launched this week by the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, KOLD News 13 reports. The goal is to encourage employers in Arizona to interview, hire and promote...