A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Ukrainian doctors in Kyiv corrected a newborn’s heart defect immediately after a cesarean section, the Center of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery reported on Nov. 21.
Source: Kyiv doctors save newborn with life-threatening heart defect in groundbreaking surgery
As much for where this is and what this is. Amazing.
A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution.
Source: Goodbye Microplastics: New Recyclable Plastic Breaks Down Safely in Seawater
That would be awesome.
Driving represented an interesting way for neuroscientists to study how rodents acquire new skills, and unexpectedly, rats had an intense motivation for their driving training.
Source: These Rats Learned to Drive—and They Love It
You had me at “rats learned to drive”.
‘Not all heroes wear capes’
Source: Hunt for Tube hero who gave blind man his shoe after he lost one through the gap
Wow.
Betty White’s face will be gracing postage stamps soon! The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced the stamp designs for 2025 on Friday, Nov. 15, revealing that one of the stamps will be a portrait of The Golden Girls star, who died in 2021 at the age of 99.
Richly deserved
Hancock County 911 dispatcher Alyssa Eichholtz helps deliver a baby, marking a rare and positive milestone in her career.
Source: Hancock County 911 dispatcher helps veteran deliver baby over the phone
Love these stories.
Might AI yet prove a useful ally? We unpick how it’s aiding conservation efforts for forests and food, and in conservation on land and at sea
Source: Could AI help save the planet? Four ways it’s already making a world of difference
Some fascinating stuff here. (And they do address the power usage connundrum.)
After surgery, the team analyzed and compared the tumor tissue with the healthy tissue of the same patient to find unique genetic mutations
Exciting.
Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A widely-used glaucoma medication has shown promise in preventing the accumulation of tau protein in the brains of zebrafish
Source: Researchers reveal eye disease drug may treat dementia – Commonwealth Union
Promising.
After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet.
Source: ‘I got my life back’: Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program
Great program.