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 ...

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 hospice doctor who oversees the care of terminally ill patients in their final moments has detailed exactly what happens to the body when we're dying. Death is usually marked when a patient's heart ...