21Sep/13

Brain activity found after 'brain death' – Business Mirror

September 21, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Brain activity found after ‘brain death‘
Business Mirror
LOS ANGELES—Maybe cats have nine lives, or maybe brain-dead people aren’t so dead. Parts of the brain may still be active after a commonly used brain activity reading goes to a flat line, according to a study on cat brains published on Wednesday in …
Are “flatlining” patients really dead? Research suggests memories “live on”Yahoo! News UK
Flatlining comatose patients may be more ‘alive’ than we realizedio9

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20Sep/13

Are "flatlining” patients really dead? Research suggests memories "live on" – Yahoo! News UK

September 20, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Yahoo! News UK

Are “flatlining” patients really dead? Research suggests memories “live on”
Yahoo! News UK
Are “flatlining” patients really dead? Research suggests memories “live on”. “Flatliners” may be more alive than thought, a shock new study has found – with areas of the brain still storing memories after “brain death“. Yahoo News. By Chris Hall …

20Sep/13

'Mrithasanjeevani' proves to be a boon to many – The Hindu

September 20, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

‘Mrithasanjeevani’ proves to be a boon to many
The Hindu
This issue of maintenance expense of hospitals should be settled by the government or else, many hospitals will be reluctant to certify brain death in their ICUs. “There are certain unavoidable delays and some logistic problems which could happen in …

20Sep/13

Nursing student's first patient is her father; she helps save him after … – KyForward.com

September 20, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

KyForward.com

Nursing student’s first patient is her father; she helps save him after …
KyForward.com
She also explains that the longer a heart is stopped, the greater the chance for brain death. Studies show that if you cool the brain down after a trauma, neurons are cooled and don’t work as much which means less cell death. Therapeutic Hypothermia, a …

19Sep/13

Understanding Calico: Larry Page, Google Ventures, and the quest for immortality – The Verge

September 19, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Understanding Calico: Larry Page, Google Ventures, and the quest for immortality
The Verge
Yesterday, Google CEO Larry Page announced what is perhaps his company’s most audacious project: a life science startup called Calico that will pursue solutions for aging and its associated diseases. As Time Magazine put it, Calico hopes to cure death.

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19Sep/13

Worse than fiction: Euthanasia on the rise – Lifesite

September 19, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Worse than fiction: Euthanasia on the rise
Lifesite
Brain death would follow removal of the heart.” This would increase both the number and quality of available organs. While “Never Let Me Go” is fiction, what I’m describing is fact. Ishiguro’s tale makes the immorality of what’s being done to Kathy and …

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19Sep/13

Religion Briefs for Sept. 20, 2013 – Joliet Herald News

September 19, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Religion Briefs for Sept. 20, 2013Joliet Herald NewsTopics include extraordinary vs. ordinary care, attempts to justify hastening of death, brain death, when death really occurs, advance directives, medical assessments and hospice considerations. Infor…

19Sep/13

Mysterious bursts of activity in flatlining brain – New Scientist

September 19, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Mysterious bursts of activity in flatlining brainNew ScientistAn electroencephalogram measuring this activity may eventually show a flatline, usually taken as a sign of brain death. However, while monitoring a patient who had been placed in a deep coma…

19Sep/13

Coma: Researchers observe never-before-detected brain activity – Eureka! Science News

September 19, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Coma: Researchers observe never-before-detected brain activityEureka! Science NewsThe current criteria for diagnosing brain death are extremely stringent. Our finding may perhaps in the long term lead to a redefinition of the criteria, but we are far f…

19Sep/13

Doctors find brain activity in super-deep coma states – Edmonton Journal

September 19, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Edmonton Journal

Doctors find brain activity in super-deep coma states
Edmonton Journal
“I do not think that families and patients should be concerned about a changing view of brain death, at least not yet,” he said. “What’s more important are the overwhelming data showing that the standard clinical criteria for brain death have been …

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