In a paper published Feb. 21, scientists studied the voice boxes, or larynxes, from three dead, stranded baleen whales. Scientists say they are one step closer to figuring out how humpback and other ...
Having a voice is important -- figuratively and literally -- and not being able to speak is a major impediment to communication. Whispp is working to change the game for individuals with speech ...
A woman is able to speak again after she had a rare operation to replace her voice box, her U.S. doctors said. Brenda Charett Jensen, 52, will reunite on Thursday with the international team of ...
A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely ...
Cancer of the voice box or larynx is an important public health burden. In 2021, there were an estimated 1.1 million cases of laryngeal cancer worldwide, and approximately 100,000 people died from it.
Grant Hasse was born with two very rare conditions – one that’s usually fatal, the other that should have left him unable to talk. But at almost 4 years old, he’s a healthy bundle of energy after ...