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Radiation-induced damage to brain tissue reversed by oxygen starvation in mice
January 19, 2012 by NewsBot
Treating brain tumors with whole brain radiation therapy can damage healthy brain tissue, but a new study in mice reveals that limiting the oxygen supply, or hypoxia, can alleviate some of the cognitive impairment caused by the radiation.