The first time I went under the knife, I remember the anesthesiologist asking me to count backward. “Ten, nine, eight…” and then it all went black. The next thing I knew, three hours had passed, yet ...

Anesthesia during a short surgery doesn’t harm a baby’s brain development, according to an experiment involving hundreds of infants in seven countries. While the study can’t answer broader safety ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The largest study of its kind says anesthesia during early childhood surgery poses little risk for intelligence and academics later on. The results are in research on nearly 200,000 ...

A drug targeting a specific receptor may effectively treat memory loss after surgery and anesthesia, according to a study reported in News-Medical. Researchers performed a series of experiments in ...

The International Anesthesia Research Society has awarded Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD, $750,000 for anesthesia research — the largest single grant in the organization's 90-year history. Dr. Brambrink, a ...

Anesthesia during a short surgery doesn’t harm a baby’s brain development, according to an experiment involving hundreds of infants in seven countries. While the study can’t answer broader safety ...