What does dying feel like? By studying patients who’ve suffered near-death experiences, scientists are one step closer to ...

Death is the one experience every human share, yet it’s the one we talk about the least. For many, the thought of taking a final breath can stir anxiety, dread, or the kind of late-night spiraling ...

Have you ever wondered why people who nearly die often describe speeding toward supernatural light, or seeing their life flash before their eyes? You may have also heard about the powerful psychedelic ...

Mercedes Somich was on the operating table when she said she left her body. It was the 24-year-old’s first pregnancy, and her labor had already been painful and dramatic. But then she needed an ...

Death might not be a clear-cut event, as gamma brainwaves may persist even after other signs of life have ceased. Near-death experiences suggest the brain could launch a desperate effort to find ...

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a widely reported yet poorly understood phenomenon. Though there is no agreed-upon definition of an NDE, it has been described as “profound psychological events with ...

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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, NC, UNITED STATES, August 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The International Association for Near-Death Studies (ANDS) Annual Conference, the ...

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The man sitting across from me introduces himself as a house painter. His near-death experience followed a severe fall from a ladder: fractured ribs, internal bleeding, loss of consciousness before ...