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Receptor that feels the heat of a red chili pepper may be the target for TBI recovery

A receptor on our immune cells that can detect both the heat of a red chili pepper and the extreme physical heat of a pizza oven may help protect the brain following a traumatic brain injury, scientists say. (click for more).

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Scientists work to dissolve NETs that worsen TBI damage

Immune cells that are first responders to a traumatic brain injury appear to also contribute to the secondary damage that can occur even days later, scientists say. (click for more)

 

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Krishnan Dhandapani, Ph.D

  • Professor
  • Department of Neurosurgery

kdhandapani@augusta.edu

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Kumar Vaibhav, Ph.D

  • Assistant Professor
  • Department of Neurosurgery
  • Medical Laboratory, Imaging and Radiological Sciences

kvaibhav@augusta.edu

 

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