Ophthalmology
Opioid use can trigger deafness, study finds
Opioid use, particularly in high doses, can cause deafness, according to Rutgers researchers.
Aug 17, 2020
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Medications
Bone disease medications may reverse hearing loss
Preliminary findings from Harvard Medical School researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear may pave the way for trials to test bone density medications for hearing loss.
Jul 20, 2020
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Medical research
Transparent fish reveal the subtle, cellular dance in which sensory organs take shape
We owe a great deal to the hair cells in our inner ear. Without them, we couldn't detect sounds or take five steps without tripping. Moreover, these cells happen to be a useful model for biologists who want to understand ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Medical research
Study charts developmental map of inner ear sound sensor in mice
A team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing structure in the mouse inner ear. Scientists at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National ...
May 29, 2020
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Neuroscience
Essential key to hearing sensitivity discovered
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the biological architecture that lets us hear—and on a genetic disorder that causes both deafness and blindness.
May 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Advanced X-ray technology tells us more about Ménière's disease
The organ of balance in the inner ear is surrounded by the hardest bone in the body. Using synchrotron X-rays, researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a drainage system that may be assumed to play a major role in ...
May 20, 2020
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Medical research
Ear's inner secrets revealed with new technology
What does it actually look like deep inside our ears? This has been very difficult to study as the inner ear is protected by the hardest bone in the body. But with the help of synchrotron X-rays, it is now possible to depict ...
Apr 9, 2020
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Genetics
Findings in mice reveal possibilities for fetal drug therapy for deafness
New research led by hearing scientists at Oregon Health & Science University suggests an avenue to treat and prevent intractable genetic disorders before birth.
Apr 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Migraine prevention in children and adolescents
Cephalalgia, the official journal of the International Headache Society, published the article entitled "Cinnarizine and sodium valproate as the preventive agents of pediatric migraine: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled ...
Dec 10, 2019
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Neuroscience
How the brain dials up the volume to hear someone in a crowd
Our brains have a remarkable ability to pick out one voice from among many. Now, a team of Columbia University neuroengineers has uncovered the steps that take place in the brain to make this feat possible. Today's discovery ...
Oct 21, 2019
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