by SmartTots | Jul 2, 2014 | Events
A highly productive SmartTots Workshop was held in Washington, DC on June 20. More than 50 researchers and stakeholders convened to identify a study or series of studies that would inform the future scientific direction and fundraising activities of the SmartTots...
by SmartTots | Jul 1, 2014 | Research Articles
A highly productive SmartTots Workshop was held in Washington, DC on June 20. More than 50 researchers and stakeholders convened to identify a study or series of studies that would inform the future scientific direction and fundraising activities of the SmartTots...
by SmartTots | Jun 24, 2014 | Research Articles
PLoS One, June 2014. Wang J, Zhou M, Wang X, Yang X, Wang M, Zhang C, Zhou S, Tang N. Abstract Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, is used as a general pediatric anesthetic and anti-depressive drug. Recent studies suggest that ketamine...
by SmartTots | Jun 18, 2014 | Research Articles
The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, June 18, 2014. Laub DR Jr., Williams, RK Abstract There is growing evidence that the commonly used anesthetic agents cause some degree of damage to the early developing brain. The animal evidence for anesthetic neurotoxicity is...
by SmartTots | Jun 16, 2014 | Research Articles
PLoS One, June 2014. Yang B, Liang G, Khojasteh S, Wu Z, Yang W. Joseph D, Wei H. Abstract Background: While previous studies have demonstrated neuronal apoptosis and associated cognitive impairment after isoflurane or propofol exposure in neonatal rodents, the...