Therapy saves 80% of radiation victims

Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Research Institute in Boston have successfully developed treatment, which can increase the chances of survival for high-concentration radiation victims.

High levels of radiation from nuclear disasters, such as the explosion at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant (Japan) in March 2011 or the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, could quickly destroy the economy. cells in the intestines of the victims, making it easy for bacteria to enter the bloodstream and endanger life.

New therapies can be hope for victims
radiation in nuclear incidents like Fukushima.

Recently, Dr. Eva Guinan and colleagues at the Dana-Farber Cancer Research Institute in Boston have successfully tested a double-therapy protein boosting immune system and antibiotics, helping 80% of mice to live. after heavy radioactive contamination - can kill 19/20 radioactive mice.

According to the Daily Mail , the scientists conducted radiation injections into mice. This amount of radiation can cause 95% of rats to die within 30 days after injection. After 24 hours of radiation exposure, the mice were injected with an immune-boosting protein combined with antibiotics.

As a result, the team found that the treatment helped increase the survival rate of the infected mice by up to 80% and helped the cells in the intestine to recover more quickly. This success could help treat workers with high levels of radiation in nuclear disasters, such as a nuclear reactor explosion at the Fukushima Daichi power plant in Japan.

Also involved in the disaster of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the head of the plant, Mr. Masao Yoshida, was hospitalized last week. However, Japanese officials denied that Yoshida was hospitalized due to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Reportedly, Mr. Masao Yoshida is on duty at the Fukushima nuclear power plant when the earthquake and tsunami disaster occurred on March 11, 2011. Mr. Yoshida continued his mission for 8 months after the reactor explosion at the factory.