For the first time, gene therapy is showing promise for treating inherited deafness, researchers reported Wednesday. A study involving six children born with a genetic defect that left them profoundly ...

On her mother’s instruction, a toddler gives her pink stuffed horse, Snap Snap, a big cuddle. Then, as told, she plants a kiss on his soft fur and, because he’s hungry, feeds him a pretend bowl of ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Deaf teachers bring unique perspectives to the teaching of deaf and hard of hearing students, yet their "voices" have been recognized in ...

"This is really the first time that hearing has been restored in any adult or children by a new approach — a gene therapy approach," Chen tells NPR in an interview. He says the researchers plan to try ...