We had so much hope for new generations of Alzheimer's drugs, but unfortunately, many just aren't performing like we thought they would. A rare brain autopsy now hints at why. According to a recent ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall, cadaver ...

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston on June 21, 2026. Parents of a 2-year-old girl involved in a drowning incident on Memorial Day have sued to stop Texas Children's Hospital from testing if she's ...

Yale School of Medicine researchers led by Dr. Zvonimir Vrselja have transformed our understanding of brain death through an innovative experiment involving pig brains. Their work challenges long-held ...

We've always thought of death, especially brain death, as a hard line. Once it happens, that's it, right? But some new, really interesting research is making scientists rethink that. They've been ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Parents of a 2-year-old girl involved in a drowning incident on Memorial Day have sued to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing if she’s brain dead, testing a new strategy in Texas’ “right to ...