BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There has been a growing interest in the anesthetic use of dexmedetomidine, a new alpha2-adrenergic agonist, due to decreased anesthetics consumption and better cardiovascular stability that it promoter. This study aimed at investigating cardiovascular effects of two different dexmedetomidine doses in anesthetized dogs. METHODS The study involved 36 adult dogs anesth...

A recent report in the journal, Neurology, documents age-normalized, nation-specific (e.g., United States and Western Europe), progressive decrease of dementia, beginning about 25 years ago. This observation has, thus far, not had explanation. We begin our proposed explanation with following previous disease construct. (1) Some dementia is caused by innate immune over-response to infections. (2...