The malleus is a small bone in the ear that helps transmit sound vibrations. Conditions affecting the malleus often impact hearing ability. Otosclerosis is a condition where the malleus and other ...

Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have refined an X-ray diffraction technique for detecting biological structures from nanometers to millimeters—reducing the time needed to make the ...

Otosclerosis is one of many hearing disorders found only in humans, affecting the otic capsule. It occurs when the joints between the ossicles in the middle ear become hardened with age. The formation ...