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

Balance problems can be caused by a number of different factors. For example, inner ear problems such as vertigo or Meniere’s disease can disrupt the body’s sense of equilibrium.

If it turns out that EVs are simply too smooth and cause carsickness in adults, engineers may even design acceleration, ...

The inner ear plays a vital role in a person’s sense of balance. Any disturbance or disruption to the inner ear can cause disorientation in the brain and body, resulting in vertigo.

But the only permanent thing was my left inner ear," Jay recalls, "There are fibers in the ear that help balance and they were destroyed." "We're gonna put this on like a jacket," says the ...

Lyme disease can inflame and damage the inner ear, as well as the vestibulocochlear nerve, which helps maintain a person’s sense of balance and movement.

But the rest of us also defy gravity as we stand, walk, reach and run in our daily lives, thanks to our often underappreciated vestibular sense of balance and the Olympic-level calculations our ...