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Documentary Asks Our Favorite Celebrities in Their 90s How They Stay so Lively
95-year-old comedy legend Carl Reiner wonders why some of his friends died years ago, while others are still thriving. “Was it luck, genes, modern...
Dad Creates Free Minecraft Server Specifically Dedicated to Kids With Autism
Children can already be overwhelmed and bullied in the real world, but maybe the internet can offer some solace. That's what this dad created when he...
Scientists Cure Type 1 Diabetes for a Year Without Side Effects
A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon – and the novel approach would also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop...
High Schooler’s Experiment is So Good, It’s Going to Space
Julian Rubenfein may only be 15 years old, but his biology experiment was so impressive, it earned a spot on the upcoming cargo launch to space.
Julian,...
Gene Therapy Could Save Thousands of Dogs from Muscle-wasting Disease
Work on gene therapy is showing significant progress for restoring muscle strength and prolonging lives in dogs with a previously incurable, inherited neuromuscular disease.
The...
Toxin-Absorbing Grass Could Clean Up Millions of Polluted Acres
On military training ranges, troops practice firing artillery shells, dropping bombs on old tanks, and testing the capacity of new weapons. These explosives and munitions...
Bold Trials to Kill Vicious Cancer Type is So Successful, FDA Will Fast Track to Patients
A bold cancer therapy that uses the polio virus to attack a form of brain cancer has been so successful, it’s been given “breakthrough...
Heart Disease Runs In Your Family? Ingenious Blood Test Detects All Possible Conditions
An all-in-one test can now identify every known, inherited heart disease with a single blood sample.
The test identifies 174 faulty genes associated with heart...
370 Union Plumbers Volunteered to Install Water Filters in Flint For Free
An army of 300 union plumbers from across the state and country joined local workers to fan out across Flint, Michigan to update faucets for residents in...
New Therapy Halts Progression of Lou Gehrig’s Disease in Mice
Researchers announced that they have essentially stopped the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, for nearly two years, allowing the...
Pearl Jam Sends $367K in Aid to Contaminated Flint, Michigan
When it comes to helping the people of Flint, Michigan during the city’s water crisis, you “can’t find a better man” than any of...
Doctor Carries Injured 280-Pound Man Two Miles to Safety
What started as a pleasant New Year’s Day hike for a doctor and his girlfriend, turned into a rescue mission, with the need to...
13-Year-old Helps Homeless By Giving Them Nights of Fun (WATCH)
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Caleb White may be young, but he sure knows how to party.
Since handing out Christmas packages of food and toiletries to the homeless...
Science Just Saved A Baby, Beating Cancer With Untested, Last Try
A one-year-old girl is completely cancer free, after doctors used “designer immune cells” for the first time in history in a desperate attempt to...
Beyond Carrot Sticks: Serve Great Party Foods That Don’t Pack on Pounds
When you're watching what you eat, party can sound like a four letter word.
Have no fear: if you're throwing the shindig yourself—or attending someone...
Listen Up: Gene Therapy Brings Hearing to Deaf Mice, Hope for Humans
You heard right: two new studies show serious promise in the use of gene therapy to prevent deafness in infants and restore hearing in...
Cystic Fibrosis Hope Comes as New Gene Therapy Improves Condition
A new gene therapy attacks cystic fibrosis at its cause, improving or stabilizing lung function while potentially reducing or eliminating the dozens of drugs...
This is What a Tiger Growl Sounds Like From Tiny Newborn Triplets (WATCH)
Three male Amur tiger cubs were born at the Columbus Zoo on April 21, weighing just 2.5 lbs. each.
The cubs are being hand reared...
Drug Cures Ebola in Monkeys, Human Tests are Planned Next
An experimental Ebola drug shows promise for fighting the disease after it cured monkeys that were already sick with fever from the virus. The...
5 Side Effects of Kindness on Health: It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week
This week (February 9-16) is the tenth annual Random Acts of Kindness Week in the United States. Do something this week (see a couple...