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Neuroprotective effects of metalloporphyrins against chemical threat agents

Oxidative stress as a therapeutic target for nerve agent toxicity. Researchers at the University of Colorado have defined oxidative stress as a mechanism of brain injury resulting from nerve agent and its surrogates. They have identified oxidative stress as an important therapeutic target for chemical agent-induced neurotoxicity and cognitive dysfunction...

Published: 6/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Manisha Patel, Li-Ping Liang, Simon Waldbaum, John McManus

Disease Areas Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Neurology

Category(s): Therapeutics

VasaFast- rapid arterial access device

Hemorrhage is responsible for 40% of civilian trauma mortality and 80% of combat mortality. Obtaining central-vessel access is very challenging even in a normotensive patient. Hypovolemia, vasoconstriction and anatomic distortion in severe trauma make this task even more complicated. Trauma victims die from uncontrolled hemorrhage due to the lack of...

Published: 5/26/2023 | Inventor(s): Juan-Pablo Idrovo

Disease Areas Emergency Medicine, Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices