Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology: Anesthesiology is a term used to describe the medical speciality concerned with the study of anesthesia or anesthetics. Anesthesia by definition is the loss of sensation with or without the loss of consciousness. The American Society of Anesthesiologists define anesthesiology as "the practice of medicine dedicated to the relief of pain and total care of the surgical patient before, during and after surgery.
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JUL 25, 2018
Videos
JUL 25, 2018
For surgical procedures, anesthesia is a necessary part of patient care. Anesthesia is thought to render a patient unconscious, but according to new r...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 28, 2018
Health & Medicine
JUN 28, 2018
In hospital settings, many medications have to be administered intravenously (IV) because of patient needs. A recent study found that in one medication, go...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2018
Drug Discovery
MAY 30, 2018
Recent research has studied the effects of a protein, called apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP), in mice with chemotherapy-induced pain. It is a new...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 20, 2018
Drug Discovery
MAR 20, 2018
Amisulpride, a drug developed for the treatment of schizophrenia, was studied to be effective in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). The d...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 01, 2017
Immunology
MAY 01, 2017
Corneal transplants can be especially risky for some patients, when steroids intended to suppress the immune system fail to prevent graft rejection. A new ...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2017
Immunology
FEB 15, 2017
Pregnant women are left to ponder the sex of their babies until an ultrasound can determine a male or female fetus around five months of pregnancy. A recen...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
DEC 07, 2016
As Caesarean sections (C-sections) save countless lives of mothers and babies, researchers say that this now widespread procedure is also having an impact ...
Written By:
Xuan Pham
NOV 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 07, 2016
The amount of poison ivy in our environment is on the rise, due in part to increased carbon dioxide levels. It is estimated that 80 percent of the populati...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2016
Immunology
JUN 10, 2016
A new research study showed different inflammation levels during the second trimester of pregnancy to associate with different baby health outcomes after b...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2016
Health & Medicine
MAY 28, 2016
Our brain loves music. It has the versatile ability to cheer us up when we're down, spark our creativity, and even ease our anxiety. One of the more an...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
AUG 08, 2015
Neuroscience
AUG 08, 2015
The position in which people sleep could affect how efficiently the brain clears waste, and ultimately, how the brain functions, according to new research ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 19, 2015
Neuroscience
JUL 19, 2015
Using light to remotely activate drugs could be the next big thing in treating pain, depression, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. Researchers at ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 20, 2015
Space & Astronomy
APR 20, 2015
Researchers are looking to apply hibernation-like techniques already used in medicine for space travel. Trials to test if ‘freezing' a person for weeks...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
MAR 25, 2015
A research team from Washington University in St. Louis has developed a noninvasive kidney cancer screening method to screen based on measuring proteins in...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
