News tagged with anesthetic compounds
Researchers Demonstrate a New Model for Drug Discovery With a Fluorescent Anesthetic
(PhysOrg.com) -- A collaboration of University of Pennsylvania and University of Wisconsin chemists and anesthesiologists have identified a fluorescent anesthetic compound that will assist researchers in obtaining ...
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Scientists model the pathways of pain-blocking meds
Benzocaine, a commonly used local anesthetic, may more easily wiggle into a cell's membrane when the membrane is made up of compounds that carry a negative charge, a new study shows. The finding could help scientists piece ...
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Study: Drug could help preserve brain function after cardiac arrest
(PhysOrg.com) -- An experimental drug that targets a brain system that controls inflammation might help preserve neurological function in people who survive sudden cardiac arrest, new research suggests.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2011 |
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New long-acting local anesthetic derived from algae effectively blocks pain in surgical patients
A U.S.-Chile collaboration is bringing surgical patients closer to having a long-acting local anesthetic. In a randomized, double-blind trial, patients given neosaxitoxin, a new local anesthetic derived from algae, had significantly ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Anesthetic gases heat climate as much as 1 million cars
When doctors want their patients asleep during surgery they gently turn the gas tap. But Anaesthetic gasses have a global warming potential as high as a refrigerant that is on its way to being banned in the ...
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Scientists find chemical signal from predators that sparks fear in mice
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have found a specific chemical compound secreted by many predators that makes mice behave fearfully. The research helps scientists better understand animal behavior, and may ...
May 13, 2010 |
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FDA wants drug companies to look at potential for abuse
The Food and Drug Administration is calling on pharmaceutical firms to give more attention to the potential for abuse of new drugs when subjecting them to pre-market testing.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 30, 2010 |
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77 percent of European pigs are castrated without anesthetic
The castration of pigs prevents the "boar taint" smell in the meat and allows them to contain more fat. However in practice this can be very different. Now, for the first time, a scientific team has collected ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen
(AP) -- Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Study of isolated snakes could help shed light on venom composition
While studying a way to more safely and effectively collect snake venom, University of Florida researchers have noticed the venom delivered by an isolated population of Florida cottonmouth snakes may be changing in response ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Active ingredients in marijuana found to spread and prolong pain
Imagine that you're working on your back porch, hammering in a nail. Suddenly you slip and hit your thumb instead — hard. The pain is incredibly intense, but it only lasts a moment. After a few seconds (and a few unprintable ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 13, 2009 |
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