Radiation-induced damage to brain tissue reversed by oxygen starvation in mice
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 17:31
in Health & Medicine
Treating brain tumors with whole brain radiation therapy can damage healthy brain tissue, but a new study in mice reveals that limiting the oxygen supply, or hypoxia, can alleviate some of the cognitive impairment caused by the radiation. The results are reported in the Jan. 18 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE.