New research and theories suggest the brain may remain active near death, shaping visions, memories, and possibly our sense ...

"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 ...

Increasing evidence suggests that there is no safe amount of alcohol a person can consume. Three recent studies indicate any ...

Surprising brain activity after death suggests consciousness may linger longer than we thought—raising profound medical and ...

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 ...

A prominent recent case involved a 23-year-old Jamaican woman who admitted herself to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, New York, for elective surgery on July 30, 2024. In February, Amber Ebanks, a ...

What would it feel like to be dead? For a start, I presume you wouldn’t feel (or think, or breathe, or see or hear). In fact, the very question is nonsensical. But patients suffering from a rare ...

Parents of a 2-year-old girl involved in a drowning incident on Memorial Day have sued to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from ...