Researchers restore hearing and balance in mice by replacing defective protein; work highlights gene therapy’s potential for certain forms of inherited deafness.
What people hear and do not hear can have a direct effect on their balance, according to new research from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE).
KECK MEDICINE OF USC PROVIDES CUTTING-EDGE COCHLEAR IMPLANT SURGERY FOR ALL AGES — FROM INFANTS TO THE ELDERLY — GUIDED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM AT THE USC CARUSO DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY – HEAD AND NECK SURGERY.
New research tracked subclinical carotid plaque changes over six years and found that plaques with calcification were twice as likely to develop intraplaque hemorrhage, with men showing greater risk for complex plaque progression.