MPR spoke with Dr Daniela Carvalho, an investigator in the CHORD trial, the results form which formed the basis for the approval of Otarmeni.

Irreversible hearing loss affects hundreds of millions worldwide, often caused by damage to cochlear hair cells that cannot regenerate in humans. New research into the molecular pathways of hair cell ...

One of the most significant hurdles to providing gene therapies for hearing loss is access to the inner ear. Our ears are intricate and feature complex structures that make getting treatment into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fruit fly models of deficiency in a gene called CPD show defects in Johnston’s organ (JO), a sensory organ on the antennae that ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Key Takeaways The cochlear nerve is part of the eighth cranial nerve and is ...

Scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, and the Oregon Health & Science University have identified and mapped ...

Most cochlear nerves carry information from the cochlea to the brain, but about 5% send signals in the opposite direction: from the brain to the cochlea. The exact role of those fibers has been a ...

Researchers have discovered a groundbreaking use of terahertz (THz) imaging to visualize cochlear structures in mice, offering non-invasive, high-resolution diagnostics. By creating 3D reconstructions ...

Researchers have understood for decades that some forms of deafness are inherited, yet until now, few of those genetic clues have led the way to therapy. That is beginning to change. An international ...