Research discovers gene that links deafness to inner ear cell death
Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans—creating new opportunities for averting hearing loss.
Jan 8, 2024
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Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans—creating new opportunities for averting hearing loss.
Jan 8, 2024
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The first step in treating vertigo is understanding its cause. Many conditions can trigger vertigo an expert says.
Dec 20, 2023
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Sensory cells and neurons in the ear communicate by secreting neurotransmitters in response to sound stimuli. Scientists of the University Medical Center Göttingen, the Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging, and the ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Parents moaning over the noise from a new Christmas toy is a time-honored holiday tradition.
Dec 12, 2023
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Professor Pavel Jungwirth and his colleagues from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague) and the cochlear implant company MED-EL, based in Austria have come up with ...
Nov 22, 2023
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A global survey put out by York University's Faculty of Education and the Cochlear Implant International Community of Action (CIICA), a user advocacy organization, shows that most deaf and deafened adults who have cochlear ...
Nov 10, 2023
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A team of neuroscientists at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has found that the neurons in a mouse brain's vestibular nuclei control the signals that cause motion sickness. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...
As we age, many of us will eventually need hearing aids. In some cases, the reason for this may be a signaling pathway that controls auditory sensory cell function and is downregulated with age. Researchers at the University ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Glitches in our evolutionary development mean that 80% of four-year-olds get glue ear, a temporary loss of hearing. Many have costly and unnecessary surgery despite there being excellent non-surgical alternatives.
Sep 26, 2023
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Researchers report that age-related hearing loss is associated with a decrease of cholesterol in the inner ear.
Aug 24, 2023
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