March 23, 2024 8:35 PM

Researchers shed light on how brain wakes up from anesthesia

A recent study conducted by Mayo Clinic, published in Nature Neuroscience, sheds light on the fascinating role of microglia in the process of waking up from anaesthesia. This groundbreaking research opens up new possibilities for treating complications that arise post-anesthesia. Delirium, a common side effect characterised by excessive sleepiness or hyperactivity, affects more than one-third of patients after emerging from anaesthesia. Mayo Clinic researchers discovered that microglia, special...