The brain, traditionally considered an immune-privileged organ due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), has its own sophisticated immune defense system.

When Marisa Christie arrived at the hospital for a planned C-section to deliver her triplets everything seemed to be going ...

Fascinating new findings into how clusters of 'brain stars' retain memories has changed what we know about how they're held in our minds.

While the hospital believed Hoover was brain dead, the Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates ... public’s trust in the donation and transplant system." The organization said it cannot comment on ...

The brain, traditionally considered an immune-privileged organ due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), has its own sophisticated immune defense system. Microglia, the primary immune cells of the central ...

Model used to create a cellular 'hologram' of a mouse embryo could be used to visualize development in any species.

Hoover was deemed brain-dead. When his family decided ... Who are we to question the medical system?" Hoover was only about an hour into organ retrieval surgery when a doctor allegedly came ...

Unlike the voluntary U.S. donation system, French law presumes all ... to a funeral home or morgue. But most organ donations are from brain-dead donors. Only after that declaration does the ...

A man who was declared brain dead suddenly woke up and began crying as doctors were preparing to harvest his organs for donation ... didn't question the medical system. She recalled: "We had ...

This adds more stress to what is already a stressed system - where ... no activity in Hoover's brain, and asked if they wanted to fulfill his wishes of becoming an organ donor.

Medical staff said he was brain-dead, TJ’s sister ... And critics of the country’s organ procurement system say TJ’s story is not unique. Without major reform and oversight, they worry ...

Strokes Change Epigenetics of Immune System July 23, 2024 — A stroke not only causes acute damage to the brain, but can also have long-term health implications for other organs -- such as the heart.