by SmartTots | Apr 10, 2014 | Research Articles
Neuropharmacology, April 2014. Lee BH, Chan JT, Kraeva E, Peterson K, Sall JW. Abstract Volatile anesthetics are used widely for achieving a state of unconsciousness, yet these agents are incompletely understood in their mechanisms of action and effects on neural...
by SmartTots | Apr 10, 2014 | Research Articles
PLoS One, April 2014. Li Y, Zeng M, Chen W, Liu C, Wang F, Han X, Zuo Z, Peng S. Abstract Prolonged exposure to volatile anesthetics, such as isoflurane and sevoflurane, causes neurodegeneration in the developing animal brains. Recent studies showed that...
by SmartTots | Apr 10, 2014 | Research Articles
Anesthesiology, April 2014. Ing CH, Dimaggio CJ, Malacova E, Whitehouse AJ, Hegarty MK, Feng T, Brady JE, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Davidson AJ, Wall MM, Wood AJ, Li G, Sun LS. Abstract Introduction: Immature animals exposed to anesthesia display apoptotic...
by SmartTots | Apr 1, 2014 | Research Articles
Abstract While the detrimental impact of inflammation on adult hippocampal neurogenesis and associated behaviors has recently gained credence, the effects of inflammation on the developing brain is an area of research which is quickly gaining momentum, and a growing...
by SmartTots | Mar 20, 2014 | Research Articles
J Child Neurol, March 20, 2014. Yan J, Li YR, Zhang Y, Lu Y, Jiang H. Abstract Animal experiments indicate that repeated exposure to ketamine adversely affects the developing brain. Whether it has the same effect on infants remains unclear. We recruited infants who...
