New Hope for Treating Genetic Hearing Loss
By: Chad Hanson | October 17, 2025 | 5 min. read | Share Summary Hearing loss affects one in…
Discovery of CPD gene mutations sheds light on rare congenital hearing loss
Mutations in a gene known as CPD play a crucial role in a rare form of congenital hearing…
Gene editing restores hearing and balance in adult mice with DFNA41 deafness
Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil, associate scientist at the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, and Ines and Fredrick Yeatts Chair in Otolaryngology, at…
Hearing loss impacts employment and income among young adults
Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory disability. Approximately 1.6 billion people around the world currently…
Hearing Loss Detection Improved by Modified Ophthalmology Imaging Tool
Credit: Steven Gschmeissner/Getty Images Adaption of an imaging tool routinely used by ophthalmologists can provide detailed images of…
From painkillers to antibiotics: Five medicines that could harm your hearing
LONDON, July 22 — When we think about the side effects of medicines, we might think of nausea,…
Breakthrough gene therapy reverses genetic deafness across age groups
Using gene therapy to treat hereditary deafness is safe and effective in both children and adults, according to…
New genetic discovery could change how Friedreich’s ataxia is diagnosed
A University of Oklahoma researcher is the first to discover that the sequence of the genetic defect in…