How studying fruit flies might help us prevent age-related hearing loss in humans

How studying fruit flies might help us prevent age-related hearing loss in humans

Hearing loss is a common age-related ailment, affecting nearly one in every three people over the age of 65. The World Health Organization expects that by 2050, more than 900 million people will suffer from disabling hearing loss. Alarmingly, recent studies have even found links between age-related hearing loss and dementia.