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

Sheinelle Jones returned to the 'Today' show on Friday, Sept. 5, nearly four months after announcing the death of her husband ...

In front of the Idaho Supreme Court, Robin Row argued she received ineffective legal counsel in her original capital murder ...

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 ...

A Georgia nurse declared brain-dead was kept on life support to give birth—her baby boy Chance is now fighting for survival in intensive care, as her family clings to hope.

Actress Kelley Mack was starting to become a regular presence on our TV screens before her death at age 33. Mack got her ...

At the age of 30, Paul Kendrick becomes one of the youngest defendants placed on death row for the murder of a correctional officer at SCI-Somerset.

The results suggest that lung xenotransplantation could one day become an option, but they also point to how much more work ...

A New Hampshire mother allegedly killed her husband, who was battling brain cancer, and two of their children before dying by ...

Roger Villasana, 33, of Bradenton, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree murder after deputies say he beat ...