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·June 5, 2025·6 min read

AI Diagnoses Eye Movement Disorders from Home

Researchers have developed an AI-based diagnostic tool that uses smartphone video and cloud computing to detect nystagmus—a key symptom of balance and neurological disorders. Unlike traditional methods like videonystagmography, which are expensive and cumbersome, this deep learning system provides a low-cost, patient-friendly alternative for remote diagnosis.

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·February 14, 2023·4 min read

Watch Your Step: Balance Ability Predicts Cognitive Impairment

Researchers have developed a new method that can predict a person's risk of cognitive decline based on how well they can balance.

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·January 17, 2023·7 min read

How a Unique, Fast Synapse Keeps Us From Falling

Study opens the door for the exploration of information processing in vestibular synapses.

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·December 29, 2020·7 min read

Newly Described Condition Causes Loss of Vertigo and Imbalance in TBI Patients

Researchers have identified a new condition associated with TBI in some patients. Vestibular agnosia, the newly identified disorder, worsens balance problems and reduces vertigo perception and dizziness.

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·October 3, 2019·3 min read

Pesticides likely caused ‘Havana syndrome’ that affected Cuba-based diplomats

Initially believed to be an acoustic attack, researchers now believe they have pinpointed a possible cause of the bizarre neurological symptoms reported by diplomats in Cuba in 2016. Researchers say a possible source for 'Havana syndrome' is exposure to cholinesterase inhibitors via organophosphorus insecticides.

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·August 22, 2018·6 min read

Ending a 40 Year Quest, the Identity of the ‘Hearing’ Protein is Revealed

Researchers have identified the sensor protein responsible for hearing and balance.

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·July 11, 2018·4 min read

Footwear Habits Influence Child and Adolescent Motor Skill Development

A new study reveals children who are habitually barefoot show significantly different motor skills between the ages of 6-10 than those who are habitually shod. Researchers report those who are habitually barefoot have better balance and jumping skills.

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·July 10, 2018·4 min read

Giddy for the Sound: Why Some People Get Dizzy Hearing Certain Sounds

Researchers report the dizzying effect experienced by those who suffer from Tullio phenomena occurs when sound generates pathological fluid mechanical waves in the semicircular canals of the ear.

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·February 6, 2018·3 min read

Worm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a Pole

Researchers have translated the neural system of a nematode worm into computer code. The study reports the researchers have trained the virtual worm to perform an array of amazing balancing acts.

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·January 24, 2018·5 min read

New Insights Into How the Brain Keeps Itself Balanced

A new study sheds light on how the brain performs the go/stop balance.

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·October 7, 2017·3 min read

Shining a Light to Understand the Body’s Balance System

Researchers have developed a new way to help understand how the vestibular system works as an animal stands still. The method involves using optical tweezers to study the activity in the vestibular system.