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New Compound Treats Both Blindness and Diabetes in Animal Studies

Study Offers Fresh Insights into the Role of Cellular Stress in Degenerative Illnesses
July 10, 2014
Diabetic Eye Disease Retinitis Pigmentosa
Basic Research
Grantee

In a new study led by UC San Francisco (UCSF) scientists, a chemical compound designed to precisely target part of a crucial cellular quality-control network provided significant protection, in rats and mice, against degenerative forms of blindness and diabetes.

Read more at UC San Francisco News
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