One of the current chief goals of regenerative medicine involves finding a way to overcome the lack of efficient treatments for thousands of diseases. Recently, increasing evidence indicates that genetic defects observed in patient somatic cells could be erased and/or alleviated by direct reprogramming toward pluripotency and recapitulated upon directed differentiation to specific cell lineages...

The membranous labyrinth of the inner ear develops from the otic capsule between the fourth and twelfth weeks of intrauterine life. The cartilage around the capsule differentiates into the osseous labyrinth at 6-7 weeks' gestation and, at that time, is separated from the membranous portion by the perilymphatic space (Dayal, Farkushidy and Kokshanian, 1973). As the vestibular system is older phy...

The attenuation of neutron dose equivalent in concrete labyrinths with rectangular bends was studied by means of neutron sources and rem counters. The number of bends, the length of each section, and the width of the labyrinth could be varied. The results of these measurements were compared with the dose equivalent attenuation found in a labyrinth at the DESY 7-GeV electron synchrotron, with pu...

Abstract Postgraduate research students (PGRs) experience disproportionately high levels of psychological distress. Many factors contribute to this poor mental wellbeing and relate each other in complex dynamic ways. However, the relationship between PGRs their supervisor(s) is known strongly affect former. This study explores health with a focus on role student—supervisor relationship. Using c...

INTRODUCTION Congenital malformations and acquired lesions of the inner ear are characterised by small structural changes in this region. In recent decades, treatment options have improved considerably. At the same time, there has been a great advancement in diagnostic methods, obtaining high-resolution labyrinth images. Currently, we use a 64-multislice computed tomography scanner in spiral mo...

UNLABELLED The number of elderly people is increasing considerably in our settings, and with that we have a matching increase in chronic-degenerative diseases - such as Parkinson's Disease (PD), which has balance-related symptoms associated and is increasingly more prevalent in the elderly population. AIM Study labyrinth exams in PD patients and associate them with vestibular disorders. STU...