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  "id": 12895891,
  "title": "New genetic insights could help detect hearing loss earlier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/new-genetic-insights-could-help-detect-hearing-loss-earlier",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-genetic-insights-loss-earlier.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A team of hearing specialists at Vanderbilt Health analyzed thousands of data samples in the institution's BioVU biobank to understand genetic susceptibility of sensorineural hearing loss, which is caused by damage to the inner ear. Their study is published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}