The first direct evidence showing how the vestibular system's horizontal canals play a key role in sensing our direction in the environment has been uncovered by scientists. Dartmouth researchers have ...

Cochlear implantation has long been established as a transformative surgical intervention in the management of severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. However, recent investigations highlight a ...

Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 13, Supplement 1. Considerations in the Design of Studies of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Jan. - Feb., 1991), pp. S109-S111 (3 pages) Patients with chronic fatigue ...

Vestibular thresholds begin to double every 10 years above the age of 40, representing a decline in our ability to receive sensory information about motion, balance and spatial orientation, new ...

As I watch my aging parents navigate their home, I can't help but notice their increasing hesitancy on stairs or how careful they are reaching for objects on high shelves. Like millions of Americans, ...

The vestibular system is a network of organs in the inner ears that detects the motions and position of the head. The brain ...