Gene therapy restored hearing in deaf patients(news.ki.se)

336 points by justacrow 1 year ago | 80 comments

Karolinska Institutet news article reporting that a gene therapy restored hearing in patients with congenital deafness.

A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear(sciencedaily.com)

35 points by bilsbie 6 months ago | 4 comments

Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial(independent.co.uk)

597 points by belter 2 years ago | 276 comments

Independent news article reporting that 18-month-old Opal Sandy, born deaf from auditory neuropathy, had her hearing restored in a world-first gene therapy trial.

Gamers at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study suggests(bbc.com)

30 points by elorant 2 years ago | 27 comments

Hope for coeliacs after study discovers origin of gluten response(cosmosmagazine.com)

3 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 0 comments

CRISPR silkworms make spider silk that defies constraints(genengnews.com)

110 points by nathandaly 3 years ago | 32 comments

Gene therapy restored hearing in deaf patients(news.ki.se)

336 points by justacrow 1 year ago | 80 comments

Karolinska Institutet news article reporting that a gene therapy restored hearing in patients with congenital deafness.

Gene therapy allows an 11-year-old boy to hear(nytimes.com)

426 points by mikhael 2 years ago | 211 comments

New York Times article about a gene therapy that enabled an 11-year-old boy with congenital deafness to hear for the first time.

Tinnitus linked to undetected auditory nerve damage(scitechdaily.com)

750 points by beefman 2 years ago | 401 comments

SciTechDaily article reporting Mass Eye and Ear research linking tinnitus to hidden auditory nerve damage undetected by standard hearing tests.

Scientists regenerate hair cells that enable hearing(hms.harvard.edu)

344 points by geox 3 years ago | 72 comments

Harvard Medical School news article reporting that scientists have regenerated the inner-ear hair cells that enable hearing.

Baby is healed with first personalized gene-editing treatment(nytimes.com)

1122 points by jbredeche 1 year ago | 470 comments

New York Times article about a baby treated with the first personalized gene-editing therapy for a rare genetic disorder.

Scientists may have found a way to eliminate chromosome linked to Down syndrome(academic.oup.com)

359 points by MattSayar 1 year ago | 350 comments

Open-access PNAS Nexus journal article describing trisomic rescue in trisomy 21 cells by allele-specific multiple chromosome cleavage with CRISPR-Cas9.