Archive for February, 2009

Cochlear Implant Surgery Is Safe For The Elderly (Medical News Today)

Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal risk.

Cochlear Implant Surgery Is Safe For The Elderly, Study Suggests (Science Daily)

Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal risk.

Hulu.com lets you legally watch premium video content (PhysOrg)

Most of us don't watch television the way we did just a few short years ago. Back then, we had to watch TV shows when they were aired, a slave to the broadcasting schedule whim of the networks.

You can childproof your computer (PhysOrg)

Every few months, I receive a question from a reader whose computer was never the same after a grandchild came to visit.

Long-term study of orchard ground cover management systems (PhysOrg)

Orchard floor and groundcover management is important to fruit growers, affecting the efficiency of orchard operations, fruit tree performance, and soil quality.

Study shows that cochlear implant surgery is safe for the elderly (PhysOrg)

Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal risk.

Dawn Finishes Mars Phase (PhysOrg)

(PhysOrg.com) -- With Mars disappearing in its metaphorical rearview mirror, NASA's Dawn spacecraft's next stop is the asteroid belt and the giant asteroid Vesta. Dawn got as close as 549 kilometers (341 miles) to the Red Planet during its Tuesday, Feb. 17, flyby.

NYU Langone Medical Center study shows that cochlear implant surgery is safe for the elderly (EurekAlert!)

( NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine ) Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal risk.

Cochlear Implant Surgery Is Safe For the Elderly (Newswise)

Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal risk.

Venture Academics (Forbes)

A new firm thinks it has found a way to turn inventions from the nation's biggest research institutions into cash.