After 6 Months Searching for New Doctor, Small Town’s Viral Video was ‘Just What the Doctor Ordered’

For six months, the retiring small town doctor searched for his replacement, with no luck. But a new General Practitioner is now on the job thanks to a viral video featuring hundreds of people in the village. Desperate locals in Cornwall, England created a pop video, writing their own song to the tune of Nina […]

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Dad Ends Career by Recreating Adorable Photo With Son Who is Now a Pilot at Same Airline–LOOK

From a Chicago airport comes the beautiful story of a father and son who were able to recreate a special moment to celebrate an even more special one. Newly-fledged pilot for Southwest Airlines Ruben Flowers III got to ride shotgun on his father’s final flight before retiring, which they memorialized by taking a photo in […]

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Missing Toddler Found Sleeping in Woods with Dog as A Pillow After Walking 3 Miles Barefoot

After a frantic four hours of search and rescue, a two-year-old toddler from Michigan was found sleeping in the woods amid sweet dreams, fairy dust, and the two family dogs whom she had “wrapped around her finger.” Thea Chase was playing barefoot in the yard of her home in rural Faithorn, Michigan, when her uncle […]

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Asteroid Sample Delivered Back to Earth in a ‘Brilliant Feat’–a Time Capsule of Ancient Solar System

In huge spacefaring news, NASA has its hands on a capsule containing about half a pound of material taken from a large asteroid called Bennu. The first extraterrestrial soil sample brought back by Americans since the Apollo Missions was accomplished as part of the years-long OSIRIS-REx Mission, the first-ever asteroid sample-and-return mission NASA has undertaken. […]

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After Pandemic Lay Off, New Jersey Man Said ‘I want to mow your lawn’ and the Nation Listened

There’s a man in New Jersey who wants to mow your lawn. Don’t believe him? Ask the patent office—he trademarked the phrase. Brian Schwartz from Wayne, New Jersey, has pull-started a nationwide movement to automate and scale kindness after losing his job during the pandemic and feeling like he wanted to make a positive impact […]

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Toddler Is Reunited with Brother Who Revived Her After Drowning in Family Pool (Watch)

A tear-jerking moment, captured on film, shows a toddler being reunited with her teenage brother after he saved her from drowning. The 18-year-old in shot, Eric Johnson, saved his little sister by performing CPR after he found her floating in the family’s swimming pool. Little Rose was only 2 at the time and was at […]

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Man Takes His Turkey Everywhere: Inseparable Companions Even In the Pub and Sleeping at Home (Watch)

Animal lover Dave Brooker goes everywhere with his beloved pet turkey that has followed him everywhere from the pub to the dentist since she was born two years ago on his farm in England. He named the chick Trouble Version Two—or, T2 for short. The unlikely duo’s story began when the turkey’s mother was sitting […]

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Adorable ‘Graduation’ Held for 22-Week Preemie Twins Who Beat the Odds to Go Home

An adorable ‘graduation’ was held for a pair of twins born at just 22 weeks who beat the odds—and finally were allowed to go home. Babies Kimyah and DJ were given as little as a 10% chance of survival when they entered the world. The siblings were the smallest babies some of the Ohio nurses […]

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Little Boy Reunited With LEGO Man After Creating a ‘Missing Person’ Poster – LOOK

A ten-year-old who lost his beloved ‘Lego man’ has been reunited with the figure, after creating a ‘missing person’ poster for it. Jack Steel was left devastated after he lost the figurine, especially because it actually represents himself and is named Jack throughout all his Lego adventures. To help find the missing piece, the British […]

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Eagle Scout Leads Volunteers to Build Accessible Path Up to Beautiful Popular Overlook

From the deck of Sun Top Lookout in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washinton, a hiker can see miles of surrounding forest country with Mount Rainier sparkling in the distance. Thanks to a prospective Eagle Scout with a big heart, that view is now available to everyone after he led a team of volunteers to […]

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New Color-Changing Coating Inspired by Chameleons ‘Could cool and warm buildings cheaply all year round’

The search has intensified for alternative energy-saving technologies for heating and cooling that don’t run on fossil fuels. Now, by mimicking a desert-dwelling chameleon, Chinese scientists have developed a cheap energy-efficient, cost-effective coating on houses. They say the new material could keep buildings cool in the summer or warm in the winter without using additional […]

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New blood marker can identify Parkinsonian diseases

Is it possible that a single biomarker can detect all types of diseases related to dopamine deficiency in the brain? Yes, that's what a research group is discovering. 'We have observed that an enzyme in cerebrospinal fluid and in blood is a useful marker for identifying all types of Parkinson's-related diseases with high accuracy,' says the study leader.

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40 ‘Heroes’ Lift a Berlin City Bus Off Trapped Young Man–(WATCH)

After an 18-year-old got caught under the tire of the rear axle of a Berlin commuter bus, a swarm of bystanders jumped into action. It started with the bus driver who quickly noticed the young man and stopped, after that it was down to around 40 passengers and passersby who all lined up alongside the […]

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He Found the Largest Old Growth Ceder in BC–The Tree of his Lifetime (LOOK)

Logging still goes on in British Columbia where nature lovers would prefer it didn’t, but rather than bemoan the decision from afar, photographer TJ Watt goes and looks for the best arguments for forest protection—giant, ancient trees. Ever since he was 19, Watt has been trekking across the verdant landscapes of his home to look […]

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Telecare cuts costs, boosts quality of life for dementia patients

A telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has the surprising bonus of cutting Medicare costs, according to new research.

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Kansas Farmer Plants 1.2 Million Sunflowers for His Wife–A ‘Perfect’ 50th Anniversary Gift (Video)

It’s the Kansas state flower and his wife‘s favorite—which made it the perfect gift from her husband on their 50th anniversary. KAKE-TV News talked to farmer Lee Wilson who sacrificed 80 acres of crops to give his ‘gal’ a gift she’ll never forget. He said it added up to about 1.2 million sunflowers in total, […]

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Otherworldly Images Show Breathtaking Beauty of Oceans in Photo Competition

Oceanographic Magazine is heralding the conclusion of its photo/photographer of the year awards, and the results highlight the otherworldy nature of our oceans. The winners of the various categories had to beat out thousands of entries and come from all over the Earth, from quiet estuarine seagrass meadows to the blackness of the ocean Pacific. “The […]

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93-Year-Old Summits Yosemite’s Half Dome ‘Stubborn as a Mule’

Everett Kalin was looking for an adventure to celebrate his birthday. For a man of his age, that might entail going out to eat ethnic food, but the 93-year-old Californian had other plans. “When you hit your 90s, you think, ‘What would be some things I’d like to do?’” he told SF Gate. “… I […]

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She Was About to End it All, Until a Stranger She’d Never Meet Told Her ‘Don’t Jump’

If the suicide of Anthony Bourdain, the beloved restauranteur and travel personality taught the country anything, it’s that depression is still poorly understood. In 2014, a young woman named Trieste Belmont was struggling with depression. Her grandmother had just passed, and she was going through a dramatic break-up. She was teaching a dance class at […]

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Watch Heroic Bystander Jump Into River to Rescue Little Girl Getting Swept Away

Last week a heroic bystander jumped into a strong current to rescue a young girl who fell in and was getting swept away. The seven-year-old girl accidentally fell into the river in Qingyuan City, China, which led to the hero leaping into the water from quite a height. A video shows the man swimming towards […]

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This NFL Running Back has Made 218 Single Parents New Homeowners With Collaborative Charity

A former NFL great recently surprised a single mother and her daughter with a brand new home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but it was just one of 217 other such blessings that Warrick Dunn has managed to fund. The collaborative effort by Warrick Dunn Charities, Habitat for Humanity, and Catholic High School where Dunn himself […]

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California Costco Worker Returns Envelope Containing Nearly $4,000 in Cash

A Costco employee as honest as the day is long is being celebrated after returning an envelope of $4,000 cash to a shopper. John Sotelo had set himself a goal of working hard enough through August to make Employee of the Month, and thanks to his selfless act, he now has a plaque hanging on […]

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12-Year-Old Saves Man Who Passed Out Underwater, Credits CPR Learned from ‘Stranger Things’

Netflix’s Stranger Things has won 12 Primetime Emmys, and tens of millions of fans over the course of its four seasons, but it may have ultimately achieved something even greater than that—it saved a man’s life. A 12-year-old named Austen MacMillan was able to revive his behavioral therapist Jason Piquette after he partially drowned by using CPR […]

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From hagfish to membrane: Modeling age-related macular degeneration

Researchers have successfully demonstrated that hagfish slime proteins can accurately replicate membranes in the human eye. Scientists were able to properly grow retinal cells on hagfish slime proteins and prove that the protein's behavior changes as the membrane mimics stages of aging and disease.

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Could a breakdown in the brain's networks allow infections to contribute to Alzheimer's disease?

New data gives more evidence to the possibility that developing a pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer's and related dementias.

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Already Scrapped Wind Turbines Turned into Footbridges Capable of Supporting 30 Tons

Wind turbine blades set to be landfilled or incinerated, are being turned into footbridges that can hold the weight of a 30-tonne digger. Currently, there are around 11,000 wind turbines in the UK, and estimates suggest that 450 blades will be decommissioned in Ireland by 2030, creating tons of non-recyclable waste. In a bid to […]

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Bank Decides it Should have Prevented Dementia Depositor from Getting Scammed–So Reimburses Entire Life Savings

From Australia comes a story of corporate responsibility in the face of personal tragedy as an elderly national bank depositor had nearly AUD$500,000 returned to him out of the bank’s own pockets. He had been tricked by scammers into revealing his banking information, which an inquest at ANZ bank found was something they should have […]

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The human lipidome reveals new indicators of health, disease and aging

A new survey of an under-explored aspect of human biology uncovers the many roles of the body's 'greasy molecules.'

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Inspired Indonesian Youth Pulls 2.6 Million Pounds of Trash from Nation’s Rivers in Just 3 Years

In Indonesia, the worsening plastic pollution crisis has led young Sam Benchegjib to start Sungai Watch – an environmental organization dedicated to keeping Indonesia’s waterways clean by installing river barriers to prevent plastic and other trash from entering the ocean. An average of 2,000 kilograms (4,400 pounds) of plastic waste per week can leak into […]

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Tide-Savvy Metal Detectorist Reunites Woman With Late Mother’s Wedding Rings 2 Weeks After They Fell into Sea

A U.K. metal detectorist has worked a near-miracle, reuniting a woman with a beloved chain that held her late mother’s promise, engagement and wedding rings. The 24-year-old was “devastated” when her necklace chain broke while she was swimming at Les Amarreurs beach in Guernsey last month. On the chain hung three of her mom’s rings […]

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Exercise-induced hormone irisin may reduce Alzheimer's disease plaque and tangle pathology in the brain

Medical researchers have used a 3D human neural cell culture model to show that the exercise-induced muscle hormone, irisin, reduces the level of amyloid beta deposits associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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Specialized T cells in the brain slow progression of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists found that a subset of CD8+ T cells in the brain lessens the activation of microglia and limits disease pathology in a model of Alzheimer's disease.

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Phase I clinical trial shows treatment designed to clear senescent cells in Alzheimer's disease is safe

Scientists are reporting results from a Phase I trial in an area of promising research for Alzheimer's disease -- cellular senescence.

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One in Five Successful Couples have ‘Nothing in Common’ – Showing Opposites DO Attract

Researchers have confirmed that opposites do, in fact, attract, as a study commissioned in front of the launch of a UK television show found that one in five couples admit they have nothing in common. The study of 2,000 adults in a relationship found that 24% have totally different hobbies to their other half. But […]

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Woman Wrote ‘please write me’ on an Egg in 1951–Someone Finally Did

We’ve all heard stories about people finding messages in bottles, but I’ll bet you’ve never heard about someone finding a message in an egg carton before. Emerging from social media, a 92-year-old Iowa resident has had a 70-year dream fulfilled after a message she wrote on an egg at a packing plant in 1951 has […]

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Concussions early in life tied to late life cognitive decline

A study of twins shows that having a concussion early in life is tied to having lower scores on tests of thinking and memory skills decades later as well as having more rapid decline in those scores than twins who did not have a concussion, or traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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Researchers to study Alzheimer's disease in marmosets

Neuroscientists created the first non-human primate model of hereditary Alzheimer's in marmosets to accelerate the pace of drug discovery and rebuild the foundation for future translational studies.

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Review of over 70 years of menopause science highlights research gaps and calls for individualized treatment

Although about half of people go through menopause, less than 15% of them receive effective treatment for their symptoms. Treatment options for people experiencing irritating or severe menopause symptoms are often under researched, and some have questionable efficacy, or cause harmful side effects. Menopause experts now summarize what we know about menopause, call for more research into the timeline and treatment of menopause, and encourage individualized, holistic treatment that addresses both menopausal symptoms and other systemic changes happening in the body.

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‘World’s Loneliest Lion’ Returns to Africa After Years Alone in Zoo–WATCH His First Steps

The ‘world’s loneliest lion’ has returned to his natural habitat after he was abandoned in a private zoo in Armenia for five years. 15-year-old lion Ruben was part of a pride living in the now-closed zoo, but while all the other lions were relocated, Ruben was left behind in a tiny concrete cell for five long […]

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Look What AI Could Do for Architecture: Giving Rise to a Stunning New Style

What will be the next great architectural style, the one that shapes the skylines and suburbs of the future? If you’ve never heard of “neoclassical futurism” that’s because it was just invented by an architect with a passion for letting machine learning take up the drafting pencil. These are computer-generated images above made by a […]

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New cause of Alzheimer's, vascular dementia

Researchers have discovered a new avenue of cell death in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. The study reveals for the first time that a form of cell death known as ferroptosis -- caused by a buildup of iron in cells -- destroys microglia cells in cases of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.

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Synchronizing your internal clocks may help mitigate jet lag, effects of aging

Traveling to faraway places is often accompanied by jet lag. Fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and a host of other problems can turn an otherwise exciting adventure into a miserable trip. Researchers have developed a theoretical model to study the interactions between multiple internal clocks under the effects of aging and disruptions like jet lag. Based on their results, they suggest techniques that could improve internal clock recovery.

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Oprah And Dwayne Johnson Giving $1,200 Per Month To Maui Wildfire Survivors

In the aftermath of the most destructive fires in the island state’s recent memory, donations have poured in to help the thousands of affected residents on Maui. Now, celebrity duo Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have created a special welfare fund that will provide those directly injured or whose property was damaged by […]

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Viral Teen With Record Size Feet Finally Gets Size 23 Shoes Donated So He Can Play Football

Sports are a proving ground where every challenge becomes an opportunity to grow stronger, a fact that for one very unique Michigan sophomore proved true on and off the field. Eric Kilburn Jr. was born a normal 8-pound baby boy, but has grown into a well-spoken giant of a young man with what might be […]

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Minnesota Teens Hook Wallet Full of Cash on a Lake Then Return it to Iowa Farmer–WATCH

This summer Connor Halsa reeled in the fishing story of a lifetime when he went searching for walleye and got a wallet. Inside there was $2,000 cash, wet and soggy, but nonetheless cold and metaphorically hard. Still, Connor and his dad agreed immediately they needed to find the owner. Out on Lake of the Woods, […]

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Pole Vaulters Agree to Share Gold Medal in Unexpected Twist at High Stakes World Championship–WATCH

After matching each other in normal rounds, two Olympic pole vaulters continued to battle it out over three tiebreaker rounds to see who would get gold at the World Athletics Championships. However, the tiebreakers proved inconclusive, with both Australia’s Nina Kennedy and American Katie Moon both making it over the 4.90 meter bar, but failing […]

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Entire Family Shares Same Birthday as Twins Are Born the Same Day as Both Their Parents

A couple with the same birthday is thrilled after their twins were born—on the same day. The entire family now shares the same birthday. Scierra Blair couldn’t believe it when her doctor revealed their babies were ready to be born ten days earlier than their due date, and she was told to go straight to […]

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Couple Who Won 100,000 in Lottery Plans to Spend Money on Fostering Children

A kindhearted couple who won £100,000 on the Euromillions is planning to spend their winnings on fostering children. Already parents to three children, the couple in their 40s will now convert their garage into extra bedrooms to begin fostering kids in need, a dream they’ve always shared. Kathleen Reece admits she’s often moaned in the […]

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Ultrasound Scanners Inside of a Bra Could Detect Breast Cancer Earlier, and Between Screenings

A miniature ultrasound device, fitted to a flexible polymer strap, can be slipped into a bra and detect breast cancer tumors among those most at risk of developing one. The invention is significant for several reasons, and if perfected and developed, could save hundreds of lives. The first reason it could be a major medical […]

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