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Repairing hearing loss?

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For hearing certain hair cells in the inner and outer ear are necessary. If these are lost people become deaf. Now there is an understanding which genes are responsible for the hair cells. This may lead in the long run to regenerate such cells and reverse hearing loss in some cases.

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News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Health