New Protein Therapy Offers Potential Antidote for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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Summary
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine have developed a new molecule that shows promise as an effective antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning, with fewer side effects than current treatments. The study, published in PNAS, highlights the potential to address a significant public health issue, as carbon monoxide poisoning causes 50,000 ER visits and 1,500 deaths annually in the U.S.
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· 3 pulledUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine researchers engineered a new molecule that appears promising as an effective antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Carbon monoxide poisoning accounts for 50,000 emergency room visits in the U.S. each year and causes about 1,500 deaths.
These deaths may occur when carbon monoxide released from combustion builds up in an enclosed space.
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