TREX Trial Milestone – Enrollment is complete!

The TREX (Toxicity Remifentanil DEXmedetomidine) Trial Investigators are pleased to announce the completion of enrollment of the 450 trial subjects. The TREX Trial is a multicenter, multinational study of two anesthetic regimens for prolonged anesthesia in infants and...

SmartTots: 13 Years of Progress

During the 2000’s, preclinical research studies began to find that laboratory animals exposed to commonly used anesthetic and sedative drugs early in life showed changes to the brain and nervous system that interfered with memory and learning.  Additional research...

SmartTots funds two new research initiatives!

IARS is pleased to announce the funding of two new research studies totaling $309,000, aimed at addressing remaining pediatric anesthetic neurotoxicity questions.  IARS, and its generous members and donors, have provided the needed funding to continue the work that...

2021 SmartTots Panels

Mark your calendar for this upcoming event to hear the latest pediatric anesthetic neurotoxicity news from our distinguished panel of experts. Join SmartTots and world-renowned scientists as they discuss the up-to-the-minute findings and progress of the research –...