University of Virginia Medical Center

Regional Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: An Overview for the Bedside Nurse

Background Regional anesthesia techniques are becoming increasingly used to reduce postoperative pain, reduce opioid use, and improve other outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Objective To provide critical care nurses with an overview of regional anesthesia technique...

Tenascin N contributes to spinal motor nerve morphogenesis during development

Spinal motor nerves are an integral component of the nervous system whose development requires the coordination of many diverse cell types, including motor neurons, glia, and muscle. Although several molecular mechanisms guiding these interactions are known, many remain to be unc...

Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors contribute to the accelerated development of enhanced motivation for cocaine in female rats

RATIONALE: The telescoping effect, where females progress more rapidly than males from initial drug use to developing a substance use disorder, is a widely cited sex/gender difference, yet its molecular basis remains unknown. OBJECTIVES: To test whether calcium-permeable AMPA rec...