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With a lot of the news being very negative and distressing lately, I thought it'd be nice to have space to share positive stories for a change.
It may not seem like it, but there is still so much good happening in the world. Some recent ones:
- A woman from Argentina may be the third person ever to have beaten HIV:
- World's most premature baby beats 1% survival odds: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wor...y-defies-sub-1-survival-odds-to-break-record/
- Once biologically dead, London's River Thames has seen a miraculous recovery:
www.independent.co.uk
- Protein discovered that suppresses the growth of prostate cancer:
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
- Mexico bans cosmetic testing on animals: https://www.hsi.org/news-media/mexi...erica-to-outlaw-animal-testing-for-cosmetics/
- Electronic implant could restore basic vision for millions of blind people:
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Feel free to add more; this thread can hopefully be a place we can come to get a dose of positivity when we need it in these challenging times.
It may not seem like it, but there is still so much good happening in the world. Some recent ones:
- A woman from Argentina may be the third person ever to have beaten HIV:
Rare case of woman's body ridding itself of HIV
The patient's immune cells appear to have eliminated the virus without drugs or therapy.
www.bbc.com
- World's most premature baby beats 1% survival odds: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wor...y-defies-sub-1-survival-odds-to-break-record/
- Once biologically dead, London's River Thames has seen a miraculous recovery:
How did the Thames recover from being a ‘dead’ river to homing venomous sharks?
London’s storied waterway now home to unexpected collection of fish, mammals and birds and thriving salt marshes but was once a stinking open sewer rife with cholera
- Protein discovered that suppresses the growth of prostate cancer:
Prostate Cancer Breakthrough: A Protein That Stops Tumor Growth is Discovered As Remedy For Drug-Resistance
A protein that stops prostate tumor growth was discovered by Washington University School of Medicine scientists studying drug-resistance.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
- Mexico bans cosmetic testing on animals: https://www.hsi.org/news-media/mexi...erica-to-outlaw-animal-testing-for-cosmetics/
- Electronic implant could restore basic vision for millions of blind people:
Implanted Electrodes Could Offer Improved Vision for 148 Million Blind People
Replacing one's eyes with a camera to cure blindness is now officially a reality thanks to scientists in Spain and Utah.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Feel free to add more; this thread can hopefully be a place we can come to get a dose of positivity when we need it in these challenging times.
