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Gene therapy trial restores hearing in both ears of children who were born deaf
Medical Xpress· 1 hour agoA novel gene therapy designed to target a form of inherited deafness has restored hearing function...
1st-ever gene therapy restores hearing in both ears of kids born deaf
Interesting Engineering· 2 hours agoIn this first-of-a-kind bilateral trial, doctors delivered gene therapy to both ears to treat DFNB9....
Gene therapy enables five children who were born deaf to hear
New Scientist· 3 hours agoFive children in China who were born deaf can now hear with both ears after getting gene therapy to...
Researchers reveal secrets of aging beta cells and their ability to secrete insulin
Medical Xpress· 13 hours agoAdditionally, these aged cells show increased activity of genes that can stimulate the immune system. This sheds light on the potential role of aging beta cells in immune regulation and their ...
Children born deaf react to sound after successful gene therapy trial
Courthouse News Service· 3 hours agoThe success of the therapy in both ears demonstrates that the treatment can restore a full range of...
'Whole family cried': New gene therapy offers hope for deaf kids
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoZhu Yangyang babbles away like a typical happy three-year-old, calling out for "mama" and "papa" and...
Allen Institute's cell lines could lead to new drugs for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
FierceBiotech· 16 hours agoNow, the Allen Institute for Cell Science has taken a step toward solving the problem with six new...
Gene therapy and employee benefits: from science fiction to medical reality
BenefitsPRO· 2 days agoAt the rate research and approvals have been accelerating, the 2020s may be remembered as the decade...
Novel software combines gene activity and tissue location to decode disease mechanisms
Medical Xpress· 19 hours agoEffectively combining location and genetic information has been a tough obstacle for researchers – until now. Zhang and her lab developed a new computational machine learning method—called Spatial ...
Gene therapy offers huge potential for combating disease, doctors say
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoResearchers are engineering ways to alter genes or swap flawed ones with healthy replacements,...