University at Buffalo: Oral Biology, Biochemistry Professors Receive $2.2 Million Grant to Find Ways to Repair Salivary Glands
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
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Research, funded by NIH, focuses on stem cells to regenerate damaged glands
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Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient's salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren's, which eradicates moisture from many of the body' . . .
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Research, funded by NIH, focuses on stem cells to regenerate damaged glands
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Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient's salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren's, which eradicates moisture from many of the body' . . .