Teenager undergoes hysterectomy days after being diagnosed with a stage three ovarian tumor - which was so big doctors thought she was pregnant even after she told them she is a virgin

Cheerleader Riley Benado hysterectomy after doctors diagnose her with ovarian cancer

Riley Benado, an 18-year-old from California, went to the gynecologist on September 14 after complaining that she felt bloated. Doctors administered a pregnancy test since it appeared she was five months pregnant, but instead they found that she had stage three ovarian cancer.

Tinder and Grindr dating apps 'increase the risk of chlamydia and gonorrhea by making casual sex as available as ordering pizza'

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has launched a new billboard campaign in Los Angeles warning that dating apps Tinder and Grindr increase the risk of catching STDs, by making casual sex more easily available.

'Angelina Jolie effect' IS real: Actress' double mastectomy and reconstruction has raised awareness of cancer treatment

Experts in Austria found Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy and subsequent reconstruction increased the public's understanding of how reconstruction operations are carried out.

Is your lifestyle making you BALD? A fifth of women are losing their hair - and crash dieting, stress and the Pill are to blame

More than half of sufferers are between 54 to 64 years old, but one in eight are under 35, the survey by Phillip Kingsley hair loss clinics found.

Now butter ISN'T better than marg: Advice U-turn after scientists find cutting saturated fat DOES slash the risk of heart disease

Experts at Harvard School of Public Health today cast doubt on the results of recent studies which promoted the return of butter and cream.

What really happens to your body after you die: From putrid brown muscles to glistening bones, one woman's bizarre experience of dissection...

Yoga teacher Genny Wilkinson-Priest took part in a human dissection course at Charing Cross Hospital in London so she could learn more about the human body.

The Big Brother house was the worst thing ever, and I've been on a psychiatric ward: Gail Porter, the troubled presenter once beamed naked onto Parliament, bares her soul 

Celebrity Big Brother 2015 evictee Gail Porter bares her soul 

Could there be anyone more upbeat than Gail Porter (left) - TV presenter, former lads' mag pin-up and recent evictee from Celebrity Big Brother (top right)? She's so relentlessly cheerful that she shrugs off the 'hellish' experience of being in the Channel 5 reality show - a narcissistic pantomime of banshee-tantrums and male preening - despite the fact it was: 'The worst thing ever. And I should know, I've been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.' (Pictured bottom right, when she was infamously projected on to the Houses of Parliament in 1999).

Just TWO cans of soda a day 'significantly increases the risk heart attack, diabetes and stroke'

A Harvard study warns just two cans of sugary fizzy drinks a day increases the risk of heart attack or fatal heart disease by a third, the risk of type 2 diabetes by 26 per cent and stroke by 16 per cent.

'I'm 27 stone but have NO desire to be thin': Fat Girl Dancing and TV star Whitney Thore speaks out about her battle with polycystic ovaries - and why the link between obesity and health problems is exaggerated 

Fat Girl Dancing's Whitney Thore speaks out about battle with polycystic ovaries

EXCLUSIVE: Whitney Thore, 31, from Greensboro, North Carolina, suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome, which causes weight gain and makes losing weight difficult. She gained 200lbs (91 kg) in college and said she suffered a decade of depression and misery due to being shamed and discriminated against because of her weight. She sprung to fame last year, after releasing a video of herself dancing, called A Fat Girl Dancing, to YouTube, which racked up millions of hits. Now, the second season of her reality TV show, Fat Girl Dancing, is about to air in the UK. Miss Thore told MailOnline she has 'no desire to be thin again'. She said: 'I would like to lose some weight so I can fit in a plane seat, so I can have children. But as soon as I get to a size I'm happy with, which will be no smaller than 250 lbs [17st 12 lbs or 113 kg], I'll be done with weight loss. I think I look good and my boyfriend thinks I look good.'

Magnetic 'bracelet' to treat acid reflux 'IS safe and represents the next generation in heartburn treatment'

Experts at the University of Minnesota claim the LINX device, which is made of magnetic beads, 'provides significant and durable improvement in heartburn, regurgitation and quality of life', up to five years.

Teen girl has rare allergy that causes her to break out in hives if she eats hummus before working out

BN3GRM Hand dipping slice of pita bread into bowl of hummus

Most nutritionists recommend having a light snack before working out, but one teen in Canada has to be very careful about what she eats before she goes on a run.

Does YOUR child wake up in the night? Difficulty sleeping could be an early warning sign of mental health problems, experts say

Children who have disturbed sleep may be at risk of autism, anxiety, depression or schizophrenia, researchers from the University of London and Tel Aviv University found.

Can you indulge in calorie-laden cakes and still boast a bikini body? This 68-year-old woman says you can - and has released a cookbook full of desserts to prove it

Carolyn Hartz, 68, credits her youthful appearance to years of restricted sugar intake

Perth local Carolyn Hartz (left), 68, was diagnosed as pre-diabetic at 41 and later found out she was gluten intolerant. She has now created a range of sugar-free desserts that taste just like the real deal - from vanilla layer cakes (right) to chocolate, coconut and raspberry gateaus (inset). The mother-of-three attributes her youthful appearance and active lifestyle to her strictly limited sugar and flour intake.

ME AND MY OPERATION: Hi-tech ankle joint that gets you back on your feet faster 

One arthritis sufferer, Donna Castle, 56, who works for a photography business, has had a new type of ankle replacement, as she tells SOPHIE GOODCHILD.

Are you snuggling your way to a split? How the way you sleep with your partner reveals telling signs about the state of your relationship - and your sex life

Experts say that all positions from spooning to sleeping tangled up says something about your relationship, and you may be surprised at which are signs for a happy coupling and which are not.

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Why the wealthy are so miserable (trust me - I've treated them)

Woman trying on a diamond necklace

While the desire to be happy is a fundamental drive that underpins much of what we do, and motivates many of our behaviours, we rarely think about what makes us so.

Tragic death of great-grandmother left paralysed after routine op to cure pins and needles in her hands went horribly wrong

Jean Hannon, 75, underwent surgery on her spine at the Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, to correct the chronic discomfort in her hands, caused by an age-related condition, spinal stenosis.

Why dad's bedtime stories are better for children: Fathers who read to their offspring found to improve their language skills 

A study at Harvard University in the US into the effect on infants' language after a year of hearing stories read by their parents found girls in particular benefit from being read to by a male.

'If I didn't do anything it was either a heart attack, a stroke or death': Woman, 53, loses a staggering 112 KILOS after ditching her diet of McDonald's and KFC

Auckland local Grace Payne, 53, lost 112 kilograms after suffering life threatening heart problems at 186 kilograms. She now hopes to raise money to have her excess skin removed.

Hollyoaks actor is left partially blind and almost loses an eye after a FLY flew into his cornea during filming

Hollyoaks actor is left partially blind and almost loses an eye after a FLY flew into his

Robert Doherty, 31, from Liverpool, felt a fly buzz into his right eye as he was filming. Mr Doherty, who plays an unnamed policeman in Hollyoaks (pictured right) thought nothing of it and wiped it away, but within hours it had become red and he went to bed with a pounding headache and woke up the next day and was shocked to find he was completely blind in one eye. Doctors revealed the tiny creature had scratched his cornea and left behind bacteria, causing a corneal ulcer which obstructed his vision. He was given eye drops every hour on a daily basis, but was told he should prepare to lose his right eye. Luckily, he underwent a corneal transplant and his sight slowly returned. Mr Doherty said: 'I'm so lucky and glad that things are finally OK, but I had to have almost a whole year off work - all because of a tiny greenfly I had just brushed away, like you do. I very easily could have been blind, couldn't I? Or worse had my eye removed. And all over a tiny greenfly'

Legacy of tiny Teddy who became a hero in just 100 minutes: Parents' pride after more than 100,000 extra people sign up to NHS organ register following heartbreaking story of Britain's youngest donor

Teddy Houlston, from Cardiff, was diagnosed with a fatal brain condition in the womb but saved the life of a stranger when his kidneys and heart valves were removed just 100 minutes after birth.

More than 100 patients die after their surgery is cancelled: New figures show record number of NHS operations are being postponed 

Heart surgery patients were among the 104 people who died, with some having had their NHS surgery cancelled twice. Hospital chiefs claim it's impossible to say if it contributed to their deaths.

DR ELLIE CANNON: How can I tell which wheat is safe to eat? 

Gluten, the protein compound that occurs in wheat, barley and rye, is now a common culprit in food intolerances and it occurs in different amounts in different flours, DR ELLIE writes.

HEALTH NOTES: Rochelle finds juicing so hard to stomach 

The mother of two-year-old Alaia-Mai - and wife of boyband star turned presenter Marvin Humes - admits she tried and failed to stick to the liquid diet, saying: 'I just can't do it.... all I think about is food.'

Cancer drug 'lets terminal patients live normal lives' even if they've been given just months to live

Nivolumab targets kidney cancer, which is difficult to treat and leads to 4,300 deaths a year in the UK. Some patients who had just months to live got so well they could go back to work.

Five-minute scan to save liver patients from biopsies: Revolutionary test approved by watchdogs shows how stiff liver is

The ultrasound-style scanner has been approved by watchdogs the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), after being hailed as a 'significant breakthrough'.

Could natural HRT transform your life? No woman facing the menopause should miss this natural way to end hot flushes

Could natural HRT transform your life? No woman facing the menopause should miss this

Dr Erika Schwartz, inset, is a strong believer in natural or bio-identical hormones, which are plant-derived and have no side effects. Bianca Brillembourg, 58, right, feels like she's in her 20s again while taking them - and has even sent her daughter Tatiana, middle, to Dr Erika too. Carol Asscher, 48, stopped feeling moody and tired as soon as she began taking the hormones.

Can this electric helmet boost your brain power? BRIAN VINER puts 'brain-hacking' to the test - with some surprising results

Brain-hacking. It sounds sinister and illegal, like a cerebral version of computer-hacking. But I've been brain-hacked. It happened on Thursday morning in Swansea, writes BRIAN VINER.

AAARGH! Traction is back: But it's nothing like the torture suffered by James Bond - as this grateful spine patient can testify

The procedure is known as Intervertebral Differential Dynamics and is a mechanical treatment which gently draws apart areas of the spine affected by damaged or 'slipped' discs.

Surge in the number of cases of terrifying hospital superbug after NHS relaxes hygiene rules 

Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker (left), whose mother-in-law Doreen Ford (right) died of deadly Clostridium difficile - known as C.diff -  in 2006 has warned that the bug could come back in a big way.

The toddler with the 23-inch head: Heartbreaking images show girl whose skull has filled with fluid - yet her parents can't afford to get her treated 

Images show Dhabuhi Parmar with hydrocephalus whose skull has filled with fluid

Dhabuhi Parmar, from Gujarat, India, suffers from an extreme form of hydrocephalus, a rare condition where fluid accumulates inside the skull. Her head has swollen to 23 inches - almost three times its normal size - and she is now bedridden and in danger of losing her life. While she could be saved if she receives prompt surgical treatment, her parents cannot afford the expensive medical bills. Dhabuhi's parents Hitesh Parmar, 22, and mother Shakuntala, 21, both work as labourers in the fields in a remote village in Gujarat - and make just £60 a month.The devastated couple, who are desperate to give their only daughter proper medical treatment, say they are waiting for a miracle to happen. Mrs Parmar said: 'The weight of her huge head is so much that she cannot even sit or crawl. She has to lie down all day and always looks up, as she cannot turn her face. Watching her suffer like this is devastating.'

Revealed, the 10 best stress-busting foods - and the good news is chocolate's on the list!

Stress can make us crave junk food and increase our levels of fat-promoting stress hormones, says nutritionist Charlotte Watts. But foods such as berries, nuts, liquorice and kale have been proven to help.

Why do we get twitchy eyes when we're tired? What causes dark circles and bad breath? Experts reveal the reasons for our bizarre body quirks..

From what causes us to jolt as we're falling asleep, to how stress can trigger a twitchy eye, leading experts explain what happens when we slip into the land of nod.

Aspirin could almost double your chance of surviving cancer: Three quarter of bowel, stomach and throat patients taking a daily dose were still alive five years later

A study found that 75 per cent of patients taking a daily dose of aspirin were still alive five years after being diagnosed with bowel, stomach, pancreatic and throat cancer.

The number of TEENAGERS getting risky cosmetic procedures is soaring, with children as young as 14 getting their lips 'plumped'

Some dentists and beauticians across the UK have been found to be offering cosmetic procedures to children as young as 14. Calls have been made for stricter industry regulations.

Schoolgirl, 11, suffers a STROKE after falling off her bed and banging her head

Schoolgirl Shannon Manning suffers a STROKE after banging her head

Shannon Manning, now 12, from Crewe, fell backwards off her bed. The impact caused a bleed on her brain and left her paralysed down the left side of her body. A headache was the first sign. But, an hour-and-a-half later her mother Andrea Wilkinson realised something was seriously wrong with her daughter when the left side of her face dropped.despite the odds stacked against her, Shannon has been discharged from hospital and managed to walk unaided to her year six leaver's party. Ms Wilkinson, 33, said: 'You expect a stroke to affect an older person. While I already suspected it, it was a shock to have it confirmed by a doctor at the hospital. But Shannon has done absolutely brilliantly - from day one she has pushed herself and done it all with a smile on her face.'

Testosterone jabs saved me from the 'manopause', says Olympic star Cracknell as he reveals he is finally conquering the cruel after-effects of the brain damage from his devastating bike crash

Olympic star James Cracknell says testosterone jabs saved him from manopause

It has been more than five years since James Cracknell, pictured (left) with his wife Beverley Turner and (top right) in hospital, made a miraculous recovery after being knocked off his bike by a petrol tanker while attempting a marathon run, cycle, row and swim from Los Angeles to New York. The accident left the 43-year-old double Olympic gold medallist, pictured after winning gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 with his crew (bottom right), brain-damaged and irrevocably different. He went from being 'surfer-ish and laid-back' to aggressive and irritable - until doctors discovered the damage to his pituitary gland had affected his testosterone levels.

Why women SHOULD drink beer: Two pints a week slashes the risk of heart attack by a third

Scientists at the University of Gothenburg found women who drink one or two pints of beer a week had a 30 per cent lower risk of suffering a heart attack.

Teenager who drank three cups of green tea a day develops hepatitis and turns YELLOW due to liver damage

The unnamed 16-year-old, arrived at a Birmingham hospital after suffering vomiting and jaundice. She was found to have hepatitis due to Chinese green tea she had bought online to lose weight.

What's the best time for you to make love? Sleep expert reveals the ideal times for you to wake up, exercise and do the gardening throughout your life

If you struggle to wake up in the morning, late nights might not be the only thing to blame. Sleep expert Dr Paul Kelley says the 24-hour body clock changes with time and gives times to complete activities.

Women DO want sex as much as men and most orgasm every time - with 10% enjoying multiple orgasms

A survey by fertility app Kindara found 53.2 per cent of women did not have sex as often as they would like, while 70 per cent enjoy an orgasm during every sexual encounter.

Diary of a woman left widowed in an instant: One moment Helen was on a blissful holiday with her husband, the next she was plunged into shattering grief. How did she cope? By writing this searingly honest journal 

How did woman cope when plunged into shattering grief? By writing this journal 

Helen Bailey and her husband John, known as JS, were on holiday in Barbados in 2011, when John (left with Helen, and inset) was swept out to sea by strong currents. He drowned, and Helen was left behind with her grief. Three months later, to coincide with JS's 66th birthday, Helen began to write a blog called Planet Grief. As the words came out, she found that the poignant humour and heart-wrenching memories of her journal were a lifeline to her, and a comfort to many others.

How your child's teddy could trigger food poisoning: 80% of cuddly toys harbour harmful bacteria - while one in four are contaminated with faeces

EXCLUSIVE: Hygiene expert Dr Lisa Ackerley advises parents regularly machine wash their child's cuddly toys to reduce the risk of them falling ill after research found one in five teddies have never been washed.

Woman has 'miracle baby' naturally after 13 YEARS of heartache including failed IVF, five miscarriages and agony of losing month-old daughter

Jaie Schofield, 33, from Chingford, East London, and her childhood sweetheart are now the proud parents of three-month-old James (right), who they conceived naturally.

Man cures his pollen allergy by tracking every sneeze for FIVE years and analysing what made his allergies worse

Thomas Christiansen, from Denmark, found dairy and gluten made his allergies worse, while drinking water helped. Tracking his symptoms with a smartphone app helped to make these connections.

29st woman who is too fat to have EVER worked demands a personal trainer on the NHS after turning down a gastric band 

Anna Curtain who is too fat to have EVER worked demands a personal trainer on the NHS

Anna Curtain, 30, (left and with her son Jaden, right) from Alfreton, Derbyshire, says she doesn't want the £9,500 taxpayer-funded operation because of the risks involved and would prefer a free gym membership. The mother-of-one, who has never worked because she is too self-conscious about her size, asked her doctor if she could be referred to a diet club or exercise classes claiming it would change her life. But the GP refused, despite giving her size 16 friend a full membership. She is now calling on the NHS to introduce free personal trainers and reckons it could save the government millions.

It could give you a burning rash, severe headache or leave you feeling faint and with diarrhoea: The DEADLY toxin that might be hiding in your tuna sandwich

It could give you a burning rash, severe headache and it might be hiding in your tinned tuna. Scombroid poising is a little-known, but common and potentially deadly form of food poisoning.

Why coughs and sneezes really DO spread disease: Scientists discover flu breeds in the roof of the mouth

The soft palate - which separates the back of the mouth and nasal cavity - plays a key role in viruses' ability to travel through the air, say experts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

'Never let strangers kiss your baby': Mother's warning to parents after her daughter is hospitalised with near-fatal cold sores after a peck on the lips 

Doncaster mum takes to Facebook to warn about the risk of cold sores to babies

Claire Henderson's daughter Brooke spent five days in hospital with cold sores after someone carrying the herpes virus kissed her on the lips. The Doncaster-based mother wants to warn other parents that the condition can be fatal for infants under three months old.

'Miracle baby' on board: Cruise ship nurses use a makeshift incubator to save one-and-a-half pound baby born three MONTHS premature while the vessel was at sea

Utah mom Emily Morgan said doctors didn't expect her son Haiden to live, but thanks to a makeshift incubator onboard the Royal Caribbean and an early arrival in Puerto Rico, he did.

Blood filter could stop pre-eclampsia mums giving birth too early: Treatment that removes key protein can delay birth by more than two weeks 

The blood cleansing treatment could help stop women with dangerously high blood pressure from giving birth early. Premature births are the world's biggest killer of newborns.

The NHS health apps that leave your data vulnerable to hackers: Almost a third of 80 programs studied sent information including full names and date of birth 

A six-month study of almost the mobile phone programs - that gather information on everything from drinking levels to sexual health - revealed many to be a security risk.

'My boobs were ticking time bombs': Woman who had double mastectomy at just 26 to avoid breast cancer shares her experience in brutally honest blog

Charley Wood who had double mastectomy at 26 shares her experience

Charley Wood, from Timperley, Greater Manchester, lost her mother, Lorraine (pictured right with her daughter) to ovarian cancer in 2006. Last year, test revealed Miss Wood had inherited the BCRA1 gene, which meant she had an 85 per cent chance of developing breast cancer. She decided to have a double mastectomy and reconstruction surgery, undergoing the process in July. During her journey, Miss Wood decided to photograph herself and write a frank blog about recovering from the operation, which includes how she was unable to get her new breasts wet and had to wear cling film (she is pictured, top and bottom centre, showing drains attached after the surgery). Now, she is setting up a business making bags to hold the drains needed after the operation (pictured left). She also wants to encourage others with the gene to have preventative surgery. She said: 'Being told you have the BRCA1 gene is terrifying, but it doesn't have to be the end of the world. I prefer my boobs now, they're pert and symmetrical - they're amazing.'

Why bigger ISN'T always better in the world of muscle building: Strength of muscles does not increase equally as they grow in size

As the muscle gets bigger there is not an equal increase in the quality and strength of the muscle, due to changes in the its architecture, University of Sterling researchers said.

Want a baby girl? Get your man to watch his weight: Obese men are up to 27% more likely to father a son

While their weight didn't affect their odds of having a child, it did seem to cut their chances of having a daughter. The Chinese researchers studied 8,500 couples undergoing fertility treatment.

Breast is NOT best - when it comes to IQ: Children who are breastfed 'are no more intelligent than those who are bottle fed'

Scientists at Goldsmith's University in London found no difference in IQ between children who were breastfed and those who were bottle fed, after testing the intelligence of more than 11,000.

Are miscarriages being diagnosed too early? Experts say doctors 'should wait longer to confirm fears or risk terminating healthy babies'

Two scans needed to determine if a woman has suffered a miscarriage should be performed 14 days apart, rather than seven, experts at Imperial College London say, to reduce the chance of false positives.

You're safe now, little sister: Mother of triplets makes the heart-wrenching decision to risk boys' lives to save their tiny sister by delivering dangerously early... now they're home in perfect health 

Triplets born at just 28 weeks defy the odds to make it home before their due date

Twelve weeks ago, Chloe Dunstan (bottom left) gave birth to triplets after being forced to make a heart-wrenching decision: give birth early and risk her babies' lives or continue her pregnancy and lose her baby girl. At just 28 weeks the Perth mother welcomed Henry, Rufus and Pearl in to the world who, despite their early start to life, defied the odds to make it home before their due date September 22. Pearl (with her brothers, right) was barely the size of her mother's hand (left) at birth but has rapidly gained weight and his already competing with her much bigger brothers during feeding time.

Hipster top-knots are making men BALD: 'Man buns' place extreme tension on hair roots, triggering permanent hair loss

Scraping hair into a top-knot like Jared Leto (shown) can cause a condition called traction alopecia, where bald patches appear - usually around the forehead and temples, experts warn.

Mother-of-seven admits she took methadone during ALL of her pregnancies... and says it's a miracle that her babies weren't born addicts 

Jennifer Byrne, 31, from North Dublin became a heroin addict before having her first child. She swapped the drug for methadone but has been dependent on it ever since.

Revealed, the vital foods to eat at every stage of life: Drink gallons of milk in your teens, eat eggs and nuts in your 30s and switch to margarine in your 60s

From iron-rich steak in your 20s, fat-reducing almonds in your 40s, to sight-protecting green veg in your 60s, dietitian Helen Bond reveals to MailOnline Health what to eat at each age.

Dizzy spells 'could be an early sign of dementia': People who feel faint after standing up at risk of blood pressure condition linked to the disease

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Those who feel faint for several minutes after standing up may be at risk of a blood pressure condition that may lead to a degenerative brain disease or even early death, a new study shows.

'I pulled him out onto my chest': Mother describes how she delivered her OWN baby via caesarean section

Gold Coast mother Jane Prichard delivers her own baby via caesarean section

Kingscliffe mother Jane Prichard has made hospital history, giving birth to her second son via maternal-assisted caesarean section. With the help of her obstetrician, Mrs Prichard slowly pulled her son out of her surgical wound before pulling him on to her chest (right). Baby Tex was born on Wednesday at John Flynn Private Hospital on the Gold Coast, in what was a very different delivery to normal caesarean births.

Contraceptive jab on the NHS that you inject at home: Free treatment will be available from GPs and family planning clinics as an alternative to the Pill 

In theory, GPs could prescribe the jab to girls as young as 12 but, given the responsibilities involved in self-administering it, this is unlikely. It is being aiming at busy women in their twenties and thirties.

Chief medical officer accused of trying to discredit impact of controversial study on Alzheimer's before findings were published

Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England.
Stoptober Launch photocall in Trafalgar Square, London.
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Before the publication of a study suggesting that Alzheimer's could be transmitted by medical procedures, Dame Sally Davies spoke to a journal in a bid to play down the results, it has emerged.

'You could put a state secret in front of her and she would never know': Young woman with Down syndrome and autism who can't read starts her own company shredding classified documents 

Emma Lynam, 21, cannot read or write as a result of her disabilities. But it has come to her advantage launching a career as a 'master shredder' of classified documents in Townsville, Queensland.

The patients told to f*** off, called bonkers and intimated by doctors - who were only slapped on the wrist for their bad behaviour

One doctor found himself in trouble after carrying out an intimate examination on a woman and then saying 'it was my pleasure' when she thanked him for it, the General Medical Council information reveals.

Paralysed man walks... using power of the MIND: 'Modern miracle' sees brain waves harnessed to allow motorbike crash victim to move his legs

Brain waves harnessed to allow paralysed man to move on his own limbs 

The man (pictured) - who is being treated by spinal injury experts at the University of California - has his thoughts intercepted in a cap on his head and sent wirelessly to stimulate his leg muscles. He lost the power of both legs after his spinal cord was completely severed in a motorcycle accident five years ago. He had months of training to re-learn to walk (left and top right), including physio-therapy to strengthen his muscles, and brain training, which involved playing a video game while wearing the cap (bottom right) and using his thoughts to control the movements of a character on screen. In a world first, the 26-year-old's brain waves have now successfully been harnessed to allow him to move his own legs.

The fruity stench of human death: Distinct 'chemical cocktail' released by dead bodies smells like berries and apples

Forensic scientists at the University of Leuven in Belgium found five compounds, with smells like ripe apples, cherries, or blackberries, are given off by human bodies as they decompose.

Why young Europeans may live shorter lives than their grandparents: Alcohol and smoking rates are higher than anywhere else in the world... and 60% of the continent is too FAT

World Health Organisation experts have warned if smoking and alcohol rates do not decline 'the next generation may lead shorter lives than we do', as the European Health Report is published.

The EIGHT-HOUR adult lullaby promising a perfect night's sleep: Four insomniacs put composer's new £25 classical record to the test... so does it really work?

Max Richter consulted a neuroscientist as he composed his soothing work which will be played on Radio 3 this weekend. Four frazzled FEMAIL writers tuned it in the hope of a good night's sleep.

Does your RACE impact mental health? Study finds white men suffer more depression despite reporting less stress

The study by Michigan University attributes the difference to the fact white men have less opportunity to develop coping mechanisms for stress compared to both black men and women.

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