A procedure that uses a series of electric jolts to inject lab-designed DNA molecules into cells of the inner ear may help to regrow auditory nerves in people with profound hearing loss, according to ...

Researchers have for the first time used electrical pulses delivered from a cochlear implant to deliver gene therapy, thereby successfully regrowing auditory nerves. The research also heralds a ...

The performance of cochlear implants has been improved with the use of gene therapy, suggesting a new avenue for developing better hearing aids Gene therapy delivered to the inner ear can help ...

The practice of using sound to promote mental and physical well-being goes back at least 40,000 years to indigenous Australians playing wind instruments called didgeridoos. Today, many forms of sound ...

Experts have known for a long time that music or movement really promotes psychological healing. Now many are turning to sound therapy as a way to heal from some of the effects of the pandemic. “Sound ...