OKLAHOMA CITY, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a new, natural compound may stop diabetic retinopathy -- a leading cause of blindness. Project investigator Jay Ma of the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center and Dean A. McGee Eye Institute said when the researchers delivered the new compound to cells using nanoparticle technology, the treatment stopped leakage, blocked inflammation and kept unwanted blood vessels from growing in research models. "There is no good treatment for retinopathy, which is why we are so excited about this work," Ma said in a statement. "This opens an... [read full story]
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the...
Posted on: Friday, 3 July 2009, 21:49 CDT U.S. researchers say a new, natural compound may stop diabetic retinopathy -- a leading cause of blindness. Project investigator Jay Ma of the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center...
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the...
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the...
ScienceDaily (July 2, 2009) — Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears...
Compound restores balance in eye with one treatment; affects macular degeneration and cancer too IMAGE: Dr. Timothy Lyons, left, director of the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center, stands with Dr. Jay Ma, principal...
