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Survival Rates for Ovarian Cancer Reach All Time High – Up 50%
Women today are far more likely to survive ovarian cancer than their mothers’ would have been.
After comparing the survival rate of women diagnosed with...
National Hockey League Looks to Sustainability for Sport’s Very Survival
Ice hockey marks the change of seasons in cold climates. As freshwater ponds and lakes freeze, hockey players of all ages gather their gear...
Two New Drugs Extend Survival for Melanoma Patients
For the first time, patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer have two new treatment options that prolong survival, according to new research...
The Strong Role of Kindness in Evolution – Survival of the Nicest
The story of man's evolution. Is it just a tale of survival for the fittest -- the strong eating the weak? Not anymore. Scientists...
Exercise Can Extend Survival Even in Oldest of Old
Even in the "oldest old," a little physical activity goes a long way, extending life by at least a few years for people...
Rip Tide Survival for Father and Autistic Son Adrift at Sea
After a rip current swept Walter Marino and his 12-year-old son, Christopher, out to sea, darkness fell, and the sound of rescue helicopters and...
Hope for Mountain Gorilla Survival
After a decade of conservation efforts, the mountain gorillas in Eastern Africa are showing a steady comeback. Results of a survey released today indicate...
Three Castaways Stranded on Island Rescued After Spelling Out ‘HELP’ Using Leaves
Castaways stranded on an island in Micronesia were rescued after spelling out ‘HELP’ in palm leaves.
The U.S. Coast Guard picked up the three sailors...
A Pat on the Back Statistically Improves Free Throw Numbers in Basketball–Demonstrating the Power of Touch
In difficult situations, physical touch like a hug or a pat on the back can reduce stress; so much so that researchers from the...
Patients Could Avoid Thyroid Surgery With New Minimally Invasive Procedure
A new study this week shows that patients could avoid thyroid cancer surgery with a minimally invasive procedure that could be used for this...
Your Horoscope for the Seasonal Equinox – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Women Get the Same Exercise Benefits As Men, But With Less Effort, Huge Study Shows
Researchers have discovered a "gender gap" between men and women when it comes to working out—and it favors women, who are not likely to...
Village Saves 45,000 Toads From Roadway Deaths Cutting Casualties By 60%—All the Way Down to 3% Rate
Dispersed around the UK, hundreds of heroic volunteers soak themselves to the skin on early spring nights in order to save toads, frogs, and...
China is Once Again Sending Pandas to the US—Delighting the San Diego and DC Zoos
'Panda Diplomacy' is back in action in San Diego as Chinese conservationists and the California zoo signed an agreement that could see giant pandas...
Good News in History, February 27
5 years ago today, the smallest baby boy ever born that would survive to leave the hospital went home in Tokyo with his mom,...
Hug Therapy Helps Premature Babies Develop as Volunteers Sit in for Moms Who Can’t Be There
In a hospital in the Argentine city of Cordoba, a wonderful and obvious initiative is giving babies a more natural environment when they are...
Belgian Boy is the First Child in the World to Have Been Cured of Brain Stem Glioma, a Brutal Cancer
Advances in medicine over the decades have seen the 5-year survival rate of children diagnosed with cancer increase to 85%, but there are outliers...
Stem Cells in Menstrual Blood Have Thrilling Potential for Health, Including Diagnosing Endometriosis
(Originally published by Knowable Magazine – written by Sneha Khedkar)
Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could be the source of important medical applications.
Roughly 20 years...
The Greatest Conservation Story Ever Told Isn’t Really Being Told
This week GNN reported that for the first time in over four decades, Peruvian diving petrels have four active natural nests on Chañaral Island,...
1,000 Manatees Converge on Florida State Park to Keep Warm in Record-Breaking Sighting
Those are not rocks you see in this beautiful turquoise water. They aren't fish either; as incredible as it sounds, those are manatees.
At Blue...