Medical research
How anesthetics work, and why xenon's perfect
Common wisdom maintains that, because of the myriad effects on the brain, how anesthetic drugs work at the molecular level is a mystery.
Sep 11, 2017
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Medications
Researchers make breakthrough on new anesthetics
For the first time since the 1970s, researchers are on the verge of developing a new class of anesthetics. According to a study published in the February issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American ...
Jan 20, 2015
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Surgery
Safer anesthesia and sounder sleep: Going beyond 'not killing as many people'
Life before anesthesia was horrific. Operations were incredibly painful. Many patients facing surgery suffered anxiety worse than the condition their surgery was supposed to fix.
Sep 27, 2013
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Medications
Researcher warns banned 'fountain of youth drug' may be making a comeback
Despite it being more than 30 years since the "fountain of youth drug" Gerovital H3 was banned in the United States, it may be making a comeback. In an editorial published in this month's Journal of the American Geriatrics ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Other
US state turns to different lethal injection drug
After surrendering its supply of a lethal injection drug to federal agents in 2011, Arkansas turned to a somewhat surprising place to look for another drug: a list from lawyers for several death row inmates.
Apr 20, 2013
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Addiction
Study shows rising rate of propofol abuse by health care professionals
Abuse of the anesthesia drug propofol is a "rapidly progressive form of substance dependence" that is being more commonly seen among health care professionals, reports a study in the April Journal of Addiction Medicine, the ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists create method to personalize chemotherapy drug selection
In laboratory studies, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a way to personalize chemotherapy drug selection for cancer patients by using cell lines created from their own tumors.
Feb 14, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Neuroinflammation may be behind general-anesthesia-associated learning disabilities
Several studies have found evidence that children who undergo repeated surgical operations with general anesthesia before the age of 4 may be at an increased risk for learning disabilities. In the March issue of Anesthesiology, ...
Jan 24, 2013
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Neuroscience
Research discovers how brain activity changes when anesthesia induces unconsciousness
Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified for the first time a pattern of brain activity that appears to signal exactly when patients lose consciousness ...
Nov 5, 2012
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Neuroscience
Therapy for stroke patients improved
Painkilling drugs that make many therapies possible are a blessing for patients. Thanks to modern anesthetics, not only can surgical operations be conducted without causing pain, they are also used for various diagnostic ...
Nov 5, 2012
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