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UrduFor the first two weeks of life, mice with a hereditary form of deafness have nearly normal neural activity in the auditory system, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists. Their previous studies indicate that this early auditory activity — before the onset of hearing — provides a kind of training to prepare the brain to process sound when hearing begins.
Tag: Deafness
Toward a Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease
Researchers design “mini gene” therapy for severe syndrome that causes blindness and deafness
Sodium-potassium-chloride Cotransporter Abnormalities Found to Cause Multiorgan Dysfunction
New research published in the journal Function identifies NKCC1, the protein responsible for moving sodium, potassium and chloride into cells, to be a cause of disease and dysfunction throughout the body. NKCC1 is encoded by the gene SLC12A2. Human and…
Opioid Use Can Trigger Deafness
Opioid receptors in the inner ear can cause partial or full hearing loss, says Rutgers study