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Anesthetics
An anesthetic (or anaesthetic) is a drug to prevent pain during surgery. A wide variety of drugs are used in modern anesthetic practice. Many are rarely used outside anesthesia, although others are used commonly by all disciplines. Anesthetics are categorized into two classes: general anesthetics, which cause a reversible loss of consciousness, and local anesthetics, which cause a reversible loss of sensation for a limited region of the body while maintaining consciousness. Combinations of anesthetics are sometimes used for their synergistic and additive therapeutic effects. Adverse effects, however, may also be increased.
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SEP 21, 2022
Cancer
SEP 21, 2022
Pre-clinical modeling, often using laboratory mice, is essential in developing life-saving therapies to treat cancer and
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 04, 2022
Neuroscience
SEP 04, 2022
You've probably heard of fentanyl, an extremely powerful, synthetic opioid that is used as a sedative, and sometimes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
JUN 12, 2022
A presentation at the 2022 Digestive Disease Week showed evidence that cannabis consumers require higher levels of anest
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 19, 2022
Neuroscience
MAY 19, 2022
A study published in Neuron revealed how different cell types in the cerebral cortex change their activity during genera
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
FEB 03, 2022
Magnetic seeds guided by an MRI scanner heat and destroy tumors in the brain. The corresponding study was conducted by r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 28, 2021
Neuroscience
SEP 28, 2021
Researchers developed a statistical model to describe the neural mechanisms underlying ketamine-induced anesthesia
Written By:
Mia Wood
JUL 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 06, 2021
The perineuronal net is known to play a crucial role in memory. This structure surrounds certain neurons, encasing their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
MAY 06, 2021
Medications that manage post-operative pain are some of the main entry points to opioid addiction and overdose in the US
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 16, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 16, 2021
Researchers develop a bio-compatible patch that releases non-opioid painkillers for days and potentially serving as a sa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
DEC 29, 2020
Despite the growing popularity of cannabis and psychedelics, there is a shortage of research on how the two interact. Be
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 15, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
DEC 15, 2020
While cannabis is increasingly available for medicinal use, doctors largely remain unable to prescribe it to their patie
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
DEC 14, 2020
Anecdotal evidence suggests that cannabis users require more anesthetic at the beginning of surgery than those who do no
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
SEP 18, 2020
General anesthesia refers to the medical procedure anesthesiologists applies to patients, in order to induce paraly
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 09, 2020
Cancer
SEP 09, 2020
New research published in APL Bioengineering reports on a new technology developed by scientists at Tulane Universi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 21, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
AUG 21, 2020
A study published recently in Biomaterials showcases a new development in biomaterials that could forever change th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 08, 2020
Neuroscience
JUL 08, 2020
Researchers have found that the maternal instinct can override the brain's decision-making regions to prioritize car
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2020
Neuroscience
MAY 19, 2020
Researchers at Duke University have found that a small group of cells in the brain may be able to regulate our sense of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
APR 27, 2020
It seems like turtles are always hungry. Just the mere mention of food gets their heads bobbing, and don’t even ge
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2020
Neuroscience
MAR 03, 2020
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that it’s possible to wake a monkey out of a deepl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
JUL 24, 2019
While most people are familiar with the penguins that reside in colder climates, some species, such as the African pengu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
JUL 22, 2019
Getting a blood sample from a massive whale shark can be particularly challenging and would typically require administer
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2019
Cancer
JUN 24, 2019
New research led by Dipak Panigrahy, MD, and Allison Gartung, PhD, of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2019
Cancer
MAY 10, 2019
Oral mucositis is a condition in which the lining that covers the mouth, the oral mucosa, becomes damaged. It is “
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
APR 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
APR 20, 2019
General anesthesia is a medical miracle that enabled millions of patients to have life-saving surgeries without pain. Ho
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin