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US FDA Approves Gene Therapy For Hearing Loss

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The US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the first-ever gene therapy designed to treat deafness. This medical milestone offers a potential cure for genetic hearing loss by addressing the underlying biological causes. The approval marks a significant advancement in regenerative medicine and auditory science. The treatment reportedly restores hearing in 90% of participants. The approval follows clinical evaluations of the therapy's efficacy. The treatment was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The treatment targets specific genetic mutations, such as the FoxP2 gene associated with language development. Research indicates that in certain families, up to 15 out of 30 living members carry the specific mutation. BrioHealth Solutions is the subsidiary involved in the process. The source noted the therapy's potential to help those with hearing disabilities.

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Mastodon

“The FDA gives the green light to the first gene therapy for deafness”

Cadena SER

“la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos, la FDA, ha aprobado la primera terapia para el tratamiento de la sordera genética, restaura la audición del 90% de los participantes.”

Cadena SER

“esto salió publicado en el new england journal of medicine y la fda en seguida lo ha aprobado como una terapia para para para implantarla ya”

Cadena SER

“donde los 30 miembros vivos, los 15 que llevaban la mutación. Es bien curioso todo esto. Había desde el principio del siglo con la tema del hén del lenguaje, un hén que se llama FoxP2”

Bluesky Social

“Tongxin Medical’s world’s first fully magnetic levitation artificial heart clinical trial in children is approved by the U.S. FDA”

Mastodon

“The FDA Approves the First-Ever Gene Therapy for Deafness, Which Aims to Restore Hearing in Kids With a Rare Inherited Condition”

EBS FM Korea

“미국의 생명공학기술회사가 개발한 유전자 치료제가 미국 FDA 식품의학국 승인을 받았다는 소식입니다. 그런데 이게 무엇을 하느냐면요. 청각장애를 치료하는데 굉장히 도움이 된다고 합니다.”

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