A Little Carbon Monoxide Goes A Long Way When Preventing Pre-eclampsia

... Researchers have shown that carbon monoxide may prevent the placental cell death caused by oxidative stress injury, possibly averting the risks of pre-eclampsia. The report by Bainbridge et al., "Carbon monoxide inhibits hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced apoptosis and secondary necrosis in syncytiotrophoblast," appears in the September issue of The American Journal of Pathology. [click link for full article] ...