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How the human body shuts down after death from the brain to the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and even tissues and why some organs remain viable for donation long after life ends.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groundbreaking research from Karolinska Institutet reveals that humans can grow new neurons well into old age, offering new hope ...