GOLDFISH AND FIREFLIES POINT WAY TO NEW ANESTHESIAREVERSAL DRUG
SAN FRANCISCO -- Imagine having surgery under general anesthesia and then waking up afterward with no residual drowsiness. That could one day become a reality for surgical patients, thanks to the common goldfish, according to researchers at the University of Utah-Salt Lake City.
Using goldfish and a natural substance called myristic acid, the scientists led by Issaku Ueda, M.D., have come one step closer to understanding the molecular basis for anesthesia's effects on the brain.
The researchers' most recent laboratory work, presented at the .
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