Drs. Krishna Dhandapani and Vaibhav Kumar in Jagwire

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
Drs. Krishna Dhandapani student in Jagwire

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
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Kumar Vaibhav, Ph.D

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

 

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