When Rebecca Alexander was in college, she was grappling with a recent diagnosis of Usher syndrome, a genetic condition that causes vision and hearing loss. Meeting the head of deaf and hard of ...
Individuals born with Usher syndrome type 1F do not have a sense of balance, cannot hear, and lose their vision over time. But scientists have now developed a gene therapy that could enable patients ...
About the LUCE-1 Trial LUCE-1 is a Phase 1/2 multicenter, open-label, dose escalation study investigating safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of 3 dose levels of dual AAV8.MYO7A (AAVB-081) ...
A Chinese proverb states that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. For Netherlands native Tim Schroeder, a very meaningful and intense journey of millions of pedals on his bicycle ...
The mistakes are small but carry severe consequences: In Usher syndrome, genetic mutations cause both hearing and vision loss. Cell biologist Professor Uwe Wolfrum from Mainz University is researching ...
Never miss an episode of Living Well with Alison Starling. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Less than 1% of the world's population is believed to be living ...
A young girl diagnosed with a rare genetic condition which means she will lose her eyesight is completing a ‘visual wish list’ before she goes blind. Audrey Tyrrell, 13, was diagnosed with Usher ...
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 22, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Usher Syndrome Society and Initiative Global Media Agency Launch “Every Second Counts” Campaign ...
Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, Project On Government Oversight's director of government affairs has type-2 Usher syndrome, a degenerative illness that has caused him to become blind and visually handicapped.
NBC’s Peter Alexander is joined by his sister, Rebecca, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Usher Syndrome that causes deafness and blindness, to open up about her endless optimism ...
Deafness, the most common sensorineural hearing loss at all stages of life, occurs either independently or as part of syndromes associated with other symptoms, such as Usher syndrome type 1. In a ...