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Genetic test, but regardless to your question, this is a very serious situation. its not even clear what sort of brain function or other functions this fetus has. >> theres going to be an emergency hearing about this on friday. sunny, all along you said the courts should decide this, because you said you dont believe that the mother would have wanted to be taken off a ventilator and the like if she was pregnant, which she now is. >> yeah, i think -- >> and the condition of the fetus doesnt chang...

Preferences. >> exercise may be the key to keep your mind in shape as you age. this workout is not for your body. it is for your brain. games like this one on clicking on that bird there that looks different and can preserve your brain into your golden years. national institutes of health study find this type of brain training can manage life better on a daily basis, paying bills, cooking. benefits could last as long as ten years. >> it used to be that crossword puzzles and other games were the ...

From acting without the familys permission. her mom who is at her bedside constantly disputes the e that her daughter is dead. >> she is a beautiful girl and she is human, and she is breathing. and she is moving. and i love when i go in there and i touch her and she moves and i say, hey, jahi, im here and she moves, shes moving more and more. and for them to say the deceased or just the body, that is just -- like i said, i dont -- i have no words for it because that is my child that they are tal...

Which is what the brain does. but most importantly, in a coma, even though that person is in a state of semiresponsiveness, looks like a deep sleep, theres a potential for recovery in a coma. brain death is different. as you said in the beginning, brain death theres zero flow to the brain. theres no oxygen being -- coming to the brain or being consumed. theres no electrical activity. and most importantly for families to know, theres no potential for that brain function to ever come back. its com...

To prevent the hospital from acting without the familys permission. her mom at the bed side disputes the hospitals insistence that her daughter is dead. >> she is a beautiful girl and he is human and she is broething. and she is moving and i love when i go in there and touch her and she moves. i say hey, jaha moves more and more. and for them to say deceased and body, that is just like i said, i dont i have no words for it because that is my child they are talking about. >> look i am not a nurol...

To prevent the hospital from acting without the familys permission. her mom at the bed side disputes the hospitals insistence that her daughter is dead. >> she is a beautiful girl and he is human and she is broething. and she is moving and i love when i go in there and touch her and she moves. i say hey, jaha moves more and more. and for them to say deceased and body, that is just like i said, i dont i have no words for it because that is my child they are talking about. >> look i am not a nurol...

Afraid, because a lot of the times when they are, when they get out, they like to be isolated. they dont like to be around many people. we have kids. you need to be around. >> and do you have like friends or families who think it is a mistake that you give it to him? >> my grandmother. my grandmother, but she is 95 years old. i cant change that. hello, hello. >> hi, how are you? >> im good. come on in. im not trying to be a vegetable, and im not trying to be on something that i wont ever be able...

Ive tried. >> now, anyone else might just shrug off that conversation, but bridge wasnt just a friend. hes also a doctor. and he warned ben about taking oxycodone and about mixing it with alcohol. >> ive seen people die on these medications or experimenting with these medications. >> from just experimenting. the reason, the line between experimenting and overdose is tenuous. these drugs are central nervous system, or cns, depressants. they slow down the bodys vital functions, breathing, heart ra...

Away. >> phillips knows the odds of him surviving are slim. 92% of those who suffer sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital dont make it. seamans has now been in full arrest for close to four minutes. >> stay with me, dear god. >> he wasnt responding, wasnt breathing, didnt look at me, nothing. he was just laying there. >> if we didnt get things going quickly, he was losing brain function every second that we waited. >> dear god, jeff, stay with me. >> officer michael frybarger arrives next ...

Treats it can help sharpen your mind. it may help brain health and thinking skills specifically to memory. why because it provide blood flow to your noggin which in turn causes better brain function. >> an indiana school is handing out free drug testing kids to parents of middle schoolers. organizers at the school say kids start experimenting with drugs around the age of 14 and they want their parents to be ready for it. the kids test for marijuana methamphetamines pain-killers and other drugs. ...