New Gene Therapy Can Restore Hearing in Deaf Kids—And It Comes With an Unexpected Price Tag

A first-of-its-kind gene therapy that can restore hearing in children born deaf has just cleared its final hurdle—and, in a ...

New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, ...

FDA approves first-ever gene therapy to restore hearing

Regeneron’s drug restored hearing in 11 of 12 children in a rare, inherited condition that causes deafness.

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

The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical ...
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Toddler born deaf hears for the first time after groundbreaking gene therapy

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 3-year-old born deaf now hears naturally after a world-first gene therapy restores her hearing. (CREDIT: Jo and James Sandy) ...

Gene therapy for a rare type of deafness shows lasting results

Researchers say a gene therapy allowed deaf children and adults as old as 32 to hear for the first time. The benefits have ...