Tag - diabetic retinopathy

Oct09

Likely new treatment target identified for diabetic retinopathy

October 9, 2017

In oxygen-compromising conditions like diabetes, the body grows new blood vessels to help, but the result is often leaky, dysfunctional vessels that make bad matters worse. Now scientists have identified a new target for reducing that dysfunctional...

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