2 hours ago Man declared brain dead suddenly wakes up to his organs being harvested

Anthony Thomas 'TJ' Hoover II woke up as doctors at Baptist Health Richmond Hospital in Kentucky began procedures to prepare to donate his heart in October 2021

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8 hours ago Optical illusion shows if you're a serious person or will leave things to chance

Research shows that consistently tackling difficult puzzles can improve problem-solving abilities and focus, while these activities won't prevent conditions like dementia, they can stimulate your brain

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8 hours ago Scientists unveil headphones that zap the brain which could help tackle symptoms of depression in people at home

Researchers have discovered that patients who use a headset that zaps the brain for 30 minutes a day can boost their chances of beating the condition threefold.

Science

11 hours ago Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal’s red card ‘issue’ but has no plans to discuss with squad

William Saliba’s dismissal was third so far this seasonShakhtar Donetsk visit in Champions League on TuesdayMikel Arteta admits his Arsenal side have an issue with red cards but believes the remedy lies in not discussing the problem within the squad.Arsenal are licking their wounds following a surprise 2-0 defeat at ­Bournemouth on Saturday in a ­performance that unravelled after ­William Saliba’s hotly contested red card. It was their third dismissal of the season and the 18th since Arteta took charge in December 2019, a tally five clear of the nearest Premier League club in that period. They will not be appealing against the Saliba ­decision, meaning the centre-back will be ­suspended for the visit of Liverpool on Sunday, and Arteta accepted the situation must, ­somehow or other,...

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12 hours ago Dinosaurs featured in Jurassic park 'were not actually from the Jurassic period'

A scientist claimed the dinosaurs in Jurassic park were not actually from that period and that the movie should have instead been called ‘Cretaceous Park’ as this is when most of the dinosaurs in the movie existed

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14 hours ago The New York Liberty show investment in women’s sports is simply good business

Five years after playing before crowds of 2,000 fans in White Plains, the Liberty completed a stunning turnaround with a first WNBA title. And the future looks brighter than everFrom the earliest days of the Women’s National Basketball Association, it seemed like winning a championship was only a matter of time for the New York Liberty. A glamour franchise by default, they first reached the doorstep of a title during the league’s inaugural season back in 1997, falling to the Houston Comets in a championship game that was wiped from the headlines within hours by the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. That was the first of five times New York tripped at the final hurdle, including last season’s crushing defeat to the Las Vegas Aces on their home floor. As the years became decades, much li...

Economics

17 hours ago Revealed: Poignant diary of disabled man who used World of Warcraft to escape his wheelchair life before dying

Mats Steen built an online community where 'my handicap doesn't matter' and could 'escape' to a virtual world that he described as the 'gateway to wherever your heart desires'.

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18 hours ago People with depression could administer brain stimulation at home, trial shows

Findings from phase two trial suggest patients could receive treatment without having to attend a clinicPeople with major depression could alleviate their symptoms by self-administering a form of electrical brain stimulation at home, according to a clinical trial of the therapy.Patients who took a 10-week course of the treatment were about twice as likely to see their depression go into remission than those in a control group who performed the same procedure with the current switched off. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Haunting video shows 'brain dead' organ donor being wheeled into surgery where he woke up on table

Thomas 'TJ' Hoover II, 36, had been declared brain dead after an overdose when surgeons went to remove his organs at Baptist Health Richmond Hospital in Kentucky.

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