Author: Jessica Norris MedicalNewsToday Migraine headaches can be debilitating and difficult to treat. Researchers are still working to discover factors that influence migraine development and the best ways to treat and prevent these headaches. A recent study found that diets high in the B vitamin thiamine were associated with a decreased risk of migraine. Migraine […]
Read MoreAuthors: Julia Plakhotnik, B.Sc. et at Anesthesiology September 2022. Background Long-lasting local anesthetic use for perioperative pain control is limited by possible cardiotoxicity (e.g., arrhythmias and contractile depression), potentially leading to cardiac arrest. Off-target cardiac sodium channel blockade is considered the canonical mechanism behind cardiotoxicity, however, it does not fully explain the observed toxicity variability […]
Read MoreAuthors: Takamitsu Ikeda, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology September 2022. Background Patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest are routinely sedated during targeted temperature management, while the effects of sedation on cerebral physiology and outcomes after cardiac arrest remain to be determined. We hypothesized that sedation would improve survival and neurological outcomes in mice after cardiac […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine and opiates are all associated with an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to new findings published in European Heart Journal.[1] “Though alcohol and tobacco smoking have each been associated with a heightened risk of AFib, relationships between other drug use and AFib are poorly understood,” […]
Read MoreAuthors: Patricia Weiser PharmD MedicalNewsToday A new study in mice suggests that pain neurons in the gut help to regulate the secretion of protective mucus. A study in mice suggests that pain neurons in the gut help to regulate the secretion of protective mucus. The neurons responded to painful gut inflammation by signaling other cells […]
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