Scientists found that ammonia drifting from pig farms can settle on nearby soils and increase nitrous oxide emissions.

In up to a third of patients with major depression, standard medications that block receptors for the key neurotransmitters, serotonin and norepinephrine, are not effective. Beyond this, it may take ...

Once a rare phenomenon, the consumption of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, has increased in France, raising public health concerns and prompting medical and legal measures. Medically, ...

While most parents worry about their teens doing drugs, from marijuana and stimulants to alcohol, there are less obvious ones that can be happening right under their noses — namely, nitrous oxide, ...

Researchers found that the use of nitrous oxide (N2O) as a pain relief option for individuals in labor is safe for newborn children and laboring individual, and converting to a different form of pain ...

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is warning residents of a rise in emergency health incidents linked to the recreational use of nitrous oxide, better known ...

Nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, is quietly emerging as one of the most intriguing rapid-acting options for people whose depression has not budged with standard pills or talk therapy.