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N₂O laughing matter: Self-adjusted nitrous oxide takes the pain out of prostate cancer screening procedure
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N₂O laughing matter: Self-adjusted nitrous oxide takes the pain out of prostate cancer screening procedure

by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Graphical Abstract. Credit: Journal of Urology (2023). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003789Each year, more than a million transrectal biopsies are performed in the United States. The primary technique for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer, a transrectal biopsy, entails removing tissue from the prostate gland by inserting a thin needle through the rectal wall....

Low doses of ‘laughing gas’ could be fast, effective treatment for severe depression
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Low doses of ‘laughing gas’ could be fast, effective treatment for severe depression

by  University of Chicago Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study at the University of Chicago Medicine and Washington University found that a single inhalation session with 25% nitrous oxide gas was nearly as effective as 50% nitrous oxide at rapidly relieving symptoms of treatment-resistant depression, with fewer adverse side effects. The study, published...

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Who would’ve thought – laughing gas could be useful in treating depression

Nitrous oxide is commonly known as laughing gas. And not for nothing – it used to be used as anaesthetic in dentistry. In fact, in many places it is still used rather widely due to being relatively cheap and extremely easy to administer. Now scientists from the University of Helsinki found that laughing gas could actually be useful in treating symptoms of depression. Ketamine is actually...