Researchers find lack of key molecule leads to deafness

Friday, April 17, 2009 - 08:28 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have identified tiny molecules that may lead to big breakthroughs in the treatment of hearing loss and deafness. An international team, including researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel and Purdue University, found that lack of these molecules causes abnormal development of the inner ear and leads to progressive hearing loss...

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