Brain death is a medical diagnosis and a legal declaration of death, said study author Dr. David Greer, professor and chair of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine.

A person who is brain dead may appear alive – there may be a heartbeat, they may look like they’re breathing, their skin may still be warm to the touch. But doctors say there is no life when ...

A flair of energy in the brain in a dying patient who had “no blood pressure” or “heart rate” could be evidence of the “soul leaving the body” after death, according to an expert.

Brain dead. The two words are ominous, frightening, final. And often so misunderstood. As a medical diagnosis, brain death is relatively straightforward, determined by standardized tests widely ...

Today, although brain death makes up just 2% of adult deaths and 5% of childhood deaths in hospitals in the United States, it tends to garner outsized attention from the media and in the law.

The family of a 30-year-old metro Atlanta mom and nurse said she was declared brain dead more than 90 days ago — but is still being kept alive because she’s pregnant. Skip Navigation.