The mammalian cochlea is an extraordinary biomechanical system whose capacity for sensitivity and frequency discrimination hinges on intricate interactions between its passive structures and active ...

New research published in Stem Cell Reports found that organoid culture-based models for cochlear hair cell formation can be used to identify drugs that promote hair cell regeneration in a high ...

Hair cells inside the human ear are responsible for sensing and relaying sound to the brain. In all mammals except humans, these cells can regenerate if damaged. In humans, when a hair cell dies ...

Cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs) are among the fastest known biological motors and are essential for high-frequency hearing in mammals. It is commonly hypothesized that OHCs amplify vibrations in the ...

Ultrasonic hearing and vocalization are the physiological mechanisms controlling echolocation used in hunting and navigation by microbats and bottleneck dolphins and for social communication by mice ...

Newly formed cochlear hair cells contain intricate hair bundles with many stereocilia (critical for sensing sound) and other components that are critical for proper function and neural transmission.

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Key Takeaways The cochlear nerve is part of the eighth cranial nerve and is crucial for hearing.Issues with the cochlear nerve can result from inflammation, ...

Wolfram syndrome is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by neurological symptoms, as well as diabetes, optic atrophy and hearing loss, among others. The WFS1 gene encodes a protein named ...

Research team awarded five-year, $3.2 million grant from National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders AHL is among the most common health conditions affecting older adults, ...

Hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities in the United States, with approximately half of all adults suffering from some degree of hearing loss by the time they reach retirement age.