Editing Usher Syndrome
September 18 is Usher Syndrome Awareness Day. To bring attention to the debilitating condition that renders patients blind and deaf, Mass Eye and Ear researchers ...
Archive for Research Findings
Harvard’s Eardrum-Restoring PhonoGraft Enters Commercial Development
3D-printed graft developed by researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, Harvard SEAS, and Mass Eye and Ear to be commercialized by Desktop Health, following the startup’s ...
Noise Damage and Hidden Hearing Loss
New research on human ear samples shows that loud noise exposure causes a tough-to-detect, yet common, form of damage called hidden hearing loss. New research from ...
Can An Experimental Eye Disease Drug Treat COVID-19 Associated Lung Problems?
Leo A. Kim, MD, PhD, and his team put his unique hypothesis to the test with a boost from philanthropic support. Now, they may be ...
Celebrating Bold Science, Life-Changing Cures and its Enduring Impact at Mass Eye and Ear
This fall, hundreds of patients and friends gathered virtually for the 11th Annual Sense-ation! Gala to celebrate the successful conclusion of Mass Eye and Ear’s ...
Studies Identify New Predictors of Vestibular Schwannoma Patient Outcomes
Two new studies may shed light on how patients with vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma), a type of intracranial tumor, may fare with ...
Researching a Medication to Treat Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Preliminary findings from Konstantina M. Stankovic, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Otology and Neurotology at Mass Eye and Ear, and Albert Edge, PhD, ...
Scientists Move Step Closer to Hidden Hearing Loss Test
Researchers have identified two biomarkers for measuring our ability to follow conversations in noisy environments, an early sign of hearing loss Hidden hearing loss is one ...
Collaborative Eye Research Focused on Eliminating Blindness Worldwide
Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear are working toward eliminating blindness, with a particular focus on areas of greatest unmet medical need like age-related macular ...
New Study Tests Alcohol-Like Medication for Debilitating Voice Condition
New research led by Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, director of Laryngology Research at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, looks at whether a medication which ...
Discovery Opens Doors for AAV Gene Therapy Research
Adeno-associated virus vectors (AAV) are the most commonly used viral vectors for gene therapy. A new discovery of a ‘lock’ mechanism involved in how AAVs ...
Hidden Hearing Loss: A 10-Year Journey
A decade after the discovery of cochlear synaptopathy, or ‘hidden hearing loss,’ scientists uncover a new potential cause. It’s not uncommon for people to have hearing ...
