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Scientists discover repair process that fixes damaged hearing cells

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how cells that let us hear can repair themselves after being damaged, an insight that could benefit efforts to treat and prevent hearing loss.

Jul 6, 2023

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Gene therapy rescues malfunctioning inner ear hair cells that transduce sound

Scientists from the Salk Institute and the University of Sheffield co-led a study that shows promise for the development of gene therapies to repair hearing loss. In developed countries, roughly 80% of deafness cases that ...

Aug 11, 2022

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