Stroke remains a leading cause of disability in the United States. Stroke is a heterogeneous multifactorial disorder. Prior attempts at developing new therapies have failed in clinics due to imperfect target validation, unrealistic therapeutic windows and lack of age appropriate models. Thus, there is an opportunity and a need to identify new medical treatment for […]
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A defense bunker for retinal citrullination – Mohan
A defense bunker for retinal citrullination To avert combating stress at the epicenter of phototransduction, the process by which light is converted to a neural signal in photoreceptors, neuroscience professor Royce Mohan at the UConn School of Medicine proposes that the mammalian retina may have evolved a novel defense strategy to respond to injury and […]
Dr. Mohan Investigates Treatment for Eye Injuries
As posted in UConn Today January 12, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich ’20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research UConn Health Researcher Investigates Treatment for Eye Injuries from Mass Chemical Weapons Attacks Chemical weapons like mustard gas have been used in warfare for over a century. They can cause mass casualties with relative […]