Not All News is Bad!

A breakthrough in the understanding of how glucose is transported between cells can mean that many more people can receive dialysis directly at home, thus avoiding going to hospital for treatment.

Source: More people may receive dialysis at home

This could be huge.

Nature – Detailed gene-activity map could pave way for more precise treatments for many more people with spinal-cord injuries.

Source: Electrical stimulation helps paralysed people walk again — and now we know why

Exciting!

Thanks to a band director going out of his way, a student in a wheelchair is able to fully participate in a high school marching band.

Source: Have You Seen This? Marching with the aid of a band director

Well done.

When dogs go missing near Seattle, volunteers help to find them through the Lost Dogs of King County Facebook page.

Source: When dogs go missing, this army of thousands is on the case

I’m a member, but had no idea of the 92% success rate. Awesome!

Scientists in Switzerland have designed transparent solar panels that could make windows generate electricity.

Source: Your windows may soon produce power thanks to transparent solar panels

Looking forward to it.

Traditional owners of Mparntwe collaborate with Melbourne company Luyten to combat housing shortages and improve Ilpeye Ilpeye residents’ lifestyle

Source: Remote Indigenous community pioneers 3D-printed homes set to change rural lives

3-D printing — it’s for more than just action figures. Very cool.

Suzanne Stone had no idea how she got to the hospital after her car crashed on that frigid night. An old newspaper story hanging on the wall of a restaurant was the key to her finally being able to thank the man who helped her.

Source: Decades later, she meets the rescuer she never knew she had

Cool story.

“She says, ‘I want to go back home. My animals are there, my cats are there.’ And we couldn’t help her,” Agnessa’s mom told CBS News.

Source: A 10-year-old girl was devastated to leave her cat behind when her family fled Ukraine. But they recently reunited in California.

Heartwarming.

A 24-year-old African penguin is waddling around happily after being fitted with custom sandals to treat a chronic foot condition.

Source: Happy Feet: Injured African Penguin Gets New Lease on Life With Custom Sandals

Cute.

The owner of the home where this happened caught the moment on video. Watch it here.

Source: Kids caught on camera refilling empty Halloween candy bowl

And he learned it on YouTube. 🙂