Babies and toddlers who went under anesthesia during surgery ended up having slightly worse scores on language and reasoning tests as 10-year-olds, in a new study. That doesn't prove the anesthesia is ...

A new study out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that kids who need general anesthesia before the age of 4 might suffer the consequences years later with lower IQs. In the study published in ...

One brief exposure to general anesthesia may not affect your kid’s neurodevelopment, finds a new study. The results of this study are published in the journal of Lancet. One brief general anesthetic ...

(Reuters Health) - In infants, an hour of general anesthesia - long enough for most minor surgeries done in babies - doesn't increase the risk of impaired brain development compared to an hour of ...

Repeated exposure to general anesthesia did not negatively affect neurobehavioral outcomes among children with cystic fibrosis, the randomized phase IV CF-GAIN trial showed. The mean composite score ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine being a child being prepped for surgery, surrounded by scalpels and strangers wearing masks, hats and gloves. An ...

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(CBS) Anytime a young child goes in for surgery, parents have plenty of reasons to worry. But a new study adds another potential cause of concern: learning disabilities - from too much anesthesia. A ...

According to the latest research very young children exposed to general anesthesia during surgical procedures may be at an increased risk for learning problems. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in ...

is a freelance science journalist, podcast host, comics artist, and TV host. Before the advent of anesthesia, surgical procedures were almost universally horrific, so it's pretty hard to argue with ...