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 E-Mail The sense of hearing is, quite literally, a molecular tightrope act. Turns out, it involves acrobatics as well. In a paper published in Nature Communications on Feb 8, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Childrens Hospital show that a dynamic and delicate connection between two pairs of diminutive protein filaments plays a central role in in hearing. The tension held by these filaments, together called a tip link, is essential for the activation of sensory cells in the in...

Auditory pathways in the brainstem do not fully mature without microglia clearing away extra cell connections. This crucial function occurs even when pruning by microglia is delayed, according to new research published in eNeuro.

 E-Mail Stopping the spread of COVID-19 is difficult enough. Its even more complicated and confusing when information and resources provided by governments are largely inaccessible to a variety of disabled populations. A newly-published global survey of national health authority websites in nearly 200 countries has directly quantified COVID-19 information accessibility. The survey, published on January 27, 2021 in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, was conducted by researchers and medical pr...

Credit: ÉTS Noise exposure accounts for 22% of worldwide work-related health problems. Excessive noise not only causes hearing loss and tinnitus, but also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. To provide protection, workers normally wear earplugs. However, commonly available earplugs are often uncomfortable, since they dont fit everyones ears equally well. How could we improve the comfort and effectiveness of these earplugs? What aspects of the ear canal must be taken into account? T...

And the press. >> the crooked media have launched the deranged delusional, destructive and hyperpartisan impeachment witchhunt. >> today he called the whistleblower fake and joining gop allies urged he be outed. >> the whistleblower is a disgrace to our country. the whistleblower because of that should be revealed. i say today to the media do your job and print his name. >> reporter: rand pauls challenge even from news anchors. >> he is a small man. what he did was small and cowardly. >> reporte...

Something. >> pay with cash -- >> no, no, no. i got -- >> check. >> hey, don, how are you? >> did you hear the president say well pay with cash or did you hear him say do not pay with cash? does it matter? yes. but well get into that later. first lets bring in expert ed primo. ed, thank you very much for working on in the way you have. i know you had to drop things to get to this. so thank you. let the audience know, how long have you been doing this? >> youre welcome, chris. this is my 34th yea...

Again. what do you hear the president say? >> what financing? >> well, ill have to pay him something. >> pay with cash -- >> no, no, no. i got -- >> check. >> hey, don, how are you? >> did you hear the president say well pay with cash or did you hear him say do not pay with cash? does it matter? yes. but well get into that later. first lets bring in expert ed primeau. ed, thank you very much for working on in the way you have. i know you had to drop things to get to this. so thank you. let the a...