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Three teenage boys on their way home from New Year’s Eve celebrations sprang into action to rescue a couple from a devastating fire.

Source: 3 heroic teens ring in the new year by saving sleeping couple from fire

Wow!

Cancer-sniffing dogs get the support of artificial intelligence in this new study.

Source: Cancer-sniffing canines and artificial intelligence successfully detect disease in breakthrough breath test

Very cool combo.

Thinking positively about getting older extends one’s life by seven-and-one half years, which is more than the longevity gained from low blood pressure or low cholesterol or by maintaining a healthy weight, abstaining from smoking and exercising regularly, a study by a Yale researcher has found.

Source: Thinking Positively About Aging Extends Life More than Exercise and Not Smoking

Whoo hoo!

That there’s no longer a need for the camp’s original purpose “is the greatest story that I ever could have imagined.”

Source: HIV/AIDS-centered One Heartland camp in Willow River, Minn., is for sale

This story represents so many good things.

Sierra Leone was one of three countries ravaged by the Ebola epidemic 10 years ago. A national vaccine campaign is a big step towards preventing future outbreaks.

Source: Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease

Vaccines remain a modern miracle.

One of his lasting legacies will be how he championed the cause of global health.

Source: Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed

Respect.

Research suggests that when we make acts of kindness a habit, it’s also good for our health.

Source: When kindness becomes a habit, it improves our health

Keep it up!

One man from Roaring River, North Carolina, is proving that it’s never too late for a Christmas miracle.

Source: Man provides Christmas miracle, replacing woman’s stolen gifts

Nice.

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia have developed novel 3D printed PLA-CaP scaffolds that promote blood vessel formation, ensuring better healing and regeneration of bone tissue.

Source: Innovative 3D printed scaffolds offer new hope for bone healing

Cool use of the technology.

Camarria Williams, 13, is listed as a co-author in a published scientific study about a new cancer-fighting compound she discovered by isolating bacteria from goose poop that she found in Garfield …

Source: North Lawndale middle schooler helps make scientific discovery of molecule with cancer-fighting properties in goose poop

Words you’d never expect to hear together: “cancer-fighting” and “goose poop”.