A UK toddler born deaf can now hear unaided, after a groundbreaking gene-therapy treatment.
Opal Sandy was treated shortly before her first birthday – and six months on, can hear sounds as soft as a whisper and is starting to talk, saying words such as “Mama”, “Dada” and “uh-oh”.
Given as an infusion into the ear, the therapy replaces faulty DNA causing her type of inherited deafness.
The trial is recruiting patients in the UK, US and Spain.
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Good news, especially for families like me who have children like her! One day my baby could hear….
my son is waiting for this….
wow glad to hear finally a cure however 60 yrs to late for my sister.
David Sinclair's team is conducting experiments on primates to cure some causes of blindness. He had already managed to restore sight to mice
Human trials of a Japanese research project to regrow teeth with a pharmacological treatment begin this year. Exciting times for modern medicine
Thank the doctors. We need her to be older to tell
This can help many people from those born unable to walk to blind and deaf. This will be amazing and our government won't allow it.
What a breakthrough
I want to apply for my daughter 20 month old India
Is this More Affective than Cochlear implant .
Wonderful
Congratulations to the doctors, scientists, and of course to Opal and her family
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When will gene therapy available in india ?
Therapy kya hai
Science does what religion can't
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This is just the future. Birds have been able to regenerate their hearing forever. Soon hearing loss and tinnitus will be cured with a simple pill or injection.
Science Heals. Religion Kills. There is no God.
God bless you baby ๐
Wonderful
When it's come to India
so it only works for babies? i want to edit myself like video game customiser ๐
This is fantastic!
The first Post Birth Genetically Modified Human
Itโs very convenient to put this out isnโt it. When they need public support on gene therapies after the botched vaccines. Sorry not vaccines.
So you use a child as a Guinea pig to pull on the heart strings of the public to gain support for extremely risky treatments. I think thatโs pretty disgraceful personally.
Youโll never get me on side with all of this. Never
Human DNA is like computer code. It can be edited. This is huge.
WOW!!!!
How much it costs? Anyone please
So wonderful to see news which is pure joy, happiness (and true hope for other deaf children/ people in the future!)
Which of the 100 genders, what the BBC thinks exists, is she.
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Bravo. This is why science is so important. To help a deaf child hear is, frankly, amazing.
Finally, a video that explains how it works.
Gene therapy and OXFORD BIOMEDICAL…
Things are really progressing at the speed of science
Well done to everyone who are involved in this miracle
It'll be good to see the studies and science behind this new therapy.
"No real evidence of any harm or adverse effects" – Where have heard that one before? ๐ค
Baa
And another type of gene therapy has lead to huge spike in the death rate. I wonder why the bbc has released the good news now?!
YEA, SCIENCE!
Pardon?
The words gene therapy are chilling. Poor baby has been genetically modified. I hope she will be ok
.brilliant brilliant brilliant