(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) Novel biomedical advances that show promise in the lab often fall short in clinical trials. For researchers studying peripheral artery disease, this is made more difficult by a lack of standardized metrics for what recovery looks like. A new study from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers identifies major landmarks of PAD recovery, creating signposts for researchers seeking to understand the disease and develop treatments.

Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uoia-sml030220.php