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Epigenetic Therapy in Parents Protects Offspring From Ischemic Injury in Mouse Study – Technology Networks
Ischemic retinopathies, including glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, are major causes of visual morbidity and blindness. New research shows that an epigenetic therapy reduces retinal injury from acute ischemia, not only in the animals that receive the treatme…
Ischemic retinopathies, including glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, are major causes of visual morbidity and blindness. New research from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans shows that an epigenetic therapy reduces retinal injury from acute ischemia, not only in the animals that receive the treatment, but also in their untreated first-generation offspring.In a study published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, scientists treated male an…
