A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
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.
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.
Sterling Nasa had tickets to see Justin Hurwitz’s La La Land in Concert. When the keyboardist suddenly fell ill, he found himself on stage performing
Source: Is there a pianist in the house? Audience member steps up to perform in La La Land in Sydney
Impressive.
If the vaccine is effective in a late-stage trial, it would be “paradigm-shifting,” one expert said.
Source: A personalized vaccine for melanoma cut the risk of cancer returning after five years
Impressive.