I set out to trace how a once-fringe idea, that consciousness might depend on quantum activity in the brain’s microscopic scaffolding, has converged with new anesthesia research and a bold proposal ...

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 ...

Some, but not all, research suggests that more women recall events that happened under anesthesia than men do, and that women wake up from anesthesia faster than men. When you purchase through links ...

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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 ...