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scientists who resurrected a corpse’s eyes say.Technicians were able to ‘bring back to life’ peepers harvested from organ donors.They fired up neurons in the retina five hours after a donor died and witnessed them sending signals “resembling those recorded from living subjects”.Writing in the journal Nature, study chiefs said their work “raises the question of whether brain death is truly irreversible”.Research lead author Dr Fatima Abbas, from the Moran Eye Centre at the University of Utah, said: “We were able to wake up photoreceptor cells in the human macula, which is the part of the retina responsible for our central vision and our ability to see fine detail and colour.“In eyes obtained up to five hours after an organ donor’s death, these cells responded to bright light, coloured lights and even very dim flashes of light.”Dr Frans Vinberg, also from the University of Utah, added: “We were able to make the retinal cells talk to each other, the way they do in the living eye.“This has never been achieved in the macula, and never to the extent we have now demonstrated.”The research is a step up from a 2019 Yale University study, which used a cocktail of chemicals to kickstart the brains of 32 decapitated pigs slaughtered four hours earlier.It failed to revive activity in neurons – a key part of the central nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.The new development will bring joy to billionaires including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, 58, who have been pouring millions of dollars into immortality research.Simon Cowell, 62, has also been obsessed with living forever.But he pulled out of his plan to have his body cryogenically frozen after he learned it involved having his head removed from his body.To achieve their

Lucy Mecklenburgh sweetly surprised her fiancé Ryan Thomas on Thursday's episode of ITV's The Games. Taking to Instagram, the former TOWIE star, 30, joked that she was "praying her waters don't break" during the show and explained that she hadn't seen Ryan, 37, since Sunday due to the gruelling schedule. Posting a picture inside the Velodrome during the live track cycling races, Lucy, who is expecting her second child with Ryan, penned: "I decided to surprise @ryanthomas84 tonight" with a heart emoji.

TikTok to share the drastic before and after of a failed salon appointment after the stylist caused chemical burns on the side of her face.Deborah Lynn was hoping to add some highlights to her curly hair but her salon appointment ended in her looking like "Frankenstein's bride", according to her followers.She explained that the hairstylist had tried to bleach her thick, black curls rather than just part them like she wanted and even left some of the peroxide on her face, causing chemical burns on her skin.In a video, which has more than 478,000 likes, she claims: "He bleached my hair without permission, cut half of it off and burned my face."Many people in the comments tried to defend the bleaching by pointing out that it is needed for highlights, but she added: "PSA: I’m aware you have to use bleach to highlight hair, but he bleached MY WHOLE HEAD from the root when we already discussed what I wanted."The woman from Chicago, US, was then met with overwhelming support from TikTokers who shared in her outrage at the shocking result.One user said: "He gave you that bride of Frankenstein dye."Another wrote: "Omg, they bleached everything and not even the right colour. I bet they didn't use a toner."A third said: "As a hairstylist, I’m confused why so many comments are defending this?? To get the look she desired there was absolutely no need for an all-over bleach."A fourth wrote: "He wasn't supposed to bleach the whole head.

Helen Skelton looked fantastic as she made her first public appearance on the red carpet since announcing her split from husband Richie Myler. The 38 year old Countryfile presenter beamed as she rocked a brand new hairstyle at the Sports Industry Awards at Evolution in London. She’s traded in her trademark blonde tresses for a longer ash blonde look with highlights of pink and purple.

Terminally ill Deborah James has been made a Dame after raising just short of £4 million for charity in a matter of days, after announcing that she had been moved to hospice at home care. The 40 year old, who has been courageously battling bowel cancer for five years, wrote a heartbreaking “goodbye" post on Monday revealing that her body “just wasn’t playing ball”. The devastating announcement penned by the mum-of-two, which she asked her followers to donate to cancer research for the price of a drink “to see me out of this world”, has raised a staggering £3.8 million.

Mikel Arteta has been told he made an immediate mistake after Rob Holding was sent off for Arsenal in their loss to rivals Tottenham.Holding was dismissed by referee Paul Tierney on Thursday night after receiving two yellow cards inside the opening 33 minutes, with the second coming for an erratic elbow on Son Heung-min. Following the Gunners going down to 10 men, Arteta opted against making a substitution and instead reshuffled those players on the pitch to deal with the red card.That decision drew criticism at half-time from Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp after Arsenal had slipped further behind before the interval.“I must admit, the manager gets it wrong too," explained Redknapp.

As Jess Wright counts down to the birth of her son she shared a series of snaps to her Instagram account of the nursery she’s created for him.The former The Only Way is Essex star, 36, took her 1.5 million followers with her into the room for her son to be. She captioned the images with: “Nursery is ready for you baby boy & so are we.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDominique Fishback holds her own opposite Samuel L. Jackson in Apple TV+’s “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” and she says that was inspired by the strength of the character. “I wasn’t really nervous because Robyn is not nervous of Ptolemy,” she tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast.

William Earl Variety is pleased to announce programming for its third annual Virtual TV Fest on June 7-9, featuring three days of engaging conversations with the year’s top contending creators, talent and industry executives including Henry Winkler, Octavia Spencer, Robin Thede, James Gunn, Jessica Biel and David Nevins. Winkler will be honored with the Variety TV Legacy Award, recognizing his extensive creative achievements in TV storytelling. He will participate in a conversation with Variety TV editor Michael Schneider, celebrating his journey from “Happy Days” to current series “Barry.” Spencer, star and executive producer of the Apple TV+ series “Truth Be Told,” joins an exploration into the making of the series which dives into the world of true-crime podcasting.

, adding that a cause of death has yet to be determined. He was 65.MacVittie's career began on stage in the '80s, after his graduation from Boston University, the reported.

Editor's note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Kailia Posey's cause and manner of death was confirmed by the Whatcom County Medical Examiner's Office Wednesday in a release shared online.

Spinal Tap II, a direct sequel to legendary rock mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, has been announced.The 1984 film, which produced numerous quotable scenes – including exploding drummers, “it’s such a fine line between stupid and clever” and amps that “go up to 11″ – will now see its 40th anniversary marked with more tales of rock cliché and questionable song titles.Reiner will direct the sequel and return as filmmaker Marty DiBergi, while David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) also return to perform as the brash English band.“The plan is to do a sequel that comes out on the 40th anniversary of the original film and I can tell you hardly a day goes by without someone saying, ‘Why don’t you do another one?'” Reiner told Deadline following the announcement.“For so many years, we said, ‘nah.’ It wasn’t until we came up with the right idea how to do this.

FKA twigs has said she’s “honoured” to be added to the cast of the newly rebooted The Crow alongside It star Bill Skarsgård.As reported last month (April 1), the film will be helmed by Rupert Sanders, who previously directed Snow White And The Huntsman and Ghost In The Shell.Posting on Instagram yesterday (May 11), the ‘Two Weeks’ singer wrote: “i am absolutely thrilled to announce that i will be appearing alongside bill skardsgård in the crow directed by rupert sanders“i feel so honoured to be amongst such a powerful team and am already having the best time working on my character lewks with the iconic [costume designers] @kurtandbart2”. See the full post below.A post shared by FKA twigs (@fkatwigs)“The Crow is beautiful, dark, poetic and sometimes disturbing,” Sanders told Deadline following last month’s announcement.

Catherine O’Hara is sharing a positive update on the “Schitt’s Creek” movie that fans all want.

Lucy Hale will be starring in and executive producing another book to screen adaptation! – Just Jared Jr Ezra Miller makes a very serious claim – DListed Exciting news for Ashley Graham – Egotastic Sophia Grace & Rosie look completely grown up now! – Just Jared Jr

Jennifer Grey dishes on who she would love to see in a “Dirty Dancing” sequel.

Have you seen the crying filter on Snapchat? There’s a theory that Amber Heard‘s recent appearance in court was the inspiration for the filter and now the company is responding.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix loves to tout its culture of avoiding rules and minimizing corporate red tape. But of course, the company does have operating guidelines, famously detailed in the Netflix Culture document posted on its website.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterBrad Wilson, HBO Max’s U.S. general manager and EVP of global data, CRM and growth, is exiting amid an ongoing shakeup at new company Warner Bros.

J. Cole is a man of his word.

Denes Varga Rafael Kapelinski’s drama “Budapest Diaries” wrapped shooting in Budapest this week. The Polish-Hungarian coproduction is set in 1981, when the political and economical crisis worsened in Poland, and many people travelled to Hungary where the repression was less severe, according to Film New Europe.Kapelinski is a London-based writer-director, a graduate of the U.K.’s National Film and Television School and the London Film School.