Discover the fascinating evolutionary story behind the human outer ear, which evolved from fish gills. Learn how nature ...

It turns out that the cartilage inside your ears and nose is different from that found elsewhere in the body, with a fatty ...

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in ...

Cartilage cells that contain fat explain why some skeletal tissues are less rigid than others, and could one day be grown in ...

The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in mice by ...

A newly identified cartilage cell generates fat vacuoles and makes the surrounding tissues pliable. This helps keep the ear ...

The gene DYRK1A could be a potential therapeutic target to treat ‘glue ear’ in people with Down syndrome, according to a new study.

This study addresses fundamental questions surrounding otitis media effusion in Down syndrome, identifying DYRK1A as a key gene involved in the condition. The findings are compelling, highlighting ...

On the island of Ireland, mice greatly outnumber people, there are probably as many as 10 million wood mice whiskering their ...

Novel Genome Editing Approach Restores Hearing in Adult Preclinical Models With Genetic Deafness July 10, 2024 — Researchers restored hearing in preclinical mouse models with a specific form of ...

The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in mice by researchers at UCL, the ...