The method also overcomes limitations posed by current treatments in which radiation may damage portions of healthy brain tissue.

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Although nitric oxide did not reduce the risk of all neurologic complications, only 12% of the infants who received it suffered a severe brain haemorrhage or tissue damage, compared to 24% of those who did not.

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The MRIs can tell how much brain tissue can be saved, and those patients with irreversible damage don't get the drug.

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