Knock, knock. Who’s there? The Yamagata prefecture in Japan here to encourage you to laugh! 😂 Who said the government is always too serious? The Yamagata prefecture in Japan recently passed an ordinance to encourage residents to laugh daily. The goal is to “try to promote physical and psychological healthContinue Reading
The odds were against Jenny Stejna when it came to battling coronavirus, but as her grandson put it, “She’s feisty and tenacious.” 103 year old Jenny Stejna fell ill with coronavirus, and her family was ready to say their last goodbyes. Fighting the disease for around 20 days, Jenny wokeContinue Reading
When Aiden, who has type-1 diabetes, was 8 years old, he heard about service dogs who can monitor glucose levels. Incredibly, these dogs can sense low glucose levels 30 minutes before a blood meter can pick this up. These dogs cost $15,000, but Aiden wasn’t deterred and started saving oneContinue Reading
The Missouri Mission of Mercy (MOMOM) is a large scale dental clinic that runs a yearly event which gives free oral healthcare to patients of all ages who cannot otherwise afford care. In 2013 MOMOM donated over $960,000 in free care! They had 1,777 patients come in that weekend, andContinue Reading
New research published on nature.com shows promising evidence for a future vaccine for HIV. In the study, monkeys were given a vaccine developed from the cytomegalovirus (CMV). Later, they were infected with the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) which is a more deadly form of HIV found in monkeys. The vaccineContinue Reading
Moctar Dembele from Burkina Faso, and Gerard Niyondiko from Burundi, have invented a soap that repels mosquitos! Their invention, titled “Fasoaop” is made from shea butter, lemongrass oil, and other secret ingredients. “After using the soap, it leaves on the skin a scent that repels mosquitoes,” said Niyondiko. “In addition,Continue Reading
Doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital say it is too soon to call it a “cure”, but they have seemingly eradicated two patients of HIV. How did they do it? With bone marrow transplants. The two patients had the virus for roughly 30 years. They both developed a type ofContinue Reading
Papa Joe Aviance hit #6 on the Billboard Magazine Dance Charts with his song “Last night a DJ saved my Life”. What should have been a happy moment, turned out to be a reality check for Papa Joe when he saw the music video playing on MTV and VH1. WatchingContinue Reading
Most of us could guess that meditation improves relaxation and lowers blood pressure, but to change DNA?! Woaah, now that’s wild! “Researchers at Harvard found that meditating for just eight weeks dramatically alters gene expression, “turning off” hundreds of genes conducive to the onset of disease while “turning on” hundredsContinue Reading
Kids at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, NC got a surprise visit from superheroes! Batman, Spiderman, and Ironman scaled the walls, washed the windows, and brought smiles all around. Additional superheroes visited children inside the hospital. The superheroes came to the rescue in place of the usual workers at Scottie’s BuildingContinue Reading