Cooling the brain prevents cell death in young mice exposed to anaesthesia

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests cooling the brain may prevent the death of nerve cells that has been observed in infant mice exposed to anaesthesia. The effects of anaesthesia on human infants and young children have been debated among neuroscientists, but growing evidence suggests exposure to anaesthetic drugs during brain development may contribute to behavioural and developmental delays...

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