Cardiology

Predicting how CPR will work minutes ahead

After examining 298 patients who experienced cardiac arrest, researchers found that ECG markers can provide a clue as to how the treatment is working—as much as four to five minutes into the future.

Neuroscience

Evidence of consciousness-like activity in the dying brain

Reports of near-death experiences—with tales of white light, visits from departed loved ones, hearing voices, among other attributes—capture our imagination and are deeply engrained in our cultural landscape.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers report on near-death experiences among ICU survivors

Research on the incidence of near-death experiences (NDEs) in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) for at least 7 days reveals that 15% reported having experienced a NDE. The emergence of these experiences seems ...

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