Until now, whether living brain tissue could be shut down by freezing ... in a state of suspended animation requires future research. Some animals produce their own cryoprotectants as they ...
Your brain contains billions of nerve cells called neurons that communicate with each other by sending and receiving electrical impulses. A seizure occurs when there is sudden abnormal electrical ...
This animation by aboutalz.org provides a detailed account of Alzheimer's affects the brain. The organization hopes to eliminate the stigma surrounding the disease to help find a cure. Video ...
Not so fast. Researcher Alexander German of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany has now found a way to cryogenically induce a state of suspended animation in hippocampus slices from mouse ...