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By Kenneth Garger Published on December 26, 2021  Zachary Moncada is accused of shooting his neighbor in the back.Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office A Florida man allegedly shot his neighbor during a dispute over loud music on Christmas Eve, a report said. Zachary Moncada, 31, is accused of shooting the man in the back before the…

By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel What happens when zoologists and a computer chip engineer meet at a Tel Aviv University campus cafe? No, this isn’t a joke – it happened to be a cross-faculty project that ended up combining an insect’s ear with a computer chip with the result inserted into a robot so…

JERUSALEM (JNS/Israel21c)  – Delivering healthy genetic material into the inner ear cells of mice with a genetic defect that causes deafness enables the cells to function normally, according to a new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU). The novel treatment prevented the gradual deterioration of hearing in these mice, and could potentially lead to a…

Israeli scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a gene therapy for deafness, a breakthrough that may help in the treatment of children with hearing loss. The innovative therapy, replacing defective genes with healthy genes, may prevent deafness in children born with genetic mutations that cause hearing loss. The scientists developed a treatment for genetic…

There are so many speculations about this virus and the damage inflicted by it, and we have shown that at least in the auditory system no damage was detected,” Prof. Karen Avraham said. By SARAH CHEMLA DECEMBER 17, 2020 Hearing Hero (photo credit: PR) In addition to the loss of smell, taste and touch, can COVID-19…

Israeli researchers have for the first time shown that the organization of hair cells is driven by mechanical forces like how atoms are organized into a crystal. By JOSHUA ROBBIN MARKS/THE MEDIA LINE NOVEMBER 26, 2020 07:34 Prof. David Sprinzak (photo credit: TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY) In what could have important implications for the development of regenerative…

‘Sound beaming’ 3-D technology from Noveto Systems tracks ear and sends it audio using ultrasonic waves, creating personal listening pockets By LOUISE DIXON13 November 2020 Illustrative image of Noveto Systems’ SoundBeamer technology, which beams audio straight to your head, without the need for headphones. (Screenshot/Noveto Systems) LONDON (AP) — Imagine a world where you move around…

Noise from late-night parties at a popular CBD park is so bad even the homeless have moved out, sleep-deprived neighbours say, and a local councilor says the situation is only likely to get worse unless there’s a major change. Brendan O’Malley, South-East Advertiser Subscriber only | November 15, 2020 6:07am Kangaroo Point residents are hoping…

By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – If humans sound like Minnie Mouse after inhaling helium, would an alligator squeak on the gas used to float balloons? This profound puzzle challenged a global research team to record an alligator bellowing with normal air, and then breathing heliox, a helium-oxygen mixture. The breakthrough garnered an Ig Nobel Prize for…