Koti Magedi, a speech therapist and audiologist helps readers identify vestibular disorder symptoms and seek professional treatment if needed.

A child is not a miniature adult and indeed vestibular physiology differs from adults. The system anatomically is fully formed in utero and at birth, however, central connections mature up to the age ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally back on Earth after spending more than nine months in orbit on ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after an unexpectedly extended mission on the ...

To recover, they undergo physical therapy to rebuild strength, balance training to retrain the vestibular system, and cardiovascular exercises to regain circulatory efficiency. NASA astronauts ...

Rescued astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams may experience health complications after their return to Earth.

What exactly happens to the body in space and what are the risks? In space, astronauts are exposed to varied and increased ...

This reduction increases the risk of fractures, making immediate support crucial upon landing. The vestibular system, responsible for balance, adapts to microgravity. Upon re-entry, this system must ...

Marla Townsend, former UAB softball coach and 2024 UAB Athletics Hall of Fame inductee with family. After what seemed like a minor car accident, former University of Alabama at Bi ...

The auditory system is the sensory system for hearing ... incus and stapes), the inner ear (consisting of the cochlea and vestibular organs), the auditory nerve, the auditory cortex and other ...

Research interests of the Department of Neuroscience include information processing in visual, auditory, and vestibular systems; neural mechanisms mediating higher nervous system functions, including ...