Animal world
A species of 'deaf ear frog' was discovered in Ecuador
Researchers from the University of Ecuador's Christian University have discovered a new frog, which has a particularly noisy sound and grows in tropical forests.
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Articles about Deaf
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Scientific application
The magic glove, translating the sign of the deaf and mute into words
Currently, gloves translate symbols for deaf and dumb people to translate 24 alphanumeric symbols, translating 10 counts.
Videos
Video: 'Subtitles' for deaf people
Recently Sony (based in the UK), has released eyeglasses capable of displaying the subtitles of movies shown on television.
Science Events
APICTA Award Gold Cup
Product 'Communication dictionary of deaf people' of Vietnam won the Gold Cup of Asia-Pacific Information Technology - Communication Award (APICTA)
Science story
20 unusual things about Elon Musk that few people know about
Once thought to be deaf, parents want to bomb Martian nuclear or consider AI to be the biggest enemy of humankind, some of the unusual things about Elon Musk.
Science story
Steel power of deaf genius Lutvich van Bethoven
When studying Bethoven's hair with the most advanced methods, scientists determined that the amount of lead in hair was 100 times higher than the safety limit.
Science story
Blind technology expert
Technology is changing day by day, even hourly. But no one thinks some of the top 2006 technology innovations belong to deaf and visually impaired people. One of those p…
Medicine - Health
The terrifying mechanism explains how you might be deaf just because of listening to music on the road
According to a recent audiologist, it seems that we - especially young people - still have not anticipated the harmful effects of this action.
Medicine - Health
Sleep on a plane that looks ... deaf
American scientists advise passengers to set an alarm when sleeping on an airplane and make sure you are fully awake when it starts landing.
Medicine - Health
The virus helps deaf mice hear sounds
An international team of scientists on February 6 said gene therapy using a benign virus helped deaf ears hear sounds around them.
Medicine - Health
Using smartphones can cause temporary deafness
Focusing your sight on a mobile device screen may prevent you from hearing sound warnings.
Medicine - Health
Red wine is anti-deaf
US researchers say resveratrol, the substance found in red grapes and red wine, works against hearing and cognitive decline, according to UPI news agency.
Medicine - Health
New hearing aid device
Functional deaf patients can restore normal hearing with new implants to replace the middle ear.
Medicine - Health
Treatment of deafness by stem cell method
The results of a team of scientists from the University of Sheffield (UK) showed that they have achieved important steps in using human embryonic stem cells to cure deaf…
Medicine - Health
Deaf people use the auditory cortex
The new study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, shows that deaf people use the so-called