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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Deafenes treatment

Drug enables deafened mice to hear again
January 10, 2013

mice_hearing_cells_regrow All you graying, half-deaf Def Leppard fans, listen up. A drug applied to the ears of mice deafened by noise can restore some hearing in the animals, Science Now reports. By blocking a key protein, the drug allows sound-sensing “hair cells” damaged by loud noises to regrow. The treatment isn’t anywhere near ready for use … more…

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