Reducing brain damage

 
Published: Wednesday 31 May 1995

There were no cures for degenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. A recent work in the UK offers a way out. A hormone, Interleukin-1 (IL-1), thought to benefit head injuries, is not benign. By administering a receptor antagonistic to IL-1, the neurodegeneration was reduced.

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