A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
A program begun in Zimbabwe in which grandmothers and older listeners serve as “first responders” for those seeking mental health assistance in underserved communities has now expanded to nine countries, including the U.S.
Source: The Friendship Bench: Bringing talk therapy into underserved communities
I may have run a story on this some time ago, but it’s just such a good idea. I hope it expands, especially now.
More than 99,000 people were watching live on the Friends of Big Bear Valley Youtube livestream as the chick worked through the hatching process.
Source: Jackie and Shadow’s third eaglet hatches into Big Bear’s famous feathered family
Fun to follow.
A quick 45-minute blood test could be a game-changer for pancreatic cancer detection.
Source: A Simple Blood Test Called PAC-MANN Could Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early and Save Thousands of Lives
Wow. That could be big.
Carrying a suite of NASA science and technology, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed at 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday near a volcanic
Source: Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon – NASA
So cool.
Treatment for chronic pain still relies heavily on opioids. While effective, they are highly addictive and potentially deadly if misused.
Progress towards safer pain relief is a great thing.
Researchers are training ‘mighty’ marine fungi to quickly eat polyurethane, one of our most common plastics.
Source: Scientists discover ‘hungry’ marine fungi that eat plastic pollution
Hungry, hungry, fungi
The 8-month-old pothole was promptly filled 4 days after the prank
Source: ‘You’ve got to have a laugh,’ says British man who put fake legs in pothole
Cute. Effective, but cute.
Stanford researchers discovered that age-related thinning of the brain’s glycocalyx—a sugar layer on blood-brain barrier cells—leads to increased permeability, neuroinflammation, and cognitive decline. Restoring key glycans improved barrier integrity and brain function, opening new avenues for treating neurodegenerative diseases.
Source: Aging Brains Have a Sugar Problem – And Stanford Scientists May Have Found a Fix
Fascinating research.
3D printing technology is revolutionising the way that blind and low-vision students learn about the world around them.
Source: How 3D models are becoming a ‘game changer’ for vision-impaired students
Very cool use of the tech.
Colton Koonooka-Kowchee jumped out his window and sprinted through deep snow to get help.
Source: 8-year-old boy helps save his family from White Mountain house fire
Well done, kid, well done.