U.S. DoD awards $2M for study to protect neurological function after cardiac surgery | Children's National

U.S. DoD awards $2M for study to protect neurological function after cardiac surgery | Children's National

DoD awards $2M to study brain cell degeneration after cardiac surgery The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded $2 million to Children’s National to study how a family of protease enzymes known as caspases may contribute to brain cell degeneration when activated by prolonged anesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease.