A tiny electric car designed by Honda engineers is easing the anxiety of hospitalized children, as they drive themselves to treatments.
Cool idea. 🙂
Salk scientists discover anti-inflammatory molecules that decline in the aging brain – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
LA JOLLA—Aging involves complicated plot twists and a large cast of characters: inflammation, stress, metabolism changes, and many others. Now, a team of Salk Institute and UC San Diego scientists reveal another factor implicated in the aging process—a class of lipids called SGDGs (3-sulfogalactosyl diacylglycerols) that decline in the brain with age and may have anti-inflammatory effects.
More progress. The hope here relates to cognitive decline. Very promising.
Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar powered lanterns
Quadloop, a Nigerian based company, has found a way to turn electronic waste into solar lanterns and other products which will have a lower impact on the environment.
Source: Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar powered lanterns
Very cool idea.
Bird and birdsong encounters improve mental health, study finds
Research suggests visits to places with birdlife could be prescribed by doctors to improve mental wellbeing
Source: Bird and birdsong encounters improve mental health, study finds
I would expect nature in general to have the effect, but birdlife is often more easily accessible.
‘Bike buses’ catch on as a cool way to commute to school. What are they?
Organizers say the group bike rides have resulted in happier and healthier students.
Source: ‘Bike buses’ catch on as a cool way to commute to school. What are they?
Great idea!
Relearning to walk, talk at 34: Florida man inspires others while documenting recovery after brain surgery
From paralyzed to walking — a Florida man is documenting his recovery after brain surgery on TikTok.
Inspiring.
Pills can replace insulin syringes – Warp News
A capsule with a small robotic head can deliver insulin in pills that the patient swallows instead of having to inject the insulin.
Source: Pills can replace insulin syringes – Warp News
I find this a fascinating possibility for more than just insulin. I expect there’ll be further miniaturisation as well.
Rescue team and whale’s acrobatics help save it from entanglement in B.C.
A 10-metre-long humpback whale entangled in fishing gear in British Columbia’s Strait of Georgia has been rescued with the help of a team of experts, a drone, a satellite tag, concerned citizens and an acrobatic twist from the captive itself.
Source: Rescue team and whale’s acrobatics help save it from entanglement in B.C.
Very cool.
Uzbekistan’s solution to a lack of preschools? Kindergartens on wheels
Five years ago, just one in four children went to preschool in Uzbekistan. A fleet of book-filled buses is improving the odds
Source: Uzbekistan’s solution to a lack of preschools? Kindergartens on wheels
What a cool idea.
The Unprecedented Decline in U.S. Child Poverty—Down 59% in 26 Years
Today roughly one in 10 children live in families whose resources are considered below the poverty line, a 59% drop over the last 26 years.
Source: The Unprecedented Decline in U.S. Child Poverty—Down 59% in 26 Years
Positive progress worth remembering.