Age-Related Hearing Decline: Can Cholesterol Supplements Keep Your Ears Young?

Phytosterols, resembling cholesterol, have shown potential in enhancing mice's hearing.

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Aging results in a decline of sensory cells in the inner ear.

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Argentinian researchers delved into the link between hearing loss and brain cholesterol levels.

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The enzyme CYP46A1's presence inversely correlates with cholesterol in the inner ear.

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Phytosterols restored hearing in mice with induced hearing loss.

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The study underscores phytosterols' potential in hearing loss prevention.

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María Eugenia Gomez-Casati's team highlighted age-related hearing loss's connection to inner ear cholesterol.

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The research suggests phytosterols might offer a solution against age-related hearing loss.

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