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Exciting News about Lear Communication!
There are exciting times ahead at Lear Communication! Jeff and I are thrilled to announce that Julie Venhuizen is taking over the Waterloo operations of Lear Communication on May 1'16 and Jennifer Horton is taking over the Hamilton and Niagara operations on June...
More on Engineered Vocal Cord Tissue
In November we posted information about an amazing breakthrough in creating vocal cords in a lab. We recently came across a video that demonstrates the sound that can be produced - it may not be perfect voice, but it's pretty darned good! The video also shows...
Excellent Resource for the Healthy Aging Brain!
McMaster University has developed an excellent on-line tool with scientifically-validated information about healthy aging. There is so much information available on the internet and it's often difficult to determine what is accurate, what is a sales pitch and...
Medical breakthrough – vocal cord tissue grown in a lab!
The University of Wisconsin at Madison released amazing new research this week. They have successfully grown tissue in a lab that mimics vocal cords! While it felt and looked like normal vocal cord material, the true test was in how it would vibrate with air passing...
What Does an SLP Contribute to Brain Injury Rehab?
The profession of speech-language pathology is often a mystery to people! Click on these 2 links for articles that Justine wrote that describe how speech-language pathologists provide tremendous help to those with brain injuries: Why On Earth Do I Need an...
Have you heard of Vocal Cord Dysfunction?
This has been around for years and was previously called Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement. The word “paradoxical” was used because the vocal cords seem to behave in the opposite manner to which they should – they close when they should...