Medicine & TechnologyResearchers found a master gene that directs ear hair cells to grow. Read on to know how this could lead to new deafness or hearing loss treatments.
A 'Trojan Horse' virus is now being used as a carrier of healthy genes in hopes of stimulating the regeneration of damaged hair cells. The first successful case of cured congenital hearing loss in animals has been put in place. Can the same treatment be used to redeem lost hearing?