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New hope for inherited deafness cure after scientists successfully test gene therapy treatment

Digital Desk - Jul 8, 2015

A gene therapy cure for inherited deafness has been successfully tested and could be offered to patients in under five years. Researchers restored the hearing...

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Study suggests poor sleep ‘may cause Alzheimer’s’

Digital Desk - Jun 12, 2015

Poor sleep could be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease, research has suggested. A lack of regular deep sleep allows a toxic protein known as beta-amyloid...