New drug protects against the deadly effects of nuclear radiation 24 hours after exposure

Friday, August 21, 2015 - 16:20 in Health & Medicine

A new breakthrough has been reported in countering the deadly effects of radiation exposure. A single injection of a regenerative peptide was shown to significantly increase survival in mice when given 24 hours after nuclear radiation exposure.

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