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Study suggests regrowth of auditory hair cells is possible in humans - paving the way for reversing h

ERBB2 signaling drives supporting cell proliferation in vitro and apparent supernumerary hair cell formation in vivo in the neonatal mouse cochlea. By: Zhang J 1 , Wang Q 2 , Abdul-Aziz D 2 , Mattiacio J 3, 4 , Edge ASB 5, 6, 7, 8 , White PM 9 . In mammals, cochlear hair cells are not regenerated once they are lost, le...

Shorter sleep can lead to dehydration

A study by Penn State found that adults who sleep just six hours per night as opposed to eight may have a higher chance of being dehydrated. The cause was linked to the way the bodys hormonal system regulates hydration. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES MANUEL-F-O By Marjorie S. Miller onNovember 05, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Adults...

For these people with depression, all treatment approaches had failed, but then they adopted a pet …

By Christian Jarrett For people diagnosed with whats known as treatment-resistant major depressive disorder the prognosis is not good the low mood and emotional pain for these individuals has not lifted even though they are on a combination of antidepressant medications and may also have participated in psychotherapy. ...

Scientists Achieve Breakthrough on Path to Pig-to-Human Heart Transplants

By Megan Schmidt | December 6, 2018 4:17 pm Scientists say they have successfully kept a baboon alive with a pigs heart for six months. (Credit: Dusan Petkovik /Shutterstock) Although 54 percent of adults in the United States have registered as organ donors, just one in three people die in a way that allows for organ d...

Scary warming at poles showing up at weird times, places

By Seth Borenstein | December 12, 2018 FILE - In this March 9, 2018, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aurora borealis displays above Ice Camp Skate in the Beaufort Sea during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018. Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earths polar regions at times they dont expect, like winter, and i...