A new understanding of the complex ways in which general anaesthetics act on the brain could eventually lead to improved drugs for surgery. It remains unclear how general anaesthesia works, even ...

General anaesthetics are defined by their capacity to produce a state in which surgery can be tolerated without the need for further drugs. They are widely used in both clinical medicine and ...

The molecular targets of anaesthetics and the neuronal mechanisms through which they induce reversible loss of consciousness have been long-standing mysteries. This Review discusses the most ...

A single hour of general anaesthesia in early infancy—longer than is necessary to perform the most common types of minor surgeries in childhood—does not result in measurable neurodevelopmental ...

A single hour of general anaesthesia in early infancy -- longer than is necessary to perform the most common types of minor surgeries in childhood -- does not result in measurable ...

Studying the effect of general anaesthetics on the brain is difficult. Dementia can develop very slowly, and few studies follow people for a long enough period of time. The studies that do exist have ...

General anesthetics do more than put you to sleep Date: January 9, 2018 Source: University of Queensland Summary: A new understanding of the complex ways in which general anesthetics act on the ...