Ok.
Seriously.
That won't happen.
I mean, the nose picking part. But news came out a few weeks ago on stem cells in the nose could provide a potential source of adult stem cells to harvest that can be used to help restore hearing loss in the cochlea from that same person's own nose.
The findings, published in the journal STEM CELLS, found that transplanting mucosa-derived stem cells, a form of rapidly renewing tissues in the nose, can help prevent sensorineural hearing loss during its early stages.
Scientists transplanted adult human nasal stem cells into the ears of mice that exhibited signs of hearing loss. The mice were 4 weeks old, the typical age when hearing loss in mice first becomes apparent. Dr. Sharon Oleskevich, lead study author from the Hearing Research Group at The University of New South Wales, said her research team found improvements in hearing function one month later when compared against age-matched mice that received placebo injections.
It has been demonstrated in a number of studies that stem cells, such as olfactory stem cells, dental pulp stem cells and hair follicle stem cells have the ability to transform into functional cells of the nervous system," Dr. Christian Drapeau, chief science officer of Stemtech International, told AOL Health. "For example, in animal studies, injection of hair follicle stem cells in the spinal cord was able to restore mobility."
He says the olfactory stem cells injected in the cochlear cavity could help reverse or protect sensorineural hearing loss in the same kind of way.
"Examination of hearing levels one month post-surgery demonstrated that hearing thresholds in stem cell-transplanted mice were significantly lower than those of mice that received a placebo injection, indicating that transplanted mice were better able to hear less-intense sounds," Oleskevich told AOL Health in an e-mail.
Doctors and researchers are optimistic their research could impact future treatments of hearing loss.Who knows? Maybe they got something going there?
Need a hanky, anyone?
1 comment:
It is interesting to read a brief internet article. My main problem like it did mentioned about genetic issue. Acknowledging there is different genetic codings for specific structure and function for different hairs. I am wondering if there is a different codings for the follicle and stereocilia hairs. In other words, is there a different genetic makeup as well as structure along with functions between those two?
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