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Good News in History, November 4
286 years ago today, the Teatro di San Carlo was inaugurated in the city of Naples with the opera Achille in Sciro. It is the oldest...
After Taking Vitamin B2 Baby Becomes Solitary Case of Recovery from Rare Genetic Disease
Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is a key compound in energy metabolism, cellular respiration, and antibody production, and in the case of a 1-year-old baby...
Revolutionary Music Therapy Helps Paralyzed Man Walk and Talk Again – It ‘Unlocked the Brain’
A patient who was left almost completely paralyzed from a rare disease is now walking and talking again, after a music therapist prescribed mindful...
Starch in Green Bananas May Slash Risk of Some Cancers by Over 60%, Study Finds
A study has identified a starch in unripe bananas that can reduce the risk of some cancers by more than 60 percent—and scientists say...
Rectal Cancer Trials Deliver ‘Unheard Of’ Result: Remission in Every Patient
Sascha Roth remembers the phone call came on a hectic Friday evening.
She was racing around her home in Washington, D.C., to pack for New...
16-Year-Old Boy Buys Confiscated Storage Units to Help Owners Recover Family Treasures
Lots of teens look for novel ways to supplement their summer income. After surfing YouTube for ideas, this 16-year-old came up with a plan...
Paralyzed Patient Can Now Write as Fast as Smartphone By ‘Mindwriting’ With Brain Signals
A man paralyzed from the neck down has gained the ability to type words with his brain about as fast as the average smartphone...
Researchers Create CRISPR ‘On-Off Switch’ to Control Inherited Genetic Problems Without Changing DNA
Scientists have figured out how to modify the unrivaled gene-editing tool CRISPR to extend its reach to the epigenome, which controls how genes are...
Doctors Thought He Would Never Walk or Talk, Watch His Reaction to Getting Accepted to College
Kevin Mager was born without the part of his brain that connects the two hemispheres—and doctors suggested he would never walk or talk.
But today,...
Georgia Lab Experiments Shows CBD Reduces Plaque And Improves Cognition in Early Onset Alzheimer’s
A two-week course of high doses of CBD helped restore the function of two proteins key to reducing the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, a...
This ‘Life-Changing’ Backward Walker is Helping People Move Forward Hands Free
The inventor has gone into debt launching this company, but he says that giving people the ability to walk again, and seeing them embrace...
Breakthrough App Guides Blind Runner on Solo 5k Run Through Central Park
Vision isn’t always measured by the things we see, but rather by the things we imagine, the things we strive to accomplish, and the...
Different Studies Found Killer T-Cells and Antibodies that Neutralize COVID-19
A new paper published in Nature identified an antibody taken from a patient infected with SARS that seems to neutralize COVID-19’s infection potential.
New Intermittent Fasting Program Shown to Suppress Cancer and Metabolic Disease in Mice and Humans
This new research has outlined yet another benefit to intermittent fasting—that may arise from the time you eat, rather than what you eat.
They Texted the Wrong Number, But it Inspired a Total Stranger to Collect Gifts for Boy in a Hospital
When this text message was sent to the wrong number, it reached the right kind of stranger who was willing to help a family in need.
Service Dog Who Can Fetch Food, Clothing, and Pay for Shopping Has Transformed This Woman’s Life
Sally Whitney also credits her beloved 5-year-old pup as the reason she has a husband and university research job.
Empathetic Gamers Make Braces for Kitten Who Couldn’t Find Forever Home Because of Wobbly Legs
Carly the kitten may be cute, but people were reluctant to adopt her because her swimmer's syndrome caused her legs to shake – but not anymore.
Girl Who Could Die From Any Strong Smell is Saved by a Specially-Trained Dog
This teenager has been given a new lease on life thanks to a 3-year-old pup who has been trained to help with her condition.
Mayor Has Invited More Than 100 Strangers to His House So He Can Cook Them Dinner
This Minnesota town might be the kindest place around – and it is probably best exemplified by the mayor and his home-cooked meals.
68-Year-old With Alzheimer’s Staves Off the Disease by Climbing the Same Mountain Every Day
It has been fifty years since Sion Jair first started his daily hiking routine to deal with his health issues – and he estimates that he has climbed the mountain over 5,000 times ever since.