Sep 2012 news on human stem cells restore hearing loss in animals

Dear all

Some updates on using human stem cell for treatment of hearing loss, caused by damage to the nerve line connecting the cochlea to the brain.


"...Stem cells have been differentiated into auditory nerve cells before, but this is the first time that transplanted cells have successfully restored hearing in animals..."


http://www.nature.com/news/human-embryonic-stem-cells-restore-gerbil-hearing-1.11402

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/sep/12/deaf-gerbils-hearing-stem-cell-injections

http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/13/scientists-restore-hearing-in-animals-using-human-stem-cells/

Using Teeth To Help Restore Hearing Loss

I sure can use my teeth for my hearing loss.

Quote ".. Leaving the audiologist's office, she says she almost cried when she heard a sound on her right—high heels clicking on the sidewalk—for the first time in 10 years..." Un-quote.

Sure sound like me..)

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/07/10/using-teeth-to-help-restore-hearing-loss/#ixzz2EBeTPyqd

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/07/10/using-teeth-to-help-restore-hearing-loss/