Lithium protects brain cells during cranial radiation

Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 07:35 in Health & Medicine

Cranial radiation therapy to treat brain cancer can result in various long-term neurological side effects, particularly in children. Lithium has protective properties in the brain that make it a potential therapy for reducing these side effects; however, little is known about the mechanisms by which it protects nerves...

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