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, ...

New Canaan residents sound off against Parade Hill Road affordable housing plan: ‘It does not fit'

"This commission has a responsibility to this neighborhood, and I believe this application, as submitted, fails to honor it," ...

Seeds can 'hear' the sound of rain, new study suggests

Scientists say they have the first direct evidence that seeds can sense the sound of rain, and will sprout faster when they ...

FDA approves Regeneron’s hearing loss gene therapy

Otarmeni, now cleared to treat a rare, inherited kind of hearing loss, is the first gene therapy cleared under the FDA’s ...
The Manila Times

Otarmeni™ (lunsotogene parvec-cwha) Approved by FDA as First and Only Gene Therapy for Genetic Hearing Loss; Regeneron to Provide Otarmeni for Free in the U.S.

Approval in severe-to-profound and profound OTOF-related hearing loss is based on pivotal results of the CHORD trial demonstrating 80% of participants achieved or surpassed a hearing level meeting the ...
Fierce Pharma

Regeneron ushers in new genetic medicine era with groundbreaking gene therapy approval

Travis Smith was a very serious baby. Born completely unable to hear, his mother Sierra struggled to see his personality ...

Regeneron wins FDA approval for first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss

The U.S. ‌Food and Drug Administration has approved Regeneron's gene therapy for ​a rare genetic form ​of deafness, the ...

We tested tons of open-ear earbuds. These 4 sound great while keeping you aware

After months’ worth of rigorous testing, we found four great pairs of open-ear earbuds that sound great while also keeping ...
WSKG

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 ...

FDA approves first gene therapy for inherited deafness, shown to restore hearing for children with rare condition

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first gene therapy for inherited hearing loss, a one-time ...
WSKG

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 ...
China Daily Global Edition

Researchers achieve breakthrough in gene therapy for congenital deafness

All congenital deafness patients who completed the effective 2.5-year follow-up in a nationwide multicenter clinical study ...