Receptor Could Halt Blinding Diseases, Stop Tumor Growth, Preserve Neurons After Trauma

Monday, October 6, 2008 - 21:28 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered what promises to be the on-off switch behind several major diseases. They report how the GPR91 receptor contributes to activate unchecked vascular growth that causes vision loss in common blinding diseases. These findings could also have wide-ranging and positive implications for brain tissue regeneration.

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