Boston researchers have for the first time used a drug to regenerate the delicate hair cells that sense sound in the ears of adult mice, in a promising initial step toward a potential treatment for hearing loss.
Hair cells damaged by loud noises or lost during aging don’t regrow in people, but in the mouse experiments published on Wednesday, the scientists coaxed new cells to develop, enabling the animals to recover modest hearing.
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Thank you for a science article which doesn't dumb down the language or the details. This was an enjoyable and interesting read!
The bones in the Milky Way galaxy represent only a small part of our universe of billions of galaxies spanning 14 billion light years of space in all directions. Also, who's to say that the 14 billion light years as we perceive them with our telescopes might not be really any larger than the Planck dimensions of string theory. Nevertheless, good job, scientist Jackson.
The doctors and nurses at ME&E restored my hearing with a cochlear implant. I can't thank them enough. Someday, perhaps they'll be able to restore hearing loss using medictions derived from these early experiments . To Dr Edge and his team: Thank you and keep up the good work.