USC Study Reveals Gene Regulators Behind Hearing Regeneration
Gene regulators in fish and lizards that regenerate hearing may pave the way for future therapies targeting hearing loss in humans.
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UMSOM Launches Portal to Access Hearing Studies
The tool enables easy access to genetic and other molecular data from hundreds of technical research studies involving hearing function and the ear. The research portal called gene Expression Analysis Resource (gEAR) was unveiled in a study last month in “Nature Methods.”
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Researchers Study Link Between Hair Cells and Genetic Factors in Zebrafish
Using zebrafish as a proxy, scientists have shed light on how changes to specific genes alter the coordinated direction that these cells are laid out.
Frequency Therapeutics Demonstrates Progenitor Cell Activation Technology at Conference
The presentation described a process that may provide a novel means of addressing cellular deficiencies or malfunctions in many diseases including hearing loss, dermatology, muscle, and gastrointestinal (GI) diseases.
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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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'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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