When someone's heart stops beating, their brain cells start dying within minutes. But sometimes, they can still come back ...

Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.

Expanding the definition of death makes a mockery of medical practitioners who seek to restore their patients to health. An ...

Researchers announce breakthrough results for AMT-130, the first disease-modifying treatment for Huntington's disease, with ...

Demari Ossain Alston and Trinity Nyomi Perez are facing felony charges in the death of their 2-month-old son. Their son was ...

Dementia’s effects on the brain can cause death. But they can also lead to other complications, which can then be fatal.

A natural psychedelic may do more than alter perception. A new study found that at sub-hallucinogenic doses, DMT shielded the ...

Saul Zabar, who ruled the iconic Upper West Side grocery store bearing his name for more than seven decades, died Tuesday. He was 97. The so-called lox-smith had been hospitalized with a brain bleed ...

A man in Kentucky was moments away from having his organs removed when medical staff realized he wasn’t dead. What followed ...

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in older adults are associated with new cases of dementia, use of home care services, and ...

Air pollution exposure could make Alzheimer's disease worse by speeding up brain changes that cause memory loss and impaired judgment, a Penn Medicine study finds.

Former Sailors Gang member Shalkido has passed away. The musician's devastated family, in an interview, revealed that ...