Lastly, a survey of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) revealed a correlation between the frequency of anesthetic gas exposure and self-reported symptoms such as headaches and fatigue.

What if a gas used in anesthesia became a weapon against Alzheimer's disease? A recent study reveals that xenon, a noble gas, could protect the brain by reducing inflammation and brain damage. This ...

Xenon gas is already used in medicine as an anesthetic and medical imaging agent. Research has also suggested that xenon could help protect the brain, and some studies have experimented with using ...

Able to cross the blood-brain barrier, Xenon gas seemed to perk the mice right up, which began to become particularly active ...

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, anesthetic gases are only estimated to contribute between 0.01% and 0.1% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. In clinical healthcare ...