The ReAnima Project

Brain-dead people could be “brought back to life” after pioneering medical trial given ethical approval.

13:19 06 May 2016

US scientists have obtained ethical permission to trial a technology that could bring brain-dead people back to life. The trial, called the “ReAnima Project” will investigate if certain parts of the central nervous system can be reanimated through medical procedures.

 

Scientists at biotech companies from Revita Life Sciences and Bioquark will carry out the tests on 20 individuals who have been declared clinically dead or those who have contracted a disease or suffered a traumatic brain injury resulting in irreversible loss of consciousness. 

 

Dr Ira Pastor, the CEO of Bioquark, said: "This represents the first trial of its kind and another step towards the eventual reversal of death in our lifetime,"

 

"We are working with the hospital now to identify families where there may be a religious or medical barrier to organ donation. We hope to see results within the first two to three months."

 

Recent studies suggest that some electrical activity and blood flow continues after brain cell death but is not enough to sustain the body’s whole function.

 

"Through our study, we will gain unique insights into the state of human brain death," said Dr. Sergei Paylian, founder, president and chief science officer at Bioquark.