Just before it ceases functioning, the brain may make a last-ditch effort to find unresolved purpose or a reason to stay ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

a pregnant woman’s brain death means she cannot be physically harmed and her rights cannot be violated to the same degree as a fetus with the potential for life. This response does not necessarily ...

A decade after her fatal prognosis, Grace Wethor is “miraculously” living with brain cancer —and has become an author, speaker and advocate for research.

In collaboration with the artist, the installation examines the ideas of creativity and the moral quandary of extending someone’s life beyond their biological death.

Before his death, Lucier provided the team with blood samples, which allowed them to isolate the composer's white blood cells. Those cells were reprogrammed to become stem cells, which in turn ...

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

Recent dubious brain death diagnoses have some calling for an end to the controversial protocol.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a disruption in normal brain function caused by an external force, leading to various degrees of neuronal damage and brain dysfunction (1 – 3). TBI is the most common ...

Stem cells can restore brain function even weeks after a stroke. It reduces overactive brain signals and improves recovery.