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An unexpected doorway into the ear opens new possibilities for hearing restoration

Written by | 5 Jul 2023

An international team of researchers has developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear.  The discovery was possible by harnessing the natural flow of fluids […]

Ketamine nasal spray may prove safe and effective treatment for refractory migraine

Written by | 3 Jun 2023

Ketamine taken in the form of a nasal spray may prove a safe and effective treatment for refractory chronic migraine, suggests a single centre study, published in the […]

Improving diagnosis of chronic lung, ear and sinus infections in young children

Written by | 13 Mar 2023

University of Southampton researchers have recommended a method to help diagnose preschool age children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). PCD is a rare, inherited condition that leads to chronic […]

Research illuminates approaches for long-term hearing loss treatment

Written by | 12 Dec 2022

About 430 million people around the world experience disabling hearing loss. In the United States, approximately 37.5 million adults report some trouble hearing. Hearing loss can happen when any part of the […]

Wireless earphones work as inexpensive hearing aids

Written by | 18 Nov 2022

Some commercial earbuds can perform as well as hearing aids. The result, presented November 15 in the journal iScience, could help a large proportion of people with hearing loss […]

New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody treatments in mice

Written by | 19 Apr 2022

A new protein-based antiviral nasal spray developed by researchers at Northwestern University, University of Washington and Washington University at St. Louis is being advanced toward Phase I human […]

Model of the human nose reveals first steps of SARS-CoV-2 and RSV infection

Written by | 12 Mar 2022

Preclinical models that recapitulate aspects of human airway disease are essential for the advancement of novel therapeutics and vaccines. In the current study published in the journal mBIO, researchers […]

Does strep throat lead to the development of tics?

Written by | 7 Mar 2022

A new study has found no link between a strep throat infection and the development of tics in children who have a parent or sibling with a chronic […]

Sense of smell is our most rapid warning system

Written by | 30 Oct 2021

The ability to detect and react to the smell of a potential threat is a precondition of our and other mammals’ survival. Using a novel technique, researchers at […]

SARS-CoV-2 infection starts in nasal ciliated cells

Written by | 10 Jul 2021

Journal of Clinical Investigation The discovery that multiciliated cells in the nasal epithelium are the first cells to be targeted in early COVID-19 infection might provide the rationale […]

Chronic sinus inflammation alters brain activity

Written by | 14 Apr 2021

The millions of people who have chronic sinusitis deal not only with stuffy noses and headaches, they also commonly struggle to focus, and experience depression and other symptoms […]

International research team spreading the word about odontogenic sinusitis

Written by | 14 Mar 2021

Henry Ford physician, John Craig, M.D., is leading an international research effort to improve the multidisciplinary collaboration between otolaryngologists and dental providers around the globe when it comes […]

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