Episode 442
Free radicals - a miracle cure?
Could hibernating animals provide a cure for free radical damage in humans?
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
January 25, 20165m 46s
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Show Notes
Hibernating animals put their bodies through huge amounts of stress but seem to remain unharmed. Professor Rob Henning from Groningen University explained to Connie Orbach how mimicking their protective mechanisms might be the key to human health. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
oxygen free radicalsstressorgansdiabetesasthmahibernatinghydrogen sulphide