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Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
The Power of Touch Reduces Pain and Fights Disease
Research indicates that the touch of a loved one — even the touch of a stranger — can boost the immune system, halt or slow the...
An Attitude of Gratitude and the Mechanic who Saved My Day
From a young age, we are taught (forced) to say please, thank you and you’re welcome whenever the opportunity presents itself because it is...
Teen Inventors Win $50,000 Turning Bacteria into Power Supply, Herbal Extract to Kill Infections
Great kids abound. They can tackle any problem in the world today. Last Friday the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for high school...
Head Off Allergies: Expose Kids to Pets and Dirt Early
If you are a mom or dad, and feel guilty about not cleaning your house often enough, relax. You've been doing the best thing...
Staying Healthy (Naturally) is Smart Science
Thousands of Americans wrote to a small, but forward-thinking company to say 'thanks’ for inventing an arthritis treatment that works often when nothing else...
Healing on Her Mind; Surviving a Brain Tumor
As Cheryl Clark began a weekend horseback ride one sunny October afternoon in 1997, a time bomb went off. A violent seizure threw the...
CRISPR Identifies Commonly Available Drug That Works as Cobra Venom Antidote
In a scientific paper demonstrating multiple breakthroughs, scientists at Sydney and Liverpool have identified a commonly available blood thinner that doubles as an antidote...
Good News in History, June 17
66 years ago today, Things Fall Apart, believed to be the most read, best-selling African novel ever written, was published. Nigerian author Chinua Achebe depicts...
Brisk Walking for Just 11 Minutes a Day Slashes Risk of Premature Death by 23% Says Study of 30 Million People
Walking at a brisk pace for just 11 minutes a day slashes the risk of a premature death by almost a quarter, according to...
Third Case of HIV Being Cured Confirmed 10 Years After Treatment of the ‘Düsseldorf Patient’
The “Düsseldorf Patient”, a man now aged 53, is just the third person worldwide to have been completely cured of HIV via stem cell...
Critical Discovery Highlights Weaknesses of Asteroids, Should Earth Ever Need to Destroy One
Recent surveys of the composition of an asteroid as old as our solar system has revealed a key strength that humanity must work around...
More Physical Activity is Related to Less Respiratory Infections in Children
Scientists have found that higher levels of physical activity measured by steps taken per day and hours spent playing sports reduced young children's susceptibility...
Youth Given 8 Months to Live Has Beaten Aggressive Blood Cancer, Now Inspires Others: ‘You can get through anything’
A young Florida man given just eight months to live has beaten a rare and aggressive blood cancer, after nearly dying multiple times during...
Cheap, Single-Dose Rabies Vaccine Passes Phase 1 Trials–Could Save Thousands of Lives
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported new findings from a Phase 1 clinical trial studying the immune response and safety of...
Relief For Kids With Peanut Allergy: Immunotherapy Puts 74% Into Remission in Breakthrough Study
Australian researchers have discovered the key immunological changes that support the remission of peanut allergy in children, paving the way for new, more targeted...
Scientists Invent De-icing Coatings to Cut Airline Delays by Lasting Longer Without Toxic Runoff
Airports delays are common, but especially during winter when jets need to be dowsed with thousands of gallons of deicing fluids to prevent ice...
Company’s Innovative Smart Beehive Gets $80 Million in Funding to Save Bees From Any Hazard
Across the world, people and governments are banning pesticides and planting more pollinator-friendly flowers to boost bee populations naturally.
Now farmers and beekeeers also have...
MS Breakthrough: New Genetic Clues to What Triggers Multiple Sclerosis Discovered by Scientists
An international team of researchers has discovered that a cell type in the central nervous system known as oligodendrocytes might have a different role...
Medical Breakthroughs And Treatments in 2021 to Beat Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Diabetes & More
Whether a deadly disease like cancer and Alzheimer’s or a lifelong affliction like diabetes, eczema, or arthritis, 2021 has been a year of breakthroughs...