A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
A former Royal Air Forces pilot has taken to the skies in a Spitfire at 102 years old. Jack Hemmings, an ex-squadron leader with Britain’s air force, is believed to be the oldest pilot to fly the World War II plane.
Source: 102-year-old British veteran flies a Spitfire on a delightfully bumpy ride for charity
Love it.
The movement, known as “scarf bombing,” is the act of leaving handmade scarves in public places when it’s cold out.
Source: ‘Scarf bombing’ is helping keep people warm in the winter months (Gift link)
Neat idea.
Boosting the KIBRA protein reversed memory impairment in mouse model of Alzhheimer’s despite the presence of toxic tau.
Source: Buck Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer’s Disease – BUCK
Fascinating.
WordStumble uses artificial intelligence to create a customizable reading program for children.
Source: Las Vegas parent creates reading app using artificial intelligence
Love that AI is enabling this kind of thing.
K9 Biza and her partner, Auburn Police Officer David Ljunggren, followed the scent of a missing 12-year-old and helped find the child safe miles from home.
Source: Massachusetts police K9 tracks scent for over 2 miles to find missing 12-year-old in freezing cold
Good girl!
During a routine day at the Port of Houston, four marine inspectors heard barking from amid 10,000 containers
Source: ‘It’s scratching, dude’: US Coast Guard inspectors rescue stowaway dog from shipping container
Lucky dog!
An exciting new study from PHS, in collaboration with the Universities of Strathclyde and Edinburgh, shows that no cervical cancer cases have been detected in women vaccinated at age 12-13 since the Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme started in Scotland in 2008.
Source: No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
Vaccines work.
Meet the pet detective who has helped track down and reunite 330 lost dogs with their owners for free—using a thermal imaging drone. She doesn’t accept a penny for her work, saying that the joy when an owner is reunited with their animal is all the reward she needs. Erica Hart, 44, got her first […]
So cool.
Comparing the brain MRIs of people with and without dementia, researchers have identified an accurate ‘signature’ that may signal a person’s risk of developing the disease five to 10 years before symptoms appear. The novel biomarker could provide an early diagnosis, allowing therapeutic interventions to slow the disease’s progress.
Source: MRI ‘signature’ may reveal dementia 5-to-10 years before symptoms appear
Fascinating.
“He’s such a good boy, and he was really calming,” said patient Debbie Zaiger, who has anxiety around dental visits.
Source: A dog on your lap at the dentist? ‘Yes, please.’ (gift link)
What a neat idea.