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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.
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.

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Luis Alvarez Aims to Heal Wounds with Tissue-Regenerating “Paint”
Shawna Williams | Jul 13, 2020 | 3 min read
The bioactive coating tethers restorative proteins to implanted tissues and fosters new growth, animal studies suggest.
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.
Defining Rare Disorders: A Profile of Judith Hall
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 1, 2019 | 8 min read
By bringing genetics into clinical medicine, the University of British Columbia medical geneticist helped to identify the gene mutations responsible for many rare diseases.
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How 3-D Printing Could Help Shape Surgery
Sarah Webb, Knowable Magazine | Jul 2, 2019 | 6 min read
Technology is enabling increasingly lifelike models of organs to help doctors practice operations.
Cancer Leader LaSalle Leffall, Jr. Dies
Ashley Yeager | May 30, 2019 | 2 min read
The Howard University surgeon was the first African American president of the American Cancer Society and mentored thousands of medical students.
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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.
Image of the Day: Conjoined and Separated
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 28, 2019 | 1 min read
Now two years old, the Delaney twins were born joined at the head and were successfully separated in June 2017.
Pig Hearts Provide Long-Term Cardiac Function in Baboons
Ruth Williams | Dec 5, 2018 | 3 min read
Primates receiving heart transplants from genetically engineered pigs have survived more than six months, a new study reveals.
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.
Mitochondrial Infusions Given to Babies with Heart Damage
Kerry Grens | Jul 10, 2018 | 1 min read
Among 11 infants treated to date, most survived and their heart function improved.
Seven Researchers Guilty of Misconduct in Macchiarini Case
Catherine Offord | Jun 25, 2018 | 2 min read
The Karolinska Instituteā€™s latest decision includes a guilty verdict for one of the whistleblowers who contributed to the investigation.
Pioneering Heart Transplant Program Suspended
Kerry Grens | Jun 4, 2018 | 2 min read
The move by Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center follows an investigative news report detailing surgical errors and poor research practices.
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