Aging comes with a lot of changes to our body, mind and soul. Those changes do not necessarily mean stopping activities you love or keeping from trying new ones. Improving and maintaining balance is a ...

The vestibular system is integral to maintaining balance and spatial orientation, and a critical component of this network is the efferent vestibular system. This descending neuronal pathway modulates ...

The five senses are familiar to us: sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. Amelia Chapman says we should add two more to the ...

If you suffer from migraines, then you know how debilitating these headaches can be. The telltale symptoms of pulsing pain, blurred vision and increased sensitivity to light and sound can strike at ...

Vestibular dysfunction was shown to be a determinant of imbalance in Parkinson disease independent from visual and somatosensory processing changes and nigrostriatal dopaminergic losses. Imbalance in ...

A study of about 50 people with Alzheimer's disease has added to evidence that damage to the inner ear system that controls balance is a major factor in patients' well-documented higher risk of ...

A labyrinthectomy is a surgery to remove the labyrinth in the ear. The labyrinth is a structure that usually helps with balance. A doctor may recommend a labyrinthectomy if an issue with the labyrinth ...