Humans

Health & Medicine

At a long COVID clinic, here’s how doctors are trying to help one woman who is struggling

As more people experience long-term health problems from COVID-19, long COVID clinics try to help patients manage symptoms, like brain fog and fatigue.

Humans

The world population has now reached 8 billion

In a first, the global population surpassed this milestone on November 15, according to a projection from the United Nations.

Health & Medicine

Why daylight saving time just isn’t healthy, according to science

Shifting daylight from morning to evening puts our bodies and brains out of sync with our clocks, leading to a host of potential health issues.

Health & Medicine

DNA is providing new clues to why COVID-19 hits people differently

Age, general health and vaccinations can affect how sick people get with COVID-19. So can genes. Here are new hints of what’s going on in our DNA.

Archaeology

50 years ago, Stonehenge’s purpose mystified scientists. It still does

In 1972, scientists thought Stonehenge may have been a calendar. Today, we still don’t know its purpose, but we have gained insight on its origin.

Health & Medicine

This child was treated for a rare genetic disease while still in the womb

Babies born with infantile-onset Pompe disease typically have enlarged hearts and weak muscles. But 1-year-old Ayla has a normal heart and walks.

Humans

This ancient Canaanite comb is engraved with a plea against lice

The Canaanite comb bears the earliest known instance of a complete sentence written in a phonetic alphabet, researchers say.

Health & Medicine

Here’s how mysterious last-resort antibiotics kill bacteria

Scientists are finally getting a grip on how a class of last-resort antibiotics works — the drugs kill bacteria by crystallizing their membranes.

Health & Medicine

Cat allergies may be tamed by adding an asthma therapy to allergy shots

Adding an antibody already used to treat asthma to standard allergy shots improved cat allergy symptoms for a least a year, a small study finds.

Health & Medicine

The U.S.’s alcohol-induced death rate rose sharply in the pandemic’s first year

Studies suggested cases of alcoholic liver disease rose in the first pandemic year, and new data show the death rate from alcohol use climbed too.

Health & Medicine

Where are the long COVID clinics?

For people with long COVID, finding a place to get appropriate medical care is a challenge.

Animals

Deer-vehicle collisions spike when daylight saving time ends

In the week after much of the United States turns the clock back, scientists found a 16 percent increase in crashes between vehicles and deer.