by SmartTots | Jun 27, 2013 | Research Articles
Dr. Michael Roizen, Chair of the SmartTots Executive Board announced the addition of two executive board members, Alastair J.J. Wood, M.B. Ch.B. FRCP FACP and Holger Liepmann. SmartTots funds research with the goal of making surgery safer for the millions of infants...
by SmartTots | Jun 23, 2013 | News
1. The major excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate, and the major inhibitory neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), are generally associated with neuronal communication in the adult brain.(1) 2. In the developing brain, these transmitters play a...
by SmartTots | Jun 12, 2013 | News
Myron Yaster, MD Speaks to Pediatric Anesthesia (PodCast)
by SmartTots | Jun 3, 2013 | Research Articles
Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Program in Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, June 2013. Hofacer RD, Deng M, Ward CG, Joseph B, Hughes EA, Jiang C, Danzer SC, Loepke AW Abstract...
by SmartTots | Jun 1, 2013 | Research Articles
Abstract BACKGROUND: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a prominent role in neuroprotection against perinatal brain injury. Dexmedetomidine, a selective agonist of α2-adrenergic receptors, also provides neuroprotection against glutamate-induced damage....
