"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." About five years ago, Yale School of Medicine neuroscientist Zvonimir Vrselja, Ph.D., and his colleagues ...

We’ve always thought of death, especially brain death, as a hard line. Once it happens, that’s it, right? But some new, really interesting research is making scientists rethink that. They’ve been ...

Scientists were astonished to find that recirculating a cocktail of preserving agents through a severed pig’s head caused the animal’s brain to show signs of life. As New Scientist reports, basic ...

What does dying feel like? By studying patients who’ve suffered near-death experiences, scientists are one step closer to ...

Yale School of Medicine researchers led by Dr. Zvonimir Vrselja have transformed our understanding of brain death through an innovative experiment involving pig brains. Their work challenges long-held ...

Diverse team of doctors consult on a TV screen showing MRI scan with brain images. [iStock Photos] A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up-they eventually die, according to medical ...

ATLANTA — Advocates said they are heartbroken after a family revealed a Georgia mother is brain dead in a hospital room but doctors are keeping her alive because she's pregnant. Adriana Smith's family ...