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1998/09/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Osasuna

Carbon monoxide produced by some heaters can damage our brain and decrease the ability to think. According to studies in a hospital in Jerusalem, carbon monoxide affects the central nervous system by increasing the concentration of nitric oxide in the blood.

In tests carried out with 45 volunteers, they were able to verify that the memory of the volunteers, the learning capacity, the coordination and the capacity of abstraction, were seriously damaged by the inhalation of an air with a high concentration of carbon monoxide emitted by a kerosene heater. However, the symptoms that appear in general are headache, fatigue or sleep and are less worrying.