News Roundup 11/13/19
"Friends" reunion special with original cast reportedly in the works at HBO Max
After years of begging for reunions, "Friends" fans may finally be getting their way. HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television are in talks to bring the original cast back together for an unscripted reunion special, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The original six cast members — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer — are all willing to do the special, THR said. It would also bring back the show's creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman. The streaming wars have allowed the iconic show to live on far past its finale in 2004. The beloved sitcom has been a fixture of Netflix since January 2015, but will soon move to HBO Max.
Source: CBS News
Israel-Gaza fighting continues for second day after militant's death
Cross-border violence between Israel and militants in Gaza is continuing, a day after an Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander. After an overnight lull, rocket fire towards Israel resumed and Israeli aircraft conducted retaliatory strikes. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says 23 Palestinians, including three children, were killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday.
Source: BBC News
Scientists propose new theory of Parkinson's disease
As scientists delve deeper into the nature of Parkinson's, the more it appears that the disease is highly varied, suggesting numerous subtypes. A new review proposes that Parkinson's falls into one of two main categories, depending on whether it originates in the central nervous system (CNS) or the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
Source: Medical News Today
Could cytotoxic T-cells be a key to longevity?
Scientists have used single-cell RNA analysis to find that supercentenarians -- meaning people over the age of 110 -- have an excess of a type of immune cell called cytotoxic CD4 T-cells. Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science (IMS) and Keio University School of Medicine in Japan have used single-cell RNA analysis to find that supercentenarians -- meaning people over the age of 110 -- have an excess of a type of immune cell called cytotoxic CD4 T-cells.
Source: Science Daily
POKÉMON SWORD AND SHIELD ARE THE BEST POKÉMON GAMES IN YEARS
In the past, I almost always knew what to expect: a series of small challenges, followed by a battle inside a gym with a high-level trainer who is obsessed with pokémon of a particular type. And while that remains largely the same in the latest Nintendo Switch release, a newfound sense of scale turns it into something more exciting, with huge arenas filled with thousands of screaming fans while gigantic, holographic monsters do battle. This is the same Pokémon you know and love, but it’s cranked up with a bigger world and more adventurous spirit.
Source: The Verge