Experimental 'Butt Breathing' Treatment Shows Promise for Respiratory Failure
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Summary
Researchers have developed an experimental medical treatment involving intra-anal administration of oxygen gas or oxygenated perfluorocarbon to treat respiratory failure in animals. The method, which won an Ig Nobel Prize in 2021, involves giving animals enemas of oxygenated substances and has shown effectiveness in staving off respiratory failure without major complications. The research could potentially be adapted for treating humans with blocked airways or clogged lungs.
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Yes, they gave the animals enemas.
Both treatments were pretty darned effective at staving off respiratory failure with no major complications.
Ig Nobel-winning research could one day be used to treat people with blocked airways or clogged lungs.
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