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NIH researchers conducted a detailed study on individuals experiencing anomalous health incidents, known as Havana Syndrome, and found no significant MRI-detected brain injuries or clinical differences compared to controls. Despite extensive testing, the symptoms, which include cognitive dysfunction and dizziness, were not linked to detectable neurological damage but were acknowledged as genuine and impactful. Compared to healthy volunteers, affected U.S. government personnel did not exhibit MRI-detectable brain injury or…

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health examined dozens of government employees and their families who experienced “Havana Syndrome” and found no evidence of significant brain injury or other biomarkers that would explain their ailments. Despite the findings, the report authors say that the symptoms felt by these sufferers are real and often debilitating. In most cases, the patients describe an array of mysterious symptoms that began while they were stationed overseas. Do We Have to Send Humans to Mars for…

As It Happens6:291st images humpback whale sex is between 2 malesWhen biologist Stephanie Stack first saw the photographs of two humpback whales mating in the warm waters of Hawaii, she says her mind was "completely blown.""When I realized that it was two males, it was not what I was expecting," she told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "I thought, oh my gosh, this is incredible."Stack, chief biologist at the Pacific Whale Foundation in Maui, says this is the first time humpback whale sex has been documented. She…

Tyla is postponing her world tour due to an injury. The Grammy winner took to Instagram on Thursday, announcing the news. “For the past year I’ve been silently suffering with an injury that has tragically worsened,” she disclosed. “I’ve seen doctors and specialists with high hopes but the pain has only become more agonizing as has the severity of the situation.” The South African singer added that she is “absolutely heartbroken” to not be able to proceed with her tour, which was scheduled to…

Singer, who has been ailing from an unspecified injury, hopes to get back on stage this summer An injury has forced Tyla to cancel her upcoming world tour, which was set to kick off in Oslo on March 21. “Words cannot describe my frustration of this pivotal point in my career,” she wrote to her fans on Instagram. North American ticketholders will be automatically refunded; the ticket vendors will contact international ticketholders. “For the past year I’ve been silently suffering with an injury…

Oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree, you told a tale for all to see! A woman’s £650,000 ($824,850) injury claim following a car accident was rejected in an Irish court after she was seen winning a Christmas tree-throwing competition, leading the judge to conclude her declarations were exaggerated.36-year-old Kamila Grabska reportedly sued an insurance company called RSA Insurance and said injuries to her back and neck meant she was unable to work for more than five years or play with her children.Kamila reportedly…

American actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone is still recovering from the stunts he performed during the shoot of the 2010 action film `The Expendables`. The actor revealed that he recently underwent his sixth back surgery due to injuries incurred on the film set, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor stated in an episode of his family`s reality show that he never physically recovered after filming the 2010 picture `Expendables.` "There`s something romantic about doing your own stunts," Stallone shared in…

Some form of brain injury could be behind the symptoms reported by those with long COVID, according to a new study, and adapting tests and treatments to match could aid progress in tackling the condition.Analyzing 203 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or its associated symptoms, and comparing the results with 60 people without the infection, researchers noticed elevated levels of four brain injury biomarkers – key signs of biological change – in those infected with COVID-19.What's more, two of those signs of brain…

Researchers have developed drug-loaded nanoparticles that selectively target the cells responsible for causing damaging inflammation following a spinal cord injury. Given to mice soon after an injury, the novel therapy reduced inflammation and improved motor function, opening the door to new therapeutic possibilities for people with spinal injuries.Sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI) is devastating enough, but the subsequent inflammation and the damage it causes to the spinal cord can worsen the clinical outcome. This…

A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million US to climate scientist Michael Mann, who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester.Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first published in 1998 in the journal Nature that was dubbed the "hockey stick" for its dramatic illustration of a warming planet.The work brought Mann wide exposure but also many skeptics, including the two writers…