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Meditation Changes Brain Structure In 8 Weeks, Helping Memory Loss, Stress
In just 8-weeks, a program of mindfulness meditation was able to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, empathy and stress. A...
High School Boy Spends Winter Break Baking for Charity
While rest of the world was thinking about the gifts they would get from Santa, a 15 year-old boy in San Jose was dreaming...
Huge Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Disease Power Switch Found
Through its focus on the fuel supply that powers healthy brain function, a transformative study has uncovered both the key cause and an immediate...
4,100-Student School Busts Myth that Small Classes Are Better
A decade ago, Brockton High School was a case study in failure. Among the 4,100 mostly low-income students, one in three dropped out. Then...
Bill Gates’ Favorite Teacher
Sal Khan, you can count Bill Gates as your newest fan. Gates is a voracious consumer of online education. This past spring a colleague...
Top 100 Businesses Prospering in the Inner City
The Inner City 100 ranks the fastest-growing inner-city businesses in the U.S., a Who's Who of companies located in downtrodden urban areas...
Watch ‘This Emotional Life’ About Mental Health and Resilience
A three-part series ends tonight on PBS that explores improving social relationships, learning to cope with depression and anxiety, and becoming more positive, resilient...
NFL’s $45 million Man Helps Skid Row Teen With College Dream
Even as a teen while Kenneth lived in a homeless shelter on the destitute streets of Skid Row, he dreamed of attending Harvard to...
Massachusetts Health Care Honored as Government Success
As the Obama administration and Congress debate the details of a national health care plan, the state that paved the way for universal...
Rare Original Declaration Of Independence Copy Found In British Archives
A rare print of America's Declaration of Independence has been found in England among files at The National Archives outside London. Printed on...
Ending Poverty Starts in the Womb (w/ Video)
After years of government and faith-based programs to give people a hand up, there is one man who may have found a "cure"...
Life Expectancy Up, Thanks to Cleaner Air
Steps to curb air pollution in the United States are paying off, helping to dramatically increase average life spans, a new study says. ...
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The Economic Sky is Falling: Can Positive Psychology Help?
Perhaps because New York City is the financial capital of the world, anxiety about the economy is everywhere. In Starbucks people sit grimly reading...
Medical Breakthroughs Give New Hope Across the Board
Major medical advancements in research this century are transforming diseases and common health problems bringing hope to millions. From alzheimers to glaucoma, MS to...
2008 American Government Innovation Awards
Sweeping the honors for this year’s Innovations in American Government Awards are three states: Missouri, for its successful approach to rehabilitating juvenile offenders; North...
The Next Einstein? A Young Physicist’s Theories Will Soon Be Tested
A new visionary voice in the field of particle physics is only in his mid-30s, but is distinguished as one of the leading thinkers....
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For those who haven't signed up yet... 10 days left to become a charter member of the Good News Network membership site and get...
Non-Profit Teach for America Sees Big Growth
Teach For America announced this week a record number of incoming recruits for fall placement in low-income schools across the country. 3,700 new teachers...
The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting
Back in August during my book giveaway, I featured The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting. The winner wrote to let me know how much...
Christians Respond to Muslim Leaders’ Historic Letter
A 29-page letter (pdf document) drafted by 138 prominent Muslim leaders to leaders of the world's Christian churches has been met with enthusiasm and...