Encouraged by initial successes with ketamine, researchers including Peter Nagele, a professor of anesthesia and psychiatry ...

Nitrous oxide activates layer 5 prefrontal neurons via SK2 channel inhibition for antidepressant effect - (https://www.nature ...

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous ... reflects low tissue solubility. The tissue:gas partition coefficients for nitrous oxide in brain and fat are lower than values for the potent inhaled ...

Nitrous oxide—better known as "laughing gas"—can potentially transform treatment for tough-to-beat depression. This centuries-old anesthetic gas targeted specific brain cells in mice and quickly ...

after inhaling nitrous oxide, injured his leg but reported feeling no pain. This observation sparked Wells’ interest in using the gas as an anesthetic for dental procedures. According to Sukumar ...

New study helps explain the mechanisms by which nitrous oxide affects the brain, potentially offering insights that could help relieve treatment-resistant depression.

Nitrous oxide is widely used as a pain reliever and calming agent, especially in dental clinics. At high doses, it can make people feel euphoric, but at the low doses used in depression treatment, it ...

CITYWIDE — AN IMPROVED OPTIMIZED USE OF ANESTHETIC GASES, such as nitrous oxide, has helped the city ... equivalent of taking approximately 1,100 gas-powered cars off the roads.

Sadly, instead of receiving oxygen, the patient died of nitrous oxide poisoning. Although the index safety systems and color-coding of gas cylinders ... remove this useful anesthetic from all ...

Also known as NOS, laughing gas is often used recreationally ... care at the University of Pennsylvania, said: “Nitrous oxide is the oldest anaesthetic we’ve got — it’s been used worldwide ...

Despite warnings from health officials, nitrous oxide is being sold in large, colorful canisters with fruity flavors.