Underlying mechanisms of age-related dysfunction in glands crucial to eye function identified

A team led by Mount Sinai researchers has identified stem cell populations and mechanisms underlying age-related degeneration in glands that are vital to eye function. The findings, published in Nature Communications on February 15, may lead to new therapeutic approaches for evaporative dry eye disease, a common condition in older people.

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