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Brain Cells
Show Gender Difference
(HealthDayNews, 3/4/05)
Using animal studies, Dr. Robert Clark, of Children's
Hospital of Pittsburgh, and team, have found that glutathione,
which protects oxygen-deprived brain cells from death, remains
constant in females who suffer brain injury; whereas,
glutathione drops in males with similar injuries. These
findings suggest that there may be a need for gender-specific
therapies for brain injury.
(Study presented 3/1/05 at the
Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting, San Francisco) |
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