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Gene therapy for hearing loss

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By Nancy Fliesler
| Boston Children's Hospital (Answers)
One-year-old Miles Mahota is one of the first patients with hereditary hearing loss to receive gene therapy at Boston Children’s Hospital — to striking effect. In May, Miles received an injection delivering a healthy copy of a gene called otoferlin into the cochlea of his inner ear. Now, Miles is thriving. He’s had no adverse events, and his hearing has already improved remarkably — at long last, he’s responding to his parents’ voices.
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A safe, pain-specific anesthetic shows preclinical promise

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By Nancy Fliesler
| Boston Children's Hospital (Answers)
All current local anesthetics block sensory signals — pain — but they also interrupt motor signals, which can be problematic. For example, too much epidural anesthesia can prevent mothers in labor from being able to push. Prolonged local anesthesia after orthopedic surgery can leave patients unable to participate in rehab. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital now report an alternative local anesthetic, 2′,6′-pipecolylxylidine (PPX).
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Pass the specialized code: Good for the climate, good for Framingham

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By Nancy Fliesler, Larry Stoodt, Aimee Powelka
| MetroWest Daily News Verified
On June 23, the voted 3-0 to adopt a new building code known as the "opt-in specialized building code." The full council will hold a hearing about it on Aug. 19, with a vote to take place at a subsequent council meeting. With multiple new buildings planned for Framingham, we need the specialized code to be adopted as soon as possible, joining neighbors like Natick, Ashland, Wayland, Sudbury, Hopkinton and Worcester.
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