Alejandra Galindo

Notch inhibition induces mitotically generated hair cells in mammalian cochleae via activating the Wnt pathway

Wenyan Li, Jingfang Wu, Jianming Yang, Shan Sun, Renjie Chai, Zheng-Yi Chen, and Huawei Li. PNAS 2015 112 (1) 166-171; published ahead of print December 22, 2014

Testing the world´s first gene therapy for hearing loss

Researchers in America have started a clinical trial to test a ground breaking gene therapy which aims to treat hearing loss by restoring sound detecting cells that have been damaged by trauma to the inner ear

Take a look at Madrid´s Science Week Video

TARGEAR, in collaboration with the Spanish Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM), the Spanish National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN) and Fundación madri+d, presented a series of activities focused on vision and hearing (Nov. 2014)

FACTORS LEADING TO MÉNIÈRE´S DISEASE

A study has identified factors which are likely to lead to the development of the long term ear disorder Ménière’s disease

Benefits of newborn hearing tests last into teen years

Teenagers whose hearing loss was detected very early in infancy had better reading comprehension than their hearing-impaired peers who were diagnosed later, according to a new study from the UK

20% of the UK population will suffer from hearing loss in 2031

Hearing loss has for too long been ignored, overlooked and disregarded, a UK commission has found

Smokers and passive smokers can lose their hearing

People who smoke or are frequently exposed to passive smoke are more likely to suffer from hearing loss, a study reveals