Experimental vaccine protects against Zika virus through T cells alone
Zika virus has been spreading for decades, but it first grabbed worldwide headlines in 2016. That February, with…
Ear Microbiome Composition and Its Role in Health and Disease
What is the ear microbiome?Composition of the ear microbiomeThe protective role of the ear microbiomeMicrobial imbalance and ear…
New study explains why some people are more sensitive to low-frequency noise
Some people are more sensitive to low-frequency noise, such as from ventilation systems, heat pumps, wind turbines and…
Ear’s ‘Rumspringa’ Lives in the Tension Between Bedroom and Rave
A running theory: The youth yearn for breakbeats. The frenetic electronics of Nineties dance music have rumbled beneath…
Dangerous water bead ingestions increase among young children
A new study reveals that ingestions of water beads by young children have surged in recent years. Researchers…
Hidden viral reservoirs in tonsils may explain school-year respiratory outbreaks
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil reveals that tissues such as the…
Mandated cCMV screening improves early identification of infant hearing loss
A new retrospective cohort study examining the impact of Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation mandated universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus…
Musicians experience higher rates of tinnitus, hearing loss, and hyperacusis than non-musicians
A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, the official journal of the American…
Balance depends on preserving inner hair cells in the ear
Led by Mathieu Beraneck, researchers at the University of Paris Cité/CNRS and the University of Barcelona explored the…
Nasal spray sold nationwide recalled. See impacted products.
Something you bought was just recalled. What does that mean? What happens when something you purchase is recalled?…
SIRT3 deficiency worsens eustachian tube dysfunction during middle-ear infection
Middle-ear infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria remain among the most common pediatric illnesses worldwide. When the eustachian tube-responsible…
Lung to gut movement of hospital-acquired bacterium raises the risk of sepsis
A hospital-acquired bacterium that causes serious infections can move from the lungs to the gut inside the same…