Preventing and finding cures for deafness
Deafness Research UK's research projects that aim to prevent and find cures for deafness
Investigating the process of hearing
The second Deafness Research UK / UCL Ear Institute Fellowship has been awarded to Dr Joerg Albert, who has come to the UK from his previous position as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Cologne.
Using stem cells to develop a cure for deafness
Deafness Research UK is funding a new research programme that will be the first to try and develop a cure for deafness using stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood or bone marrow.
The genes that cause age-related hearing loss
Deafness Research UK scientists working at the UCL Ear Institute are trying to identify genes that cause age-related deafness.
Finding a genetic cause of Ménière's Disease
A major grant from Deafness Research UK has enabled a research team led by Dr Mark Bailey at the University of Glasgow to investigate the genetics of Ménière's Disease.
The mechanisms of age-related hearing loss
A Deafness Research UK study at Keele University is looking at the role of particular types of cells called 'fibrocytes' in age-related hearing loss.
Central auditory processing and learning
A Deafness Research UK PhD studentship has been awarded to Professor Andrew King at Oxford University to carry out research into the functional role of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in central auditory processing and learning.
Ion channel function in the central auditory pathway
A Deafness Research UK studentship has been awarded to Professor Ian Forsythe at Leicester University to investigate the role of ion channels in the central auditory pathway.
Understanding auditory learning disabilities
Dr Jennifer Linden, a researcher at the UCL Ear Institute, is studying how neurons in the brain contribute to the mismatch negativity (MMN), a variation in electrical potential at the brain surface that occurs only when a change is heard in an ongoing or repeated sound.
Unravelling the genetic basis of BOR syndrome
A Deafness Research UK PhD student working with Dr Tanya Whitfield at the University of Sheffield, has spent three years studying the genetics of Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome (BOR), an important cause of inherited deafness.
A new deafness gene
A three year project grant was awarded to Professor Karen Steel at the Sanger Genome Institute to carry out a study looking for a new gene associated with deafness.
Establishing the causes of sudden deafness
Deafness Research UK researchers are carrying out a pilot study aimed at establishing the causes of sudden deafness.
