hearing impairment
Autophagy Is Essential For Good Hearing
A cellular recycling process called autophagy plays an important role in our sense of hearing by maintaining inner-ear hair cells.
Hearing In Stereo: How The Brain Balances Left & Right
A study in mice has shown that the olivocochlear reflex acts as an ‘cochlear amplifier’, connecting and coordinating the left and right ears.
Screening Newborns For Hearing Impairments (VIDEO)
An inexpensive and non-invasive device could help bring the diagnosis of hearing impaired babies to resource-poor countries.
Kailas Wins 2014 Rolex Award For Science & Health
Ms. Neeti Kailas has won the 2014 Young Laureate for Science & Health for her invention of a portable device to screen newborns for hearing impairment.
