Scientists kept an inner ear alive outside the body for the first time

The ability to analyze how the inner ear works could help provide better therapies, especially for sensorineural hearing loss ...
Science Daily

Inner ear has a need for speed

Scientists and engineers have modeled a hidden mechanism in the inner ear that helps mammals balance via the fastest-known signal in the brain. The sensory organs that allow us to walk, dance and turn ...
Phys.org

The mammalian inner ear is a striking example of convergent evolution, new study reveals

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 ...
C&EN

Nanoprobe achieves sharper MRIs of the inner ear

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 ...
Medical Xpress

New imaging method links inner ear fluid levels to severity of hearing loss

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Inner ear has a need for speed

HOUSTON – (Jan. 18, 2023) – The sensory organs that allow us to walk, dance and turn our heads without dizziness or loss of balance contain specialized synapses that process signals faster than any ...