Her heart was beating, but she showed no brain activity. Knowing that organs lost viability as soon as a patient’s heart stopped, Alexandre got permission from his department chair to transplant ...

Compatible pig organs could provide another option. Miller suffered from an aggressive brain tumor, which meant his own organs were not considered eligible for donation to a living person.

First on a Friday, when the actress was declared brain-dead. And then again on a Sunday, when her body was disconnected from machines so that her organs could be donated. It would be easy to ...

intestines and brain. Then they looked at follow-up data that showed the kinds of diseases participants developed as they aged over the next two decades. The organs aged at different rates in ...

Imagine a world where the brain is tested and repaired, like every other organ. A world where mental health issues are addressed before a suicide, or a life lost to drug addiction!