New therapy may rapidly reverse life-changing sepsis-induced brain injury, animal study suggests

Credit: Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Florey researchers have shown that an extremely large “megadose” of sodium ascorbate can turn around sepsis-induced low oxygen levels, low blood flow and high temperature within the brain’s frontal cortex. Sepsis is a deadly condition caused by the body’s excessive inflammatory response to infection that frequently causes damage to vital organs and can lead to death. There are currently no treatments. The researchers have shown that sepsis causes large falls in the blood flow and level of oxygen in the brain, and Read More

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