How Stem Cell Mouse Studies Tune into Hearing Regeneration
USC Stem Cell scientists explain why sensory hearing cells of the inner ear don’t regenerate after damage and how we could change that.
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Frequency Appoints Jeffery T. Lichtenhan to Clinical Development Team
Frequency Therapeutics, Inc (Nasdaq: FREQ) announced the expansion of its clinical development team with the addition of Jeffery T. Lichtenhan, PhD, an expert in hearing diagnostics and measurement.
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Frequency Therapeutics Announces Hearing Loss Drug Has FDA Fast-Track Designation
In a Phase 1/2 study, FX-322 demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in key measures of hearing loss, including clarity of sound and word recognition, with no serious adverse events observed.
‘The Brain Channel’ Program on UCTV Features Hearing Researchers
The Brain Channel, a University of California Television (UCTV) program that features segments on issues and research related to the brain and nervous system, premiered “Inner Ear Treatments, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, and More: Advances in Otolaryngology with Jeffrey P. Harris-On Our Mind,” on their website.
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'The Brain Channel' Program on UCTV Features Hearing Researchers
The Brain Channel, a University of California Television (UCTV) program that features segments on issues and research related to the brain and nervous system, premiered “Inner Ear Treatments, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, and More: Advances in Otolaryngology with Jeffrey P. Harris-On Our Mind,” on their website.
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Researchers at University of Kentucky Isolate Mechanism for Stabilizing Hair Cells
Researchers at the University of Kentucky and the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine have isolated a mechanism necessary for stabilizing hair cells in the ear, according to an article in UKnow. The research was published online in eLife on March 28.
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St Jude Researchers Regenerate Auditory Hair Cells in Mice
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have used genetic manipulation to regenerate auditory hair cells in adult mice, the hospital announced. The research marks a possible advance in treatment of hearing loss in humans.
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Drug to Treat Sudden Deafness Granted Orphan Drug Status by EMA
Strekin AG, Basal, Switzerland, announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan drug designation for the use of STR001 in the treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, or sudden deafness.
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Researcher Develops New Method of Cell Regeneration in Inner Ear
A Creighton University researcher has discovered a new technique for controlling gene expression to aid in the regeneration of sensory hair cells in the inner ear to potentially restore hearing and balance.
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Notch Pathway Finding May Lead to Hearing Restoration
According to new research findings, blocking the Notch pathway that controls hair cell distribution in the inner ear may help determine cochlear progenitor cell proliferation capacity.
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