by Levi Gadye, University of California, San Francisco Graphical abstract. Credit: JCI Insight (2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.172665 Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans—creating new opportunities for averting hearing loss.A person’s hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging and even certain medications, with little recourse beyond...
by Tel Aviv University Microscopy image of the mouse cochlea: Hair cells are stained in red and cells transduced by the virus are stained in green. Credit: Shahar Taiber, Tel Aviv University A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) presents an innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells...
Going to concerts or clubs is a popular pastime for many young people, but they’re also potential causes of noise-induced hearing loss. In fact, more than a billion young people worldwide are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss – though it can be prevented. While the link between noise exposure and hearing loss is well...
Certain brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to copy what another speaker says, report researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere in Brain MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which...
Stem cell treatment for deafness Researchers have grown healthy human ear hair cells using stem cells These could one day be used to replace faulty ear cells in deaf people Patients born deaf are currently treated with an artificial cochlear implant Scientists believe they are ‘on the brink’ of a cure for hereditary deafness using...
