Hair cell hope for hearing loss
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Scientists hope it may be possible to treat age-related hearing loss by stimulating the growth of new hair cells in the inner ear.
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Human embryonic stem cells can   partly restore vision in blinded rats, and may offer a source   of transplants for people with certain eye diseases,   researchers at a U.S. company reported on Thursday.
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A UK biotechnology firm is developing a robot to grow hair follicle cells for use in treating baldness.
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Scientists have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt for cures to a range of diseases.
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Hair cells inside the cochlear of the ear respond to sound waves and convert them into electrical nerve signals that the brain interprets as sound. Damaged or absent hair cells are one cause of profound deafness.
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Reports show cells can help correcting faulty heart rhythms and fighting vision-destroying diseases.
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Blind mice regained some ability to see after getting transplants of cells taken from the eyes of other mice, strengthening the prospect that it may someday be possible to restore vision in some people who have lost most or all of their eyesight, scientists reported yesterday.
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Japanese scientists have generated new teeth and whiskers in mice using just a handful of embryonic cells&#8212;a key development in the quest to grow replacement organs for humans.
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NEW YORK  - Stem cells transplanted into  the eyes of mice with retinal disease restored and improved the  animals' vision, a finding that may yield benefits for patients  with eye disease, researchers report.
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It may sound unbelievable, but Japanese researchers have been able to restore vision in people with damaged and clouded corneas by using cells taken from the patient&#39;s cheek tissue.
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When scientists studied babies&#39; hearing they found the left ear was more attuned to music and the right better at picking up speech-like sounds.
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Scientists turn embryonic stem cells into retinal cells for the first time. The groundbreaking work could be tested to treat human blindness in two years if all goes well. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Transplanting brain cells produced from human embryonic stem cells helped fix stroke damage in the brains of rats, according to scientists who hope to test the same thing in people within about five years.
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University of Toronto researchers have identified cells in an adult mouse pancreas capable of generating insulin-producing beta cells.
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Early tests are raising hopes that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal cord.
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Scientists believe they will be able to develop treatments for deafness due to the discovery of the gene they believe controls the process that enables us to hear.
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Harvard researchers have identified the most important protein involved in hearing, which may be the first step toward eventual gene therapy for deafness.