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New compound may help the brain heal itself after injury
The new drug shows promise in treating traumatic brain injury or TBI, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
“What really caught our attention was how CMX-2043 seemed to jumpstart the brain’s natural defenses,” said Franklin West, senior author of the study and a professor in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. It means we might be able to help the brain heal better by boosting its own repair systems,” said Erin Kaiser, co-author of the study and an assistant professor in College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “What surprised us was that CMX-2043 didn’t directly cause the changes we saw in antioxidant enzyme levels,” said lead author Hea Jin Park, an associate professor in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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