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, ...
Archive for Research Findings
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 ...
Ultraviolet Light Exposure Identified as Factor Linked to Eye Disease Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
New research findings offer explanation for why this eye disease is found in central cornea and far more common in women A discovery by Mass. Eye ...
Discovery of Genetic Mutation Linked to Alzheimer’s Protection May Spur Research for Treatments of Retinal and Blinding Eye Diseases
A research team, which includes scientists from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, identified a genetic mutation that may protect against ...
A Father’s Mission Leads to App to Detect Eye Disease in Baby Pictures
The father of a patient at Mass. Eye and Ear leads a team to develop a smartphone app called “White Eye Detector,” which spots signs ...
SuperVision: A Smart App to Help People with Low Vision Search Their Surroundings
SuperVision Search, created by a team at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, uses artificial intelligence to identify words in real-world environments. Have ...
A Cochlear Implant for the Nose
Proof-of-concept research may accelerate the development of smell restoration technology. Estimated to occur in five percent of the population, anosmia is a phenomenon that reduces and/or ...
Breakthrough Drug-Eluting Lens Provides Sustained Drug Delivery in Preclinical Model
Novel lens modulates release of drug levels to hard-to-reach tissues at the back of the eye Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Boston Children’s Hospital ...
