Drug 'librarian' discovers new compound that may thwart common surgery complication

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 09:50 in Health & Medicine

In a strategic search, Johns Hopkins scientists created and screened a library of 45,000 new compounds containing chemical elements of widely used immune system suppressants, and say they found one that may prevent reperfusion injury, a tissue-damaging and common complication of surgery, heart attack and stroke.

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