A recent study found that female mice, but not males, experience a surge in a stress hormone during recovery from ketamine anesthesia, prompting immune cells in the brain to reshape neuronal ...

Patients who receive care from female anesthesia providers, especially non-trainees, experience fewer complications during surgery, a new study found. In this retrospective cohort study, the ...

During ketamine anesthesia, the brain’s nerve cells fall silent—as consciousness returns, they begin to reconnect. For the first time, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria ...

After anesthesia, how do we wake up? Researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) sought to answer this question. In doing so, they identified synaptic remodeling following ...

Patients who receive treatment from female anesthesia providers face fewer complications during surgical procedures, according to a study published June 25 in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Fifteen years of data from two large medical centers showed that anesthesiologists' technical performance was better when the provider was a woman, although the difference didn't ...

Anesthesia is a very common and safe medical procedure that prevents you from feeling pain during medical interventions, such as surgery, certain diagnostic tests, and dental work. It works by ...