In rats, treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning comes from bright light

In rats, treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning comes from bright light

There’s an urgent need for new carbon monoxide poisoning treatments. Could bright light be an antidote?

By MEGAN THIELKING

LUCA ZAZZERON / MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

There's an urgent need for new treatments for carbon monoxide poisoning. One idea: combine bright lights and an artificial lung to clean blood of the toxin.

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