Mutations in a gene known as CPD play a crucial role in a rare form of congenital hearing loss, an international team of ...

In a note to investors on Sunday, analysts at Leerink Partners called these findings “compelling,” adding that they indicate ...

A 3-year-old girl who underwent a breakthrough gene therapy treatment to treat profound hearing loss can hear on her own, two ...

Study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine show the therapy significantly improved hearing in nearly a ...

In a small pivotal trial of an investigational gene therapy, most cases of congenital profound deafness from genetic variants ...

In February, the biotech reported improvements in 10 of 11 children who received DB-OTO. The AAV gene therapy, which ...

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When she was born, doctors informed Opal Sandy’s parents that their child would never hear. At the age of 11 months, she had ...

Deafness or hearing impairment affects not only a child who is deaf or has a hearing loss, but also the child's family, friends, and teachers. Health professionals, including otolaryngologists (ear, ...

Cockapoo Beck, from North Yorkshire, was trained to alert deaf people to sounds they cannot hear. For the past 10 years, he ...

Carmel volleyball coach Jonni Parker was born with hearing loss. She starred at Penn State and has used her platform to ...