The genetic treatment targeted a particular kind of congenital deafness and will soon be tried in children who are younger.
Source: Gene Therapy Allows an 11-Year-Old Boy to Hear for the First Time (gift link)
Very cool.
Wrexham: Book-loving boy reads to care home residents
People at the care home say Harri’s visits “light up” their afternoon.
Source: Wrexham: Book-loving boy reads to care home residents
Very cute.
Protein test can detect 18 early stage cancers, scientists say
US biotech firm designs cheaper, less invasive multi-cancer screening test it says could be ‘gamechanger’
Source: Protein test can detect 18 early stage cancers, scientists say
Very cool.
7yo uses life-saving lessons given by paramedics to help his dad
When Nick Wilson “couldn’t breathe properly” leaving a games arcade, he knew he was in trouble. Little did he know his son Harry would become a “hero”.
Source: 7yo uses life-saving lessons given by paramedics to help his dad
Well done.
Cancer vaccine with minimal side effects nearing Phase 3 clinical trials
Melanoma cancer vaccine with minimal side effects nearing Phase 3 in clinical trials, according to experts.
Source: Cancer vaccine with minimal side effects nearing Phase 3 clinical trials
Sounds very promising.
A barking dog prompted the rescue of a missing hiker found nearly 200 feet down a steep mountain slope in Hawaii | CNN
Rescuers rappelled down a steep mountain slope in Hawaii Monday and airlifted a missing hiker found nearly 200 feet below the trail to safety after her barking dog caught the attention of bystanders.
Good dog!
102-year-old completes ‘bucket list’ item and speeds around Richmond Raceway
Bindy Gralow has been a racing fan since she was a girl growing up in Scotland. She got to live out her dream of “going fast” around the Richmond Raceway.
Source: 102-year-old completes ‘bucket list’ item and speeds around Richmond Raceway
Love it.
Student rescues woman whose car crashed into an icy Delft canal
A student became a Delft family’s hero on Thursday. A woman’s car slipped on the icy road in the city center and crashed upside-down into the canal. The 23-year-old man saw it happen and immediately jumped into the freezing water to save her, the police said on Instagram. According to the police, the woman lost control of her vehicle when it skidded on the icy road. The car ended up upside-down in the canal. The woman was on her way to pick up her three children at school when the accident happened.
Source: Student rescues woman whose car crashed into an icy Delft canal
Well done! (Or, goed gedaan!)
Restaurant Feeds Community With Free Fridge–Then Gets Paid Back When Business Faces Closure in Austin, Texas
A couple in Austin, Texas were honored as heroes for nourishing hungry neighbors by stocking a community fridge outside their Nixta Taqueria.
Nice.
Watch the Pandemonium as Hockey Fans Break Record Hurling 75,000 Teddy Bears Onto the Ice for Charity
A plush pandemonium broke out as a Hershey ice hockey team scored to trigger the annual charity Teddy Bear Toss-with 75,000 toys hurled-Watch
Ha! Pretty cute.