As a design director who was born Deaf, Jeffrey Mansfield has long been interested in the relationship between Deafness and physical spaces. He has noticed how spaces designed with Deafness in mind, ...

The operation raised €60 million, a third of which came from Sanofi, which will hold 13.9% of the company's shares.

About half of the time someone is born totally deaf, it’s because of their genetic makeup. Those people are typically treated with cochlear implants, but now researchers from Europe and the U.S. are ...

Deafness, the most common sensorineural hearing loss at all stages of life, occurs either independently or as part of ...

When Yilai Shu was training to be an otolaryngologist in Shanghai, in the mid-2000s, he often met parents with congenitally deaf kids. “They always asked me, ‘Do you have any drugs to treat our kids?’ ...

Researchers say deafness can affect children's brain development. Children with hereditary deafness regained their hearing thanks to a type of gene therapy, a new study published on Wednesday found.

The recent demonstrations at Gallaudet University did more to launch deafness and deaf culture onto the national scene than any event since the release of the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God. Media ...

Are you one of the more than 8 million people who've seen the Duracell Trust Your Power video? The video features Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Derrick Coleman, who will become the first legally ...

A center for the deaf opened its doors last month to Lake Tahoe residents. NorCal Center on Deafness, a nonprofit organization funded mostly through grants, opened for business on Sept. 1. The center ...

Children with hereditary deafness regained their hearing thanks to a type of gene therapy, a new study published on Wednesday found. In a clinical trial, co-led by investigators from Mass Eye and Ear, ...