Not All News is Bad!

For the first time in years, Amanda Smith does not carry insulin.

Source: Canadian woman off insulin for Type 1 diabetes after a single dose of experimental manufactured stem cells

So cool.

Researchers at Kyoto University Hospital in Japan began administering an experimental tooth-regeneration drug to human volunteers, marking the world’s first Phase I trial of a medicine designed to stimulate the biological growth of new teeth in adults.

Source: Human trials begin for drug that could let adults regrow teeth for the first time

Very cool.

Biotech engineers in Zurich used micro-sized robots and stem cells to restore normal movement in a mouse whose spinal cord was cut.

Source: Mouse with Severed Spinal Cord Recovers ‘Normal’ Movement After Potentially Revolutionary Treatment

This could be amazing.

Ukrainian soldiers have used a drone to evacuate a cat and her five kittens from frontline positions. The special operation was given the codename Meow-Meow.

Source: Operation Meow-Meow: Ukrainian soldiers evacuate cat and five kittens by drone – photos

I love it!

Dearah Jordan reunited with mini Australian shepherd Daisy days after collision on Highway 33

Source: Kelowna dog safe at home after surviving, running away from rollover crash

Nice. I love happy endings.

The Dutch inventor who dropped out of engineering school at 18 to clean the world’s oceans has now removed more than 50 million kilograms of plastic, is targeting 30 of the world’s dirtiest cities by 2030, and believes clean oceans are achievable within a decade for less than $1 billion.

Source: Young inventor who left engineering studies removes nearly 50 million kilograms of ocean plastic, aims to eliminate 90% of floating waste by 2040

Cool.

Nobody told them it would work. Nobody was studying that. The patients just started noticing that the urge to drink was gone, the cigarettes had lost their

Source: They Gave 600,000 Veterans a Diabetes Drug. It Also Quietly Ended Their Addiction. – thefirmo

Wow!

McConnell credits staying active, social connections, and hope for his recovery and longevity

Source: Texas Man Celebrates 100th Birthday After Defying Odds and Surviving Stage 4 Lung Cancer

Wow.

Team hope the UPatch – at present a proof-of-concept device – will aid early detection of complications and prevent stillbirths

Source: Scientists create wearable ultrasound to continuously monitor babies in womb

Very cool.

The footless socks have been used as as dressings for horses and donkeys recovering from surgery and to keep insects off any sore legs.

Source: ‘Sock-er’ News: Arsenal Donates Old Football Socks to Sick Horses and Donkeys

Cute.