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Scientists have reviewed scientific studies on the potentially adverse effects of exposing developing brains to general anesthesia. The head of the CU School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology ...

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The family tree that the researchers assembled also indicated that rodents with thumbnails go way back. The data suggest that all modern rodents descend from a common ancestor that had thumbnails too.

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AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 17, 2018) - The head of the CU School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology has written a review of scientific studies on the potentially adverse effects of exposing developing ...