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Good News in History, October 10
61 years ago today, the second, and often considered best film starring James Bond, was released as From Russia With Love. In the film, Bond,...
Lab-Grown Blood Stem Cells Could Replace Bone Marrow Donations for Transplants
A team of Australian researchers has developed a method to morph personalized stem cells into hematopoietic stem cells, something that would promise risk-free bone...
Good News in History, June 29
223 years ago today, Frédéric Bastiat, the French economist and writer was born. He is known not only for pioneering some of the most...
Glowing Dye Clings to Cancer Cells Giving Doctors ‘Second Pair of Eyes’
A human trial in Scotland found that a dye that clings to cancer cells can give surgeons an unprecedented view of tumors as they...
Experimental Cancer Treatment Gives New Jersey Mom a Chance for A Second Baby: ‘I decided to go for it’
After less than a year of treatment with an experimental new cancer drug, a young woman has seen her tumor vanish, along with her...
After Childhood Cancer Diagnosis, Donor Bone Marrow from Little Sister Sends it into Remission
A young girl in the English city of Sheffield has seen her rare blood cancer go into complete remission, and she has her even...
Cancer Breakthrough Found to Boost Immune Cells Without Harmful Side-Effects By Directing Protein Cytokines
A new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer—avoiding harmful side-effects such as hair loss—has been developed.
Scientists at Virginia Tech devised the...
EPA Limits Carcinogenic Emissions at 218 US Plants–Including Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule Tuesday that will require 218 chemical plants to reduce toxic and carcinogenic airborne pollutants, aiming to...
Teen with Incredibly Rare Genetic Condition is Cured in World First By British Doctors
A teen diagnosed with an incredibly rare genetic condition has become the first person in the world to be cured, thanks to a team...
Scientists Discover Potential HIV Cure that Eliminates Disease from Cells Using CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing
A new study has unveiled a likely future cure for HIV which uses molecular scissors to ‘cut out’ HIV DNA from infected cells.
To cut...
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...
Good News in History, January 25
139 years ago today, one of the most influential modern poets in Japanese history, pen name Hakushu Kitahara, was born. The man published over...
New Enzyme Allows CRISPR Technology to Accurately Target Almost Any Human Gene
While the original CRISPR gene editing technology could only target 12.5% of the human genome, a new method developed by engineers at Duke University...
FDA Approves Cure for Sickle Cell Disease, the First Treatment to Use Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR
The first FDA-approved treatment using CRISPR may see hundreds of African Americans cured of sickle cell disease.
Making headlines without end for years, but only...
Porcini Mushrooms Rank Among Highest in the World for Rare ‘Essential Vitamin’
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness.
Across Europe, autumn heralds the arrival...
Simple Blood Test for ‘Silent Killer’ Ovarian Cancer on the Horizon After Discovery of 3 Telltale Proteins
A simple blood test for ovarian cancer is on the horizon now that three telltale proteins have been discovered.
Scientists captured them from samples using...
Cancer Screening Could Predict Tumors Decades Before They Start Growing Thanks to This Discovery
After scientists identified a link between the risk of cancer and clusters of chemicals in an individual's cells, a screening program that could detect...
Groundbreaking Myeloma Cancer Treatment Has 90% Success Rate: ‘Dramatic Results’
An experimental cancer treatment developed in Israel has become so effective for an incurable form of cancer, the hospital administering it has a waiting...
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...
The First African-Produced Tests to Diagnose Cancer will Cut Costs and Waiting Times Across the Continent
With the debut of a Moroccan-born test for breast cancer and leukemia, the continent has achieved its first domestic cancer test, one that could...