Dozens of unexplained cases of liver disease seen in UK children

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  7 minutes  |  1374 words  |  Trudie Dory

U.K. health officials are investigating dozens of cases of unexplained hepatitis, or liver inflammation, that have recently emerged among young children there. Similar cases of pediatric hepatitis have also been reported in the U.S. and Spain. Some of the affected children in the U.K. have required assessment at specialized centers and a "small number" of kids have undergone liver transplantation procedures, the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced(opens in new tab) on April 8. [Read More]

Eating Some Carbs, But Not Too Many, Could Help You Live Longer, Study Suggests

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  875 words  |  Fernande Dalal

First there was high carb, then there was low carb and now there's … medium carb? It may not sound as sexy, but eating carbohydrates in moderation may be best for boosting longevity, a large new study suggests. The study, which involved more than 15,000 Americans who were tracked for a quarter of a century, found that those who ate a low-carb diet (with less than 40 percent of daily calories coming from carbs) or a high-carb diet (with more than 70 percent of daily calories coming from carbs) were more likely to die during the study period, compared with those who ate a moderate-carb diet, with about 50 to 55 percent of their calories coming from carbs. [Read More]

Ebola can linger in brain fluid and trigger deadly relapse, monkey study suggests

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  654 words  |  Trudie Dory

Ebola can lurk in fluid-filled cavities in the brain and kill monkeys, even after the animals have been treated for the disease and seem to have recovered, a new study shows. The study, conducted in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), hints at why some human Ebola survivors relapse and die months or years after recovering from their initial infections, The Scientist reported(opens in new tab). Past studies of monkeys and humans suggested that the Ebola virus can lurk in various places in the body — including the testes, eyes and brain — and the new report may reveal where in the brain the virus persists. [Read More]

George & Amal Clooney's Twins: How Can You Get 1 Boy and 1 Girl?

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  343 words  |  Patria Henriques

George and Amal Clooney are now the parents of twins: Amal Clooney gave birth to a boy and a girl today (June 6), People magazine reported.  Amal Clooney, age 39, and the fraternal twins, named Ella and Alexander, are "healthy, happy and doing fine," according to a statement from the family that was given to People magazine. "George [age 55] is sedated and should recover in a few days," the statement continued, in jest. [Read More]

How to watch the 'Independence Day' lunar eclipse

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  515 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Bummed about Fourth of July fireworks being canceled in your area? Don't be: There will be an even bigger celestial treat for skygazers this weekend; a full moon and a partial penumbral eclipse will be visible this Saturday and Sunday (July 4-5). The timing isn't a coincidence — lunar eclipses can only happen during a full moon. However, unlike the Great American Eclipse of 2017, this eclipse won't be total. [Read More]

Keeping Up with the Kardashians' Health Problems

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  1043 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Keeping Up with the Kardashians' Health Problems Nothing is private when it comes to the Kardashians, and that includes matters of health. Since the reality-TV family burst onto the scene a decade ago, they've made nearly every moment of their lives public. So it's no surprise that when health concerns pop up, the Kardashians discuss these issues with the same openness applied to any other topic. Here's a roundup of all the health issues that the Kardashians have faced while in the spotlight. [Read More]

Pompeii Graffiti May Rewrite Time Line of Vesuvius Eruption

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  722 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Graffiti scribbled on the wall of a Pompeii house that was being renovated in A.D. 79 may help solve a long-standing mystery about when Mount Vesuvius erupted that year, burying the Roman settlement in ash. There is little doubt among archaeologists and historians that Vesuvius erupted and destroyed Pompeii in the year A.D. 79. But experts still debate the time of year when the volcano blew its top. The newly discovered graffiti, written in Latin, indicates that it was created on a date that, on our calendar, corresponds to Oct. [Read More]

Radiation Will Tear Elon Musk's Rocket Car to Bits in a Year

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  981 words  |  Fernande Dalal

There's a "midnight cherry" Tesla Roadster hurtling toward deep space right now, the first-ever payload of the Falcon Heavy rocket. It's worth asking why this is happening, and Live Science has. But given that it is happening, it's also worth asking what is going to happen to this electric sportscar condemned to what could be a billion-year elliptical journey through outer space. The first factor that will determine the Roadster's fate, of course, will be the success or failure of the spacecraft lofting it out of Earth's gravity well. [Read More]

Scientists Just Found a Previously Unknown Organ Lurking Under Your Skin, and It Helps Detect Pain

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  577 words  |  Trudie Dory

Scientists have found a previously unknown organ lurking under the skin, and it may help you feel the pain of a pinprick. It was previously thought that people perceive the pain of a pinprick via nerve endings that sit right below the outer layer of the skin. Now, a new study suggests that it's not just nerves, but nerves tangled up in special cells that make us flinch. "We have known for a long time that there are various kinds of sensory organs in the skin, but those that we've been aware of have only been involved in touch sensation," [Read More]

Spot Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Discovered

 Posted on January 13, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  314 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Archaeologists believe they have found the first physical evidence of the spot where Julius Caesar died, according to a new Spanish National Research Council report. Caesar, the head of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of rival Roman senators on March 15, 44 B.C, the Ides of March. The assassination is well-covered in classical texts, but until now, researchers had no archaeological evidence of the place where it happened. [Read More]