Experiment Gone Awry Suggests Novel Way to Combat Hypoxia

While exploring suspended animation in mice, scientists discover how an enzyme can protect the brain from dangerously low levels of oxygen.

Experiment Gone Awry Suggests Novel Way to Combat Hypoxia

While exploring suspended animation in mice, scientists discover how an enzyme can protect the brain from dangerously low levels of oxygen.

Home
Subjects
suspended animation

suspended animation

Discovered: Brain Cells that Control Hibernation-Like States

Ruth Williams | Jun 11, 2020 | 3 min read

Two independent teams identify neuron populations in the mouse brain that regulate the physiological changes associated with torpor.

Killifish Embryos Pause Development Without Consequence: Study

Lisa Winter | Feb 21, 2020 | 3 min read

Contrary to popular thinking, the period of arrested development is an active state of maintaining muscle integrity.

Doctors Test if Rapid Chilling Can Save Trauma Patients’ Lives

Ashley Yeager | Nov 21, 2019 | 2 min read

A clinical trial is underway to see if suspended animation, in which the body is cooled to 10–15 °Celsius, could slow patients’ decline and give doctors time to operate.