Canadian toddler Erika Nordby astonished doctors in February after she survived lying face down in the snow with her heart stopped for two hours. Nordby's complete recovery baffled her doctors and ...

In early winter, brown bears find a comfy spot in a cave or burrow that’s well-protected from the cold. Then they curl up, fall asleep, and don’t awaken or eat for 5 to 7 months. It’s called ...

At a hospital in Pittsburgh, surgeons are now allowed to place patients into a state of suspended animation. If a patient arrives with a traumatic injury, and attempts to restart their heart have ...

The latest Avatar movie is continuing James Cameron’s box office dominance, but back in 2009, Jake Sully had to reach the distant moon of Pandora before he could have his profitable adventures on it.

The African turquoise killifish lives in ephemeral ponds in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To survive the annual dry season, the fish's embryos enter a state of extreme suspended animation or 'diapause' for ...

In a medical emergency, quick treatment is critical. But a widely used drug could be repurposed to induce a hibernation-like state, to slow down organ damage and save lives by giving patients more ...

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If a patient or research study volunteer is having a blood draw at or near a research facility that can perform this type of experiment on site, time delay doesn’t come into play. But for research ...

A study suggests that a pain relief drug that can quickly and reversibly induce a sleep-like state in cells and organs could facilitate organ transplantation and prevent irreversible tissue injury.

Re: “Frozen embryos are children, Alabama court says in unprecedented ruling” [Feb. 20, Nation & World]: The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children. By identifying the fertilized ...