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World Service,30 Oct 1998,28 mins

Boxing and brain cell regeneration

Discovery

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New research suggests that brain cells lost through boxing injuries could be regenerated. The findings that neurons can be transplanted could help those with brain damage and possibly those with degenerative brain disease. However there are ethical issues. Also in the programme, the importance of calcium in preventing crippling bone diseases and watching meteor showers with the naked eye.

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