A gene therapy for chronic pain, developed by researchers at UC San Diego, could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids.

Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in at least 100 different genes, but up to 16 percent can be traced to just one gene, STRC.

Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in ~100 different genes, but up to 16 percent of genetic hearing loss can be traced to STRC gene.

Most strokes happen when an artery in the brain becomes blocked. Blood flow to the neural tissue stops, and those tissues typically die.

A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids. Researchers at the UCSD...