FeaturedPsychology·September 10, 2020·5 min readLoss of a Pet Can Potentially Trigger Mental Health Issues in ChildrenChildren who experience the death of a pet may experience long-lasting and profound grief, which could lead to subsequent mental health problems. Researchers found strong emotional attachment to a pet may result in measurable psychological distress that serves as an indicator of depression in children and adolescents for three years or more after their animal dies.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 19, 2020·4 min readIn Fiction, We Remember the Deaths That Make Us SadIn fiction, people are more likely to recall the deaths of characters perceived as "meaningful", rather than ones they considered to be "pleasurable".Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 8, 2021·3 min readArtificial Intelligence Can Predict Death RiskA new machine-learning algorithm which videos of echocardiograms is able to accurately predict patients who will die within a year.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 11, 2021·4 min readNightly Sleep of Five Hours or Less May Increase Risk of Dementia and Death Among Older AdultsSleep duration of five hours or less was associated with double the risk of dementia in older adults. Sleep disruptions also increased death risk in those in their seventies.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 1, 2021·6 min readAs Death Approaches, Our Dreams Offer Comfort and ReconciliationMore than 80% of patients nearing the end of life reported experiencing dreams that were vivid, meaningful, and transformative. Patients reported the dreams made them feel supported, reassured and helped them to accept their impending death.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 23, 2021·5 min read‘Zombie’ Genes? Some Genes Come to Life in the Brain After DeathIn the hours after death, some cells in the human brain not only remain active, they grow in size.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 19, 2021·2 min readBody Chemistry Can Predict Severity of Depression After Death of SpouseBodily inflammation following the death of a spouse can predict future depression risk in the surviving spouse, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2021·4 min readWe Cannot Cheat Aging and DeathFindings shed new light on the invariant rate of aging hypothesis, providing fresh evidence that death is inevitable.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2022·4 min readWhat Happens in Our Brain When We Die?A new study reveals brain oscillations associated with memory retrieval alter in the moments before death, suggesting the brain may replay significant life events just before we die.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2022·5 min readDeath: How Long Are We Conscious for and Does Life Really Flash Before Our Eyes?Researchers explore what happens in the brain in the moments before death and question whether our lives flash before our eyes during the final seconds of life.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 7, 2022·4 min readRecalled Experiences Surrounding Death: More Than Hallucinations?Due to advances in resuscitation and critical care, many people are surviving near-death experiences. Survivors' recalled experiences are not consistent with hallucinations, but instead, follow a specific narrative arc involving perception.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 15, 2022·5 min readLosing a Grandmother May Trigger Rise in Depression for Some of Her SurvivorsFor up to 7 years following the death of a grandmother, adolescent males show a 50% increase in depression symptoms than their non-grieving peers. Mothers of girls were also at increased risk of depression.Read More
