Not All News is Bad!

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”.

Social media sensation Good Boy Ollie (and his brother, Tato) are sharing the holiday spirit with animals in need.

Source: ‘Good Boy’ dog influencers raise over $16k for animal shelter facing flood damage ahead of holidays

Nice.

After Hurricane Helene, Taylor Schenker found herself with about 200 family photos that didn’t belong to her. Now, she’s hoping to reunite them with the people they belong to.

Source: After Hurricane Helene, a North Carolina woman uses the power of social media to reunite families with old photographs lost in the storm

What a cool thing to take on.

Friends to Lovers celebrated its grand opening on Nov. 14. “It was honestly just so joyful,” Fortin said. “We had a line around the block, which is not something I expected. Just three days later, though, Fortin’s excitement went up in smoke after the building caught fire.

Source: A fire closed a bookstore named Friends to Lovers. Romance readers kept it afloat

Lovely story.

Kids who were in 8th grade at pandemic’s start have ushered in an era of abstaining.

Source: “Unprecedented” decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts

How cool.

Comfort Dental’s Care Day has taken place on December 23 since 1984.

Source: This dental franchise offers free dental care at 180 locations to anyone in need during the holidays

Great idea.

Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year.

Source: Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed

So good stuff.