Researchers developed a new terahertz imaging method that was able to visualize internal details of the mouse cochlea with micron-level spatial resolution. An excised mouse cochlea is pictured.

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Researchers have discovered a groundbreaking use of terahertz (THz) imaging to visualize cochlear structures in mice, offering non-invasive, high-resolution diagnostics. By creating 3D reconstructions ...

Norrie disease is a rare, recessive, X-linked, genetic disorder. The devastating disease, caused by a mutation in the NDP gene, manifests as blindness at birth followed by progressive hearing loss ...

The blue spiral in the center of this field of green and white cells looks as if it might be a seashell. However, it is actually the cochlea of a newborn mouse. The cochlea is an organ in the inner ...

Researchers have understood for decades that some forms of deafness are inherited, yet until now, few of those genetic clues have led the way to therapy. That is beginning to change. An international ...