Risk of CTE in men’s sports has been widely studied, but female brains are softer and more vulnerable Cleo Pallister-Turley, a back for Cardiff university’s women’s rugby team, winces as she recalls two major concussions from playing rugby. “Girls ask me, ‘aren’t you worried about getting injured?’,” the biomedical sciences...
What is immunotherapy and how does it treat cancer and other conditions?
From infections and allergies to brain diseases and autoimmune disorders, a wave of trials offers hope Clinical trials of immunotherapies have rocketed in the past decade as researchers have turned their understanding of the body’s defences into powerful new treatments. Leading the pack are cancer therapies, but researchers have other...
SpaceX rocket bursts into flames during Indian Ocean landing – video
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight on Friday. It was an upgraded version of the spacecraft Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. It blasted off from the southern tip of Texas, carrying 20 mock Starlink satellites that were released midway...
TDK and NHK Spring accused of fixing prices on components used in 97% of hard drives for over a decade
Filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit accuses major suspension assembly manufacturers of engaging in price-fixing over more than a decade. The defendants are grouped around two key players, TDK Corporation and NHK Spring, whose components are used across nearly the entire hard......
Infinity Ward teases the next Call of Duty, calling it “the definitive Modern Warfare”
Infinity Ward studio heads Mark Grigsby and Jack O'Hara shared brief statements this week about the developer's next game, indicating that they plan to unveil the next Call of Duty title soon. The highly anticipated first-person shooter might debut during Sony's hour-long June 2 State of Play presentation or the......
Final Fantasy XI was supposed to decline, instead the 24-year-old MMO is growing again
The unexpected surge comes from outside the game's original ecosystem. The Echoes of Vana'diel crossover with Final Fantasy XIV, a welcome back campaign for lapsed subscribers, and item giveaways like the Mog Bonanza weapon coupon have all pulled players in and, more importantly, kept them there. Read Entire Article
Canada is imposing a 15% tax on streaming services to support local content
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission recently introduced a significant update to the Online Streaming Act. The legislation, enacted in 2023, requires major streaming platforms such as Netflix to contribute funding toward Canadian content. The CRTC now says that these financial obligations are being further expanded for companies generating significant......
Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks as US tries to reset strained ties
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in India ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad
San Francisco immigration court shuts down after purge of judges, leaving asylum cases in chaos
San Francisco's main immigration court has closed, leaving chaos and dysfunction in a region long known for its friendliness to asylum seekers
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 03-22-34-54-61, Mega Ball: 8, Megaplier: