https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200911200012.htm
Role of protein in development of new hearing hair cells
Finding could lead to future treatments for hearing loss
Date:
September 11, 2020
Source:
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Summary:
Researchers have conducted a study that has determined the role that a critical protein plays in the development of hair cells. These hair cells are vital for hearing. Some of these cells amplify sounds that come into the ear, and others transform sound waves into electrical signals that travel to the brain.