"Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Children with Inherited Deafness"

Experimental gene therapy has successfully restored hearing in children with inherited deafness, with studies in China and the US showing significant improvements in hearing ability. The therapy targets a rare condition caused by mutations in a gene responsible for an inner ear protein, and has so far shown positive results in most cases. While some ethical concerns have been raised, researchers believe this breakthrough demonstrates the potential of gene therapy in treating hereditary deafness and could eventually help many more children with different types of deafness caused by genes.