For decades, brain death has been an important but problematic factor for determining death. Is it time for a new approach?

When the heart stops, the brain does not shut down instantly. For up to seven minutes, it shows surges of activity linked to ...

Scientists are investigating new ways to bring patients back from a vegetative state—and raising uncomfortable questions ...

News outlets have been reporting the story of Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old pregnant woman diagnosed as brain dead in February 2025 when she was nine weeks pregnant. According to reports, Smith had ...

The heartbreaking case of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant mother from Georgia, has sparked widespread attention across the globe. Following months of controversy, her premature baby boy ...

Months earlier, Jahi McMath, then 13, had been declared brain dead and become a household name as a legal battle to take her off life support was splashed across headlines nationwide.

Adriana Smith, who was 10 weeks pregnant in February when she was declared brain dead, was kept alive due to Georgia’s strict ban on abortion. After nearly four months on life support, Smith ...

Common shrews are one of only a handful of mammals known to flexibly shrink and regrow their brains. This rare seasonal cycle, known as Dehnel's phenomenon, has puzzled scientists for decades. How can ...