Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have shown how a minimal change in a single ion channel ...

Andre Hoelz, the Mary and Charles Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, learned ...

The novel compound AC102 almost completely reversed tinnitus in a preclinical model after a single dose. At the same time, ...

However, using live stem cells comes with its own challenges. Cell survival, delivery to the inner ear, and the risk of unwanted immune responses remain significant hurdles.

Groundbreaking new research shows that it is possible to use gene therapy to restore hearing in both children and adults.

This is the first time such results have been achieved in both children and adult patients born with a specific type of ...

The OTOF gene encodes otoferlin, a protein that plays a critical role in hearing. It helps transmit sound signals from the ...

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging" (MBExC) have shown how a minimal change in a single ion channel increases ...

Through observing cortisol — a hormone that manages anxiety — levels in hair follicles, the study revealed that after ...

Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an ...

A cutting-edge gene therapy has significantly restored hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness, showing ...