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Experimental gene therapy allows children with hereditary deafness to hear

A small study Published on Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five out of six children treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar developments in an 11-year-old boy being treated there. And earlier this month Chinese researchers published A study showing the same thing in two other children. So far,… Read More »

Experimental gene therapy allows children with hereditary deafness to hear

Gene therapy has allowed many children born with hereditary deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documented significant improvement in hearing in five out of six children treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar developments in an 11-year-old boy being treated there. And earlier this month, Chinese researchers published… Read More »

Experimental gene therapy allows children with hereditary deafness to hear

Gene therapy has allowed many children born with hereditary deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documented significant improvement in hearing in five out of six children treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar developments in an 11-year-old boy being treated there. And earlier this month, Chinese researchers published… Read More »