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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Breakthrough gene therapy jab reverses hearing loss in weeks

A single jab of a breakthrough gene therapy could reverse hearing loss in people within weeks, according to new research.

The cutting-edge therapy improved hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, with a 7-year-old regaining almost full hearing in a clinical trial, researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet said.

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