A new engineered molecule shows promise as an antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning with fewer side effects than other remedies currently being tested, according to research from the University of ...

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning remains a major public health concern globally due to its insidious nature and high mortality risk. The gas, generated through incomplete combustion, binds to ...

Carbon monoxide binds strongly with haemoglobin in the blood, preventing the molecule from performing its role of transporting oxygen in the body. Currently, the only available treatment for carbon ...

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, along with their colleagues, engineered a new molecule that appears promising as an effective antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning with ...

Carbon monoxide is often called the “silent killer.” Each year, about 50,000 Americans end up in emergency rooms after exposure to this invisible gas, and roughly 1,500 die. The tragedy is that ...

As the weather starts to turn cold, parents think it’s a gas to use wood stoves for home heating. I think that’s great as ...