In addition to the artificially induced LSD state, there are other, naturally occurring temporary states in which there is a collapse of the normal routines by which the mind ordinarily processes the ...

A researcher analyzed papers from more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and found that signs of consciousness persist long after patients are technically declared dead. The findings suggest that death ...

Her headache also came with nausea and stomach-turning GI symptoms, causing her to question if she had food poisoning or the ...

Steve McMichael, a pivotal member of the formidable defence that led the 1985 Chicago Bears to Super Bowl victory, has been posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the ...

Near-death experiences continue to challenge the scientific understanding of consciousness: how can vivid and structured reports be explained at moments of extreme physiological failure? This is the ...

An autopsy performed Wednesday on a person found dead in a vacant lot in Vista found a brain bleed that may have resulted from trauma to the head, prompting a homicide investigation. Sheriff’s ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden “death switch” in the brain that may be driving Alzheimer’s disease—and even found a way to turn it off in mice. The culprit is a toxic pairing of two proteins that, ...

There are plenty of things lying around your home that are perfectly safe alone, but wildly dangerous when mixed together. Take common household cleaning supplies like vinegar and bleach, for example.

An entire mammalian brain has been successfully preserved using a technique that will now be offered to people who are terminally ill. The intention is to preserve all the neural information thought ...

Brain death has always been final—until German researchers proved otherwise. Your sci-fi fantasies about suspended animation just got a serious scientific boost. Researchers at ...

A recent study shows that at the point of death, your brain is still functioning and fighting. Kansas Supreme Court adheres to state law in Wichita murder case, prosecutors call result absurd ‘NATO ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...