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Antibiotic displays unexpected results

Sat, 01/30/2010 - 07:37 by harsheeb

St. Louis -- An antibiotic that can cause hearing loss in people actually protected the ears of young mice given extended low doses of the drug, scientists in Missouri said.

The study by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis raises important questions about what mechanisms cause hearing loss and what mechanisms could be protective, William Clark, the study's lead author wrote in the current issue of the Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology.

The study arose from concerns about how to protect ailing infants from noise aboard medical helicopters. Ailing babies often receive the antibiotic gentamicin, a mild antibiotic that is closely related to kanamycin, which can cause hearing loss.

Unbelievable! Our skin can hear

Thu, 11/26/2009 - 18:36 by Natalie James

Los Angeles, CA, November 26 -- Humans hear not just with their ears but also with their skin and hair follicles, according to surprise findings of a new research. Sensations on the skin surface help in understanding what is being said, the Canadian research suggest.