Hearing receptor cells (hair cells) are stained green and spiral down the twisting cochlea. Nerve fibers are shown in red. Other elements are nuclei of supporting cells and other elements in blue.

Researchers have figured out how to reduce hearing loss after exposure to loud noise: A drug for your gut called SPIOCA.

A revolutionary form of treatment for hearing loss may be on the horizon. ... In 2012, Dr. Patricia White’s laboratory identified a group of receptors responsible for this regeneration process.

Congenital hearing and balance impairments afflict numerous individuals. I am hopeful that our research will pave the way for groundbreaking treatments and drug discoveries to alleviate their ...

There are five basic human senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. The sensing organs associated with each sense send information to the brain to help us understand and perceive the world ...

University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin.

The volunteers, who lost their hearing through damage or disease, will get an injection of a harmless virus containing a gene that should trigger the regrowth of the sensory receptors in the ear.

Hearing deficits in schizophrenia tied to specific brain receptor. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 1, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 12 / 161202150855.htm ...

National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study, led by investigators at ...

The inability to hear subtle changes in pitch, a common and debilitating problem for people with schizophrenia, is due to dysfunctional N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) brain receptors, according to a ...