Scientists have revived activity in the brains of pigs up to nearly an hour after circulation had ceased. In some cases, functionality was sustained for hours through a surprising discovery by researchers in China.
This achievement represents a huge step forward in working out how to restore brain function after a patient has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. It suggests that doctors may be able to widen the brief window for successful resuscitation of patients following cardiac arrest.
The trick? Incorporating the patient’s unharmed liver – the organ the body uses to purify its blood – into the life support system used to revive the brain after the time had elapsed.
Source:
Liver protects neuron viability and electrocortical activity in post-cardiac arrest brain injury
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44321-024-00140-z
New fear unlocked.
China
Calling bullshit.
Something groundbreaking like this is going to get a lot of attention and reproduction. Not something you’d want to fake.
That’s really interesting and may be able to help prevent brain damage when people have temporary death.
Temporary death has a nice charm to it
Pigs’s Jesus is not going to be happy about this.
Y’all got any of that zombie bacon?
Dr. Frankenstein, I presume?
Oh thank goodness, we’re on track for a zombie apocalypse.
