The first ever recording of a dying human brain has revealed what happens right before we die, and it certainly makes for ...

Still, the researchers watching this process said that the brain no longer appeared dead. This result “goes against everything ... “cellularly active for up to 24 hours” so they can test treatments ...

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...

TJ was declared brain-dead and taken off life support ... The report suggested that the donor had shown signs of life after a ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about neuroscience and its intersection with technology. In an article published yesterday in MIT Technology Review, Rachel Nuwer ...

A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help doctors quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by bleeding or ...

Declared brain-dead by doctors, her family fought in court, disputing the death based on religious beliefs. McMath's body continued to grow and develop, leading to a controversial case that ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the emergency room, according to a preliminary study to be presented at ...

Brain death and transplantation also reflect the modernization of medicine, which many Japanese believe is a reflection of Western influence [6] Like most cultures, Japanese culture has evolved as ...

What happens to the brain as people transition from alive to dead has puzzled scientists for centuries - until now. A team of neuroscientists have captured the first-ever brain activity of a ...