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Washington, D. C. May 25, 2016 -- Teaching is an occupation with a high risk of developing vocal problems -- teachers have more than twice the voice problems than people in other professions, as the ...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 18 (UPI) --Scientists at the University of Wisconsin grew usable, new vocal cords using cells from a cadaver and four living patients, potentially giving hope to people who have ...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is critical for speech as it provides nerve function to muscles in the larynx, or voice box. People have two RLNs, one on each side of the neck. Instead of ...

The vocal cords are two folds in the "voice box" that vibrate, or come together and away from each other very quickly to produce puffs of air that help form sounds. They function in much the same way ...

Nerve damage to vocal cords could be the reason why some people recovering from COVID-19 suffer mysterious bouts of shortness of breath for months after shaking off the coronavirus, researchers say.

Humans talk with the larynx or voice box. This small but versatile apparatus is at the back of the throat, at the very top of the trachea. It is both formed by and supported by the cartilage rings of ...

Used to be that if you damaged your vocal cords and needed a new set, doctors would have to shoot you full of immunosuppressants to keep your body from rejecting the cadaver-sourced replacements. Not ...

Concomitant Boost Radiation Plus Concurrent Cisplatin for Advanced Head and Neck Carcinomas: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Phase II Trial 99-14 We conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing ...

The vocal cords are two bands of muscle tissue found inside the larynx or voice box. A vocal cord lesion refers to any type of benign growth or injury that occurs on the vocal cords. Many of these are ...

Vocal fatigue is a common complaint among teachers and one of the most debilitating conditions that can lead to vocal damage. The typical symptoms include hoarseness, vocal tiredness, muscle pains and ...