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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).

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

Scientists work to dissolve NETs that worsen TBI damage
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Krishnan Dhandapani, Ph.D

  • Vice Chair of Research
  • 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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Yujiao Lu, PhD

  • Assistant Research Scientist
  • Department of Neurosurgery

yulu@augusta.edu

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