A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team led by Nicole Grunstra from the University of Vienna and Anne Le Maître from the ...
Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that drives the death of inner ear hair cells, the tiny sensory structures responsible for converting sound into brain signals. The discovery ...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a tool routinely used to diagnose and plan treatment for eye diseases, has now been modified to collect images of the inner ear. "These findings are exciting ...
A computer rendering of an iron oxide nanoparticle with squiggly green polyethylene glycol chains sticking out of it and yellow IETP2 peptides sticking off the ends of those chains. The new nanoprobe ...