Turner syndrome (TS) is a condition in females missing the second sex chromosome (45, X)
or parts thereof. It is considered a rare genetic condition and is associated with a wide range …

Sensory fibers of the peripheral nervous system carry sensation from specific sense
structures or use different tissues and organs as receptive fields, and convey this information …

Embryonic development requires the coordinated regulation of apoptosis, survival,
autophagy, proliferation and differentiation programs. Senescence has recently joined the …

Hearing loss has been recently ranked as the fifth leading cause of years lived with
disability, ahead of many other chronic diseases such as diabetes, dementia, or chronic …

Aging is associated with impairment of sensorial functions and with the onset of
neurodegenerative diseases. As pari passu circulating insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) …

The peripheral hearing process taking place in the cochlea mainly depends on two distinct
sensory cell types: the mechanosensitive hair cells and the spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) …

Autophagy is a highly regulated program of self-degradation of the cytosolic constituents that
has key roles during early development and in adult cell growth and homeostasis. To …

In mammals, the sense of hearing arises through a complex sequence of morphogenetic
events that drive the sculpting of the auditory sensory epithelium into its terminally functional …

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are essential nutrients well known for their
beneficial effects, among others on cognitive development and maintenance, inflammation …

Hearing loss (HL) is one of the most common causes of disability, affecting 360 million
people according to the World Health Organization (WHO). HL is most frequently of …