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Study identifies repurposed drug with potential to protect hearing – Newswise
An FDA-approved drug that is currently used in treating cancers has the potential to protect against or treat hearing loss in humans.
Newswise — OMAHA, Neb. (Jan. 5, 2021) – According to the World Health Organization, around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss, a number the organization projects will double by 2050 to affect 1 in 10 people. However, a groundbreaking Creighton University School of Medicine study has identified a drug that has the potential to protect against or treat hearing loss in humans.
The findings are significant because no such FDA-approved drug currently exists, and the drug that has…
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