University of Alberta researchers have identified sleep patterns in a type of anaesthesia that are the closest ever to a natural, non-groggy snooze. According to researchers, the anaesthetic, known as ...

Many anaesthetic determinants on these targets have been investigated, partly in the hope that they could be introduced as 'silent' mutations in animals to test the in vivo significance of the ...

A new study published in the journal Current Biology reveals that anesthetic drugs actually put the brain to sleep by turning on the important sleep circuits. A new study published in the journal ...

According to new studies commonly used anesthetics may be causing brain damage in people, especially babies who receive them while their brains are still developing. According to Associate Professor ...

When it comes to horrific scenarios, 'waking up' while undergoing surgery is one we all want to avoid. But what do we know about anaesthesia and how can specialists ensure it's working? Jacinta ...

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 ...

Despite the widespread use of anesthetics, we still don't know exactly how they work. The reason we don't fully understand the mechanism behind them is that we don't truly understand how consciousness ...

A hospital worker was found asleep on a trolley after taking anaesthetic gas to help him sleep, a disciplinary tribunal has heard. Troy Butler was working as an operating department practitioner ...

A nurse said on Tuesday that Michael Jackson sought her help to get the anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid, but she could not persuade the pop star to avoid the drug that ultimately led to his death ...

A hospital worker was discovered asleep in an operating theatre, covered by a sheet, after self-administering anaesthetic gas, a disciplinary tribunal has been told. Operating department practitioner ...

Troy Butler was found asleep on a trolley by a colleague [Getty Images] A hospital worker was found asleep on a trolley after taking anaesthetic gas to help him sleep, a disciplinary tribunal has ...