New Study Uncovers How a Unique Synapse Keeps Us From Falling
The inner ear has a need for speed. The sensory organs responsible for enabling us to walk, dance, and move our heads without feeling dizzy…
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New Study Illuminates Approaches for Long-Term Hearing Loss Treatment
Approximately 430 million people globally suffer from disabling hearing loss, and in the United States alone, around 37.5 million adults report difficulty hearing. Hearing loss…
Harvard-Developed Model Can Determine Your Hidden Hearing Loss
In one of the biggest retrospective studies of its type, researchers analyzed data from roughly 96,000 ears and created a word-score model that may determine…
Humans Hear Much Better Underwater Than Previously Thought – At Times Better Than Seals
Humans or seals? Who has the best underwater hearing? All mammals lived on land millions of years ago, but eventually, certain species abandoned the land…
New Hope for Hearing Loss Treatment: Researchers Identify 48 Genes Linked to Hearing Loss
Researchers identified 48 genes that are associated with hearing loss, including 10 new variants. Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, age, disease,…
Stem Cell Scientists Explore the Latent Regenerative Potential of the Inner Ear
Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Neil Segil have identified a natural barrier to the regeneration of the inner ear’s sensory cells, which…
Katydid Ears Have Structures Similar to Mammalian Ones
Katydid ears have evolved components resembling those of human ears, on a smaller scale. This is an example of convergent evolution. The scientists published their…
