NYU Langone Health: Star-Shaped Brain Cells May Play a Critical Role in Glaucoma
June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
NEW YORK, June 24 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release:
After a brain injury, cells that normally nourish nerves may actually kill them instead, a new study in rodents finds. This "reactive" phenomenon may be the driving factor behind neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.
The new investigation revealed that increased pressure drove astrocytes-- . . .
After a brain injury, cells that normally nourish nerves may actually kill them instead, a new study in rodents finds. This "reactive" phenomenon may be the driving factor behind neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.
The new investigation revealed that increased pressure drove astrocytes-- . . .