Detailed structure of key hearing protein points way to optimizing gene therapies for deafness

Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...
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Researchers discover genetic cause of hearing loss and identify possible treatments

Researchers have understood for decades that some forms of deafness are inherited, yet until now, few of those genetic clues ...
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First living cochlea outside the body shows how hearing really works

Scientists have kept a tiny slice of cochlea alive outside the body, directly witnessing how hair cells amplify sound. The finding confirms a universal principle of hearing and could pave the way for ...
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Regeneron amplifies CHORD progression, sharing updated data on hearing loss gene therapy

In February, the biotech reported improvements in 10 of 11 children who received DB-OTO. The AAV gene therapy, which ...
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UChicago scientists discover gene mutation linked to deafness — and identify possible treatments

Mutations in a gene known as CPD play a crucial role in a rare form of congenital hearing loss, an international team of ...
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Hearing mechanisms in vertebrates a Ciba Foundation symposium Edited by A. V. S. De Reuck and Julie Knight

Chairman's introduction / O. Lowenstein -- Hearing in fish / P.S. Enger -- Evolution of the auditory conducting apparatus in terrestrial vertebrates / A. Tumarkin -- Structure and function of the ear ...
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New experimental methods show selective attention effect is exclusively cortical in humans

Research led by the University of Michigan's Kresge Hearing Research Institute and the University of Rochester illuminates ...