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May 26, 2019

Xenon gas revealed to offer long-term protection following traumatic brain injury

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

A new study has affirmed the anesthetic drug xenon can help prevent long-term damage associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The researchers, from Imperial College London and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, have effectively demonstrated in mice that if xenon is administered within a few hours of a TBI it can prevent brain tissue damage that would result in long-term cognitive problems.

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