One reason family members may not accept a loved one's brain death in the ICU as death is the plausible possibility of ...

Hameroff said a recent study monitoring a clinically dead patient’s brain with sensors from an ... and tell them what the experience was like after the test. The subjects later told Carhart ...

Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the brain before it causes significant damage.

The man who had gone into cardiac arrest was declared brain-dead in a Kentucky hospital. But right when his organs were going to be harvested for donation, he woke up. A report by ...

On August 9, doctors declared her brain-dead even though she not meet the conditions of the New York Determination of Death statute or of the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), both of which ...

A rapid experimental genetic test can help guide the hands of surgeons as they delicately remove tumors from patients with brain cancer, new research suggests.

"Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to ...

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 ...

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 ...