Scientists have won approval for a groundbreaking trial that will attempt to bring the brain of dead people back to life. US-based biotech company, Bioquark, has won ethical approval to find 20 people who have been declared clinically dead from a traumatic brain injury. With families’ consent, scientists of the ReAnima Project can proceed to test whether parts of the dead person’s central nervous system can be regenerated. The ReAnima Project plans to start recruiting patients immediately. Its first trial will take place at Anupam Hospital in Uttarakhand, India. Patients’ brains will be injected with stem cells twice a week and with a daily cocktail of amino acids. Researchers will also use lasers and nerve stimulation techniques. The treatment will run over six weeks and patients' brains will be monitored for several months using brain-imaging equipment to look for signs of regeneration. Researchers believe that the stem cells may be able to re-start life, similar to the process seen in salamanders, which can regrow entire limbs and can regenerate substantial portions of their brain after injury. Scientists are hoping that the study can help in future treatments of coma, vegetative states and degenerative conditions including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. MFD/Expat Media