Cognitive Decline After Surgery Tied to Brain’s Own Immune Cells

Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 09:02 in Health & Medicine

After undergoing surgery, elderly patients often experience cloudy thinking that can last for weeks or even months. At one time researchers thought this cognitive decline might be caused by anesthesia, but mounting evidence suggests that ... Read more

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