They aren’t really hairs. They’re sensory cells. Hair cells have tiny, bristle-like tufts that stick out – called cilia – ...

A microscopic view of auditory hair cells in a healthy inner ear. (Courtesy of Yehoash Raphael) Nearly 10 percent of the population in America suffers from hearing loss, said Yehoash Raphael, a ...

The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ago but the function of the two has only become clear in the last 20 ...

"This paper is the first to show that, by reprogramming, mature mammalian inner ear cells can be induced to divide and become hair cells, which are needed for hearing," said senior study author ...

A team of Harvard Medical School scientists say they've come up with a new drug cocktail of molecules that they say can successfully regenerate the hair cells in the inner ear that enable hearing ...

Just like nose hair, it helps to prevent germs, bacteria, and debris from getting inside your inner ear and causing potential damage. So having some ear hair isn’t just normal, it’s actually a ...

UVA researchers reveal the remarkable resilience of inner ear hair cells, capable of self-repair from loud noise and stress. XIRP2 protein orchestrates the restoration of damaged core structures, ...