Brief Research ReportPublished 27 August 2026Age-related hearing loss persisted in mice that had demonstrated improved healthspan, reduced inflammaging and extended lifespan following expression of the naked mole-rat transgene for hyaluronan synthase 2Connor E. Owens · Aiden J. Borruso · Kevin A. Place · Andrei Seluanov · Vera Gorbunova · Patricia M. White · Ned J. PlaceFrontiers in Agingdoi 10.3389/fragi.2026.1936677