A researcher analyzed papers from more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and found that signs of consciousness persist long after patients are technically declared dead. The findings suggest that death ...

Groundbreaking research revealed that many genes in mice, zebrafish, and humans actually become more active after clinical death. This suggests that we need to redefine death, because it’s not a ...

Serial KCCQ-TSS decline emerged as the most prominent pre-event signal for sudden death, contrasting with improving symptoms and biomarkers among survivors over the same interval. Trajectories before ...

Brain death, defined as the irreversible cessation of all brain function, is both a clinical and legal determination that allows for the ethical procurement of organs for transplantation. Its ...