New neuroscience is challenging our understanding of the dying process—bringing opportunities for the living. The Biggest Questions is a mini-series that explores how technology is helping probe some ...

Medical experts and new research are shedding light on the often-overlooked early signs of health decline and the precise biological processes that occur as life ends. From subtle functional changes ...

Groundbreaking research revealed that many genes in mice, zebrafish, and humans actually become more active after clinical death. This suggests that we need to redefine death, because it’s not a ...

CONTINUES. FATHER, MY TWO GRANDFATHERS CAME OUT AND AGAIN, I KNEW THEY’RE GONE. WHAT ARE THEY? I SAID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? AND MY FATHER SAID, WE’RE HERE TO WELCOME YOU. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ...

For centuries, humans have thought of death as a single, dramatic instant - the final heartbeat, the last breath, the moment when the light fades from the eyes. But modern science, ancient philosophy, ...

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 ...

The best way to stop fearing death, it turns out, may be to learn about it from hospice nurses. This realization has turned some hospice nurses into social media stars, as thousands follow them to ...

Illinois and New York recently joined 11 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing people with serious illnesses to end their lives with a doctor’s help. While most states still ban ...