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    BabyTalk

    CNN Money recently published an article called, Reaching deaf babies with implants, iPads and  therapy, which describes a join effort, BabyTalk, with Stanford and the Weingarten Children’s Center. The goal of this free program is to link families with deaf children, under the age of three, who have or will be getting cochlear implants, with a remote team of professionals who can help the child learn to listen and speak.

    “I used to take my hearing loss for granted, as an unfortunate fact of my existence. No longer…”

    Dan Gillmore | photo by Jio Ito I used to take my hearing loss for granted, as an unfortunate fact of my existence. No longer, because in recent weeks I’ve been digging a

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    New version of lifesaving drug is safer for the ear and kidneys

    Dr. Cheng Dr.  Ricci A recently published paper in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, by SICHL members and senior authors Alan Cheng, MD and Anthony Ricci, PhD, reports the development of

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    December 2014 Newsletter

    December 2014 Newsletter   The recent newsletter from SICHL included all the latest news from recently published papers, to event and new lab websites. Click through on the image above to read the

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    2014 Research Report

    By Stefan Heller, PhD In 2014, we welcomed a new faculty member, Nicolas Grillet, PhD. The Grillet Laboratory opened its doors on April 1st 2014 to focus on the genetics of hearing loss, but also