New technology often leads to new ethical dilemmas, and this is especially true when the technology touches on sensitive, personal matters like procreation. In a new article in the journal Bioethics, ...

Children with hereditary deafness regained their hearing thanks to a type of gene therapy, a new study published on Wednesday found. In a clinical trial, co-led by investigators from Mass Eye and Ear, ...

A gene therapy study published recently in the journal Nature Medicine showed promising results in restoring hearing in patients of all ages with genetic hearing loss and congenital deafness. The ...

Deafness, the most common sensorineural hearing loss at all stages of life, occurs either independently or as part of syndromes associated with other symptoms, such as Usher syndrome type 1. In a ...

The operation raised €60 million, a third of which came from Sanofi, which will hold 13.9% of the company's shares.

When she was born, doctors informed Opal Sandy’s parents that their child would never hear. At the age of 11 months, she had not reacted even to the most noise. Two years later, the same child now ...

For a long time, deafness has often been misunderstood, fueling segregation against people who are deaf or hard of hearing. In some communities, it is still seen as a curse or divine punishment; in ...