Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...

Researchers have understood for decades that some forms of deafness are inherited, yet until now, few of those genetic clues ...

The brain is a never-ending machine that receives, processes, and sends out countless messages every day. Sound is just a fraction of the many stimuli that the brain receives daily, but it is one of ...

For the first two weeks of life, mice with a hereditary form of deafness have nearly normal neural activity in the auditory system, according to a new study. Previous studies indicate that this early ...

The American Hearing Research Foundation is accepting applications for grants to support both basic and clinical research on the ear’s hearing and balance functions. The foundation will give ...

Eliene Augenbraun, D.O., Ph.D., is a lifelong science and health journalist whose mission is to make sense of complex concepts. She led ScienCentral, a broadcast television newsroom that supplied ...