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LSU Health New Orleans Makes Discovery Key to Preventing Blindness and Stroke Devastation

March 9, 2015
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Genetics Neuroscience
Basic Research
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Researchers at the Louisiana State University Neuroscience Center of Excellence have discovered gene interactions that determine whether cells live or die in such conditions as age-related macular degeneration and ischemic stroke. These common molecular mechanisms in vision and brain integrity can prevent blindness and also promote recovery from a stroke. The paper is published online in Cell Death & Differentiation.

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