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Anesthesia Impairs Memory in Mice
Anesthesia Impairs Memory in Mice
A study that compared several anesthetic regimens in rodents showed that only one—inhaled isoflurane—wasn’t detrimental to the activity of neurons in the hippocampus.
A study that compared several anesthetic regimens in rodents showed that only one—inhaled isoflurane—wasn’t detrimental to the activity of neurons in the hippocampus.
surgery, neuroscience, disease & medicine
Doctors Test if Rapid Chilling Can Save Trauma Patients’ Lives
Ashley Yeager | Nov 21, 2019 | 2 min read
A clinical trial is underway to see if suspended animation, in which the body is cooled to 10–15 °Celsius, could slow patients’ decline and give doctors time to operate.
Infographic: How General Anesthesia Works
Emery N. Brown and Francisco J. Flores | Mar 1, 2019 | 2 min read
Drugs that doctors use to sedate patients during traumatic medical procedures act on neural receptors to alter brain activity.
Appendectomy May Lower Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Ashley Yeager | Oct 31, 2018 | 2 min read
The neurodegenerative disease shares protein clumps in common with appendixes, perhaps explaining why removing the organ is protective.