Archive for December 2020

Israeli scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a gene therapy for deafness, a breakthrough that may help in the treatment of children with hearing loss. The innovative therapy, replacing defective genes with healthy genes, may prevent deafness in children born with genetic mutations that cause hearing loss. The scientists developed a treatment for genetic…

There are so many speculations about this virus and the damage inflicted by it, and we have shown that at least in the auditory system no damage was detected,” Prof. Karen Avraham said. By SARAH CHEMLA DECEMBER 17, 2020 Hearing Hero (photo credit: PR) In addition to the loss of smell, taste and touch, can COVID-19…