Elisa C. Alvarado, M.D, notes how advances in diagnostics and medicine now offer more targeted relief, and lifestyle ...

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an ...

Discover 10 unexpected vertigo causes affecting millions. Learn about inner ear problems, medications, and health conditions that trigger dizziness.

Voices Research cuts imperil critical insights into the underlying causes of age-related falls Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among seniors in the United States. Johns Hopkins ...

Carabello, who lives in Philadelphia, didn’t know much about the vestibular system, an inner-ear sensory system that sends signals to the brain and helps people maintain their balance and spatial ...

The vestibular system is a network of organs in the inner ears that detects the motions and position of the head. The brain uses this information, along with inputs from the eyes and joints, to ...

What does vestibular neuritis feel like? The feeling that you’re spinning or swaying is connected to the vestibular system – the system of balance in the inner ear, Power explains.

The vestibular system helps maintain a sense of balance, and its main parts are in the inner ear. "It sends information to the brain, as to whether we are moving or not," said Erica Zaia, a ...

The central nervous system, including the inner ear, middle ear, and some brain parts, is affected, as it is a part of the vestibular system. The vestibular system is a type of sensory system.

Perception research with motion simulators In the Cyberneum at the Tübingen-based Max Planck Campus, people are transported into virtual worlds in order to investigate how our brain processes ...