New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

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 ...

When someone's heart stops beating, their brain cells start dying within minutes. But sometimes, they can still come back from the dead. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

In the old days, a person was considered dead when the heart stopped. Then, in 1968, a group of Harvard professors decided that people could also be considered dead when the brain stopped. Now, three ...

Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and the inaugural division head of gerontology, geriatrics, and palliative medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Bullets tore through Michael ...