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To help with the treatment of hearing loss in children, scientists from Tel Aviv University have developed a gene therapy for deafness based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner ear. The genetic material ‘replaces’ the genetic defect and enables the cells to continue functioning normally. In a study published in December 2020, the scientists reported that this new therapy could lead to a breakthrough in treating children born with various mutations that eventually cause deafness. The scientists focused on a rare genetic deafness resulting from a gene mutation wh...

 E-Mail Human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the mouth and throat to cause cancers of the oropharynx. A new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has found that having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was associated with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer. The study also shows that having oral sex at a younger age and more partners in a shorter time period (oral sex intensity) were associated with higher likelihoods of having HPV-related cancer of the mouth and throat. Previous studies hav...

Mice with rare mutation that causes deafness, and can occur in Iraqi Jews, gain ability to hear in experiments run by Tel Aviv researchers, showing potential for curing people too

Prof. Karen Avraham and Shahar Taiber A new study at Tel Aviv University presents an innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner ear. The genetic material ‘replaces’ the genetic defect and enables the cell to continue functioning normally. The scientists were able to prevent the gradual deterioration of hearing in mice with a genetic mutation for deafness. They maintain that this novel therapy could lead to a breakthrough in treating children born with various mutations that eventually cause deafness. The study was led by Prof. ...