Despite decades of common use for surgeries of all kinds, the precise mechanism through which general anesthesia works on the body remains a mystery. New research investigated the common ...

Novel Mechanism Behind General Anesthetic Action Uncovered. by Sheela Philomena on April 22, 2014 at 9:31 AM.

This finding shed light on a long-standing mystery: the mechanism of action of inhalational anesthetics, which has remained only partially understood for nearly 180 years.

Despite decades of common use for surgeries of all kinds, the precise mechanism through which general anesthesia works on the body remains a mystery. New research led by the Perelman School of ...

Despite decades of common use for surgeries of all kinds, the precise mechanism through which general anesthesia works on the body remains a mystery. This may come as a surprise to the millions of ...

The most commonly used such agents are inhaled, and their chemical structure is related to ether. ... we do not yet know the molecular mechanisms of action for general anesthetics.

While these anesthetics have been used for nearly 180 years, their precise mechanism remained unclear. Though prior studies showed they act on multiple proteins, the possibility of unknown targets ...

In 90 patients randomized to receive i.v. propofol or one of two inhaled anesthetic agents (isoflurane or desflurane) for maintenance of anesthesia after induction during an office-based procedure ...

How anesthetic isoflurane induces Alzheimer's-like changes in mammalian brains Date: March 1, 2012 Source: Massachusetts General Hospital Summary: The association of the inhaled anesthetic ...

The National Institutes of Health gave $8.6 million in renewed grant support over five years to scientists at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia to uncover the mechanisms behind inhaled ...

The National Institutes of Health gave $8.6 million in renewed grant support over five years to scientists at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia to uncover the mechanisms behind ...

A more detailed understanding of anesthetics' mechanism of action could lead to the development of better anesthetics and treatment methods. The results of this study were published in the online ...