Audiogene, the first clinical trial in France for a gene therapy to treat hearing loss in children
From Institut Pasteur 04/02/24 The aim of this clinical trial, which has just received approval in France, is to assess the safety and efficacy of a new gene therapy drug in children aged between 6 and 31 months with profound hearing loss. Audiogene was developed by a French consortium composed of teams from the Hearing […]
Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity
From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 04/01/24 When you eat a large meal, your stomach sends signals to your brain that create a feeling of fullness, which helps you realize it’s time to stop eating. A stomach full of liquid can also send these messages, which is why dieters are often advised to drink a glass […]
Reducing oxygen levels for children in intensive care will save lives
From University College London 27/12/23 Reducing oxygen levels in critically ill children on mechanical ventilators in intensive care could save tens of young lives each year, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital. The study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and published in […]
Innovators reconstruct speech from brain activity
From NYU Tandon School of Engineering 28/10/23 Speech production is a complex neural phenomenon that has left researchers explaining it tongue-tied. Separating out the complex web of neural regions controlling precise muscle movement in the mouth, jaw and tongue with the regions processing the auditory feedback of hearing your own voice is a complex problem, […]
Small doses of mushrooms can have a beneficial effect on mental disorders
From University of Southern Denmark 16/10/23 A new research result from the University of Southern Denmark opens the door to the possibility of using psilocybin, the active compound in mushrooms with psychedelic properties, as a therapeutic tool through microdosing. Psilocybin has long been recognized as a classic psychedelic substance and has recently been investigated for […]