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 ...
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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 ...
3 Types of Hearing Apps Audiology Experts Recommend
In a previous post, the Audiology department at Mass. Eye and Ear introduced Focus to a few online tools to help people measure their 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 ...
6 Ways to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea is a common, yet serious, condition that often requires treatment. Mass. Eye and Ear sleep specialist Dr. Phillip Huyett walks Focus through ...
The Ugly Truth Behind Ear Candling
Have you thought about performing ear candling on yourself or your child to remove excess ear wax buildup? Dr. Cher (Xue) Zhao tells Focus that ...
New Book Featuring Mass. Eye and Ear Hearing Loss Experts Urges Sufferers to Seek Help
David Owen, a reporter for The New Yorker, spent time at Mass. Eye and Ear in 2018 interviewing hearing scientists, clinicians and patients for his ...
Family Gives Back and Raises Awareness for HPV After Child Regains Voice
After Benjamin Peikin came to Mass. Eye and Ear for treatment for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis and was able to gain his speaking voice, his family ...
Spooky Eye Superstitions and the Science Behind Them
It’s that time of the year again when everywhere you turn you catch a glance of a witch or a toothy jack-o-lantern. Focus sat down ...
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 ...
Fighting to Compete On and Off the Ice
After battling tongue cancer, Mass. Eye and Ear patient Jessica Dupuis shared her journey to getting back on the ice at our 10th Annual Sense-ation! ...
