A metro Detroit family is sharing gratitude after track coaches at Allen Park High School helped save a young life.
Source: ‘Very grateful’: Allen Park track coaches help save student who suffered cardiac arrest
Wow!
Teen grabbed ladder, ran to neighbor’s burning home: ‘I’m saving the baby’
Tyler Sowden was on a phone call in his family’s Cleveland home Friday when he heard a scream. Sowden, 16, rushed outside and saw black smoke pouring from a nearby house. He ran to his garage, grabbed a ladder — and filled with adrenaline — raced with the roughly 100-pound ladder past about 10 houses until he reached the one on fire.
Source: Teen grabbed ladder, ran to neighbor’s burning home: ‘I’m saving the baby’
Well done!
An 81-Year-Old Waitress Said She Couldn’t Afford to Retire. Then a Stranger Raised $300,000 for Her (Exclusive)
Tamie Konzier’s simple lunch outing with her son led to a viral TikTok that raised more than $328,000 for Betty, an 81-year-old waitress struggling to retire
Source: An 81-Year-Old Waitress Said She Couldn’t Afford to Retire. Then a Stranger Raised $300,000 for Her
Very cool.
Sunshine Coast Recycles Wastewater to Irrigate Farms–Instead of Dumping into a River
It will boost one of the area’s largest economic outputs and relieve farmers of irrigation pressures whenever the next dry period comes around
Source: Sunshine Coast Recycles Wastewater to Irrigate Farms–Instead of Dumping into a River
A great idea.
How Will This Rice-Sized Pacemaker Change the Future of Cardiac Care?
The world’s tiniest pacemaker, smaller than a grain of rice, can be injected by syringe and dissolves when no longer needed. Could this groundbreaking device, which avoids the risks of traditional pacemakers, revolutionize heart care for newborns with congenital defects? #MedicalInnovation
Source: How Will This Rice-Sized Pacemaker Change the Future of Cardiac Care?
Very impressive.
Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk
Older adults in Wales who had the jab were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia that those not vaccinated
Source: Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk
Encouraging!
AI-powered drones track down fires in German forests
Inside a green orb planted in the German countryside is a high-tech aid to prevent wildfires that have grown more common and destructive with rising global temperatures.
Source: AI-powered drones track down fires in German forests
Very cool concept.
New Study: Blood Test Could Predict Alzheimer’s 16 Years Before Symptoms Appear
Memory and Aging Program Director Dr. Stephen Salloway, a study co-author, calls the findings a “game changer” in Alzheimer’s research.
Source: New Study: Blood Test Could Predict Alzheimer’s 16 Years Before Symptoms Appear
Impressive.
Alabama halted a library’s funding. Supporters raised the cash in days.
When a state board voted to pause payments while it determined whether a handful of books were in age-approrpiate sections, the community came to the rescue.
Source: Alabama halted a library’s funding. Supporters raised the cash in days.
Standing up for what’s right.
Rescued Ukrainian lions touch grass for first time – BBC News
Some lions rescued from Ukraine had shellshock, says the Big Cat Sanctuary.
Source: Rescued Ukrainian lions touch grass for first time – BBC News
Lovely.