A new study sheds light on how isoflurane, a widely used inhaled anesthetic, works at a molecular level, a mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades. Researchers have found that this common ...

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A new understanding of the complex ways in which general anaesthetics act on the brain could eventually lead to improved drugs for surgery. The research is published in Cell Reports. University of ...

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