For some young people, a popular method for getting a quick high is by misusing laughing gas — and lately, that’s in the form of nitrous oxide from products sold by the company Galaxy Gas. Those ...

NORTHAMPTON — Efforts by the Northampton Department of Health and Human Services to restrict the sale of nitrous oxide in the city — a measure that’s set to go into effect in two weeks — began with a ...

Nitrous oxide is a very effective power augmentation agent, but it is important to understand that it is not a fuel. It's actually an oxidizing agent, or if you will, an oxygen releasing compound that ...

Patients with major depressive disorder, including those who have not responded to first-line antidepressants, may benefit from short-term nitrous oxide treatment, a major meta-analysis led by the ...

Galaxy Gas may sound like something found in a gaseous location like Saturn, Jupiter or Uranus. But in this case, it’s the brand name of a nitrous oxide-filled cartridge that’s designed to convert ...

New research published in the journal Neuroscience provides evidence that nitrous oxide may be an effective treatment for ...

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or happy gas, is a colorless, non-flammable gas, with a sweetish odor. It's used in medical and dental procedures as a sedative, relieving anxiety and ...

AMES, Iowa – A recent ecosystem modeling study conducted by Iowa State University scientists shows how crop production in the United States has led to an increase in the emissions of nitrous oxide, a ...

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.

New research suggests silage has been overlooked as a substantial producer of nitrous oxide. A team at K-State figured out why – and a potential way to tackle the problem. A common fermented feed for ...

In chemistry, the chemical nomenclature of ionic and molecular compounds uses a systematic approach of prefixes to indicate the number of each element present in the compound. This chemical naming of ...