The team then showed that propofol-induced transport delays led to a significant decrease of protein delivery to axons. "The mechanism by which propofol works is not fully understood," Bentley said.

Propofol is a strong anesthetic that's used for surgery, some medical exams, and for sedation for people on ventilators -- never as a sleep aid.

Reason for posting: Propofol — an anesthetic agent 1 — may cause life-threatening adverse events when used to sedate critically ill children. 2 The problem was first noted in 1992, when a report was ...

The mechanism by which propofol works is not fully understood. What we discovered was unexpected: propofol altered the trafficking of vesicles in live neurons." Dr. Marvin Bentley, Assistant ...

Propofol abuse is growing, particularly among those with medical access. Aug. 21, 2009— -- Propofol, the high-risk sedative suspected in Michael Jackson's death, is a drug that is being ...

Propofol has a good safety profile and is increasingly popular for sedating patients undergoing diagnostic procedures, but in untrained hands, it can be dangerous and even deadly.

There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients. Exactly how these drugs cause the brain to lose consciousness has been a longstanding question, but MIT ...

Michael Jackson requested the anesthetic propofol to help him sleep at least a decade before he died from an overdose of the drug, a doctor testified Wednesday.

Patients who develop fever, chills, body aches, or other symptoms of acute febrile reactions shortly after receiving propofol should be evaluated for bacterial sepsis and treated accordingly.