Researchers develop new tools in the fight against diabetic blindness

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Estimates are that 600 million people will have some sort of diabetic retinopathy by 2040. Previously, no good animal models existed that scientists could use to study the disease, its diagnosis or potential treatments. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Missouri has employed a mouse model exhibiting diabetic retinopathy symptoms that could lead to future translational research studies.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news