The FDA approved Regeneron's gene therapy, Otarmeni, on April 23, the first-ever treatment to restore hearing in children born deaf due to a genetic mutation. It doesn't mask the problem; it fixes the instruction.

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The drug managing your depression could be worsening your tinnitus, affecting up to 14% of the global population. In severe cases, tinnitus drives psychiatric distress. New research has connected what clinicians have long suspected, affecting how doctors ...

Scientists have just decoded how our brains and ears form. They discovered how essential cells for hearing develop by tracking stem cells in mouse embryos. This breakthrough could transform treatments for hearing loss.

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What if detecting early signs of cognitive decline were as simple as drawing a circle and placing some numbers? Most people imagine complex medical tests with expensive machines, but neurologists have a practical screening tool that fits on a single ...

Language is inefficient, which is why it works. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Saarland University, Germany, have explained why humans will never communicate like R2-D2. Their answer reflects how your brain operates.

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Like all complex organisms, every human begins as a single cell that multiplies through countless divisions. Scientists have now uncovered a surprising new way that these cells "talk" to each other to coordinate the intricate process of building ...

Over 100 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies yearly. Research suggests up to 30% experience temporary hearing disruption. If your ears feel clogged, muffled, or strange during allergy season, your sinuses are likely the cause.

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A new Dartmouth study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, confirms that social information doesn't just influence our perception of pain; it transforms our experience. The reports and expectations from others rewire our ...

A new peer-reviewed study links two common, correctable ear conditions to significantly increased dementia risk and finds that treating them reduces that risk.

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Researchers have linked hearing loss to cognitive decline. ...