His father's voice, the sounds of passing cars and scissors clipping his hair: An 11-year-old boy is hearing for the first time in his life after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy.Almost four months since receiving the treatment in one ear, Aissam's hearing has improved to the point he only has mild-to-moderate hearing loss and he is "literally hearing sound for the first time in his life," said the statement.
In a groundbreaking experiment, scientists in China claim they were able to give deaf children the ability to hear after a novel genetic treatment, according to MIT Technology Review, which the scientists have said is the first of its kind. The scientists were able to do this by modifying a harmless virus by implanting it […]
A DEFECTIVE gene normally found in blood cancers can be treated with existing drugs that will ultimately improve survival rates, Belfast scientists have discovered.