The localized loss of sensation with resultant reduction in pain stimuli is the end result of local anesthesia. This mode of anesthesia is considered to be safer than general anesthesia, because it ...

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as "laughing gas," has been used in anesthesiology practice since the 1800s, but the way it works to create altered states is not well understood. In a study published in ...

Scientists from Scripps Research have shown how anesthetics cause clusters of lipids in the cell membrane to break apart, triggering downstream processes that lead to a loss of consciousness. Share on ...

The new approach involve studying the mechanism of anesthetics from the anatomical to the molecular level to sort out the "why" and develop a way to remove pain and allow for live-saving treatments as ...

(A) Schematic diagram of the experimental system that detects calcium release from the endoplasmic reticulum by each ryanodine receptor. (B) Isoflurane selectively activates RyR1 (mean ± standard ...

Mechanical embolectomy performed with general instead of local anesthesia is associated with worse clinical outcomes and poorer survival, according to an article published online March 25, 2014, ahead ...

Anesthesia is a type of medication that prevents people from feeling pain during or following surgery. There are four main categories of anesthesia: local, regional, general, and sedation. Share on ...

There are four types of medical anesthetics used by medical professionals, depending on what type of procedure you are having. Share on Pinterest Santi Nuñez/Stocksy United Anesthesia is used to ...

CHICAGO - Contrary to what some studies may suggest, the local anesthetic drug, liposomal bupivacaine, did not reduce in-hospital opioid prescriptions or opioid-related complications in patients who ...

‌Local anesthesia numbs a part of your body so that your doctor can stitch up a wound or take a biopsy without you feeling any pain. Unlike general anesthesia, where you are put to sleep during a ...