Consumers should immediately stop using HECOPRO digital display carbon monoxide (CO) detectors because they can fail to warn about the presence of the dangerous gas, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said. The CPSC issued the warning Thursday after detectors sold on Amazon.com failed tests with a CO concentration of 400 ppm, in violation of safety...
JULY 7TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS GI, MATERIALS, MEDICINE Researchers at MIT have created a carbon monoxide-loaded foam intended for therapeutic use against inflammatory disease. While the gas is toxic if inhaled in large quantities, in small doses it has potent anti-inflammatory effects. However, delivering it to the gastrointestinal tract to treat inflammatory diseases, such as colitis,...
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: DRS. PAMELA MARTIN AND RAVIRAJSINH JADEJA. CREDIT: MICHAEL HOLAHAN, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY An ingested liquid that ultimately delivers a small dose of carbon monoxide to the eye appears to target key factors that damage or destroy vision in both type 1 and 2 diabetes, scientists say. The Medical...
Most people think of carbon monoxide as harmful, and with good reason — the colorless, odorless gas sends 50,000 people in the U.S. to hospitals each year when their furnaces malfunction or car engines run in poorly ventilated spaces. But at low concentrations, carbon monoxide has a beneficial side that scientists are trying to harness...
