Gene Therapy Reverses Age-Related Hearing Loss in Mice

The efficacy of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in reversing genetic hearing loss in aged animal models has been demonstrated.

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https://neurosciencenews.com/gene-therapy-hearing-loss-23354/

BBB opening with focused ultrasound in nonhuman primates and Parkinson’s disease patients:
Targeted AAV vector delivery and PET imaging

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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adf4888

Gene-Delivering Viruses Reach the Brain in Step Towards Gene Therapy of Neurological Diseases
Researchers have developed a family of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAVs) that are able to cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapies directly to the brain.

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https://neurosciencenews.com/avvs-bbb-21921/