Good News Notes: “For the first time, a non-pharmaceutical clinical trial has proven effective in reversing the main activators of Alzheimer’s disease, according to Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Shai Efrati, whose study on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to improve brain function was published Thursday in the peer-reviewed medical journal Aging. The study, which…
Category: healing
Clowns Without Borders takes laughter to conflict zones
Good News Notes: “Born in 1993 from the belief that laughter can ease pain, Clowns Without Borders International sends jokesters, mimes and circus specialists to refugee camps, conflict zones and sites of historical tragedies around the world. Performances have taken place at schools, town squares, ferry terminals, bus stops, beaches and underground shelters, said Naomi Shafer,…
Rogue Valley nonprofit to get $2.2 million grant to train addiction counselors
Good News Notes: “A Southern Oregon nonprofit organization that provides services to those struggling with addiction will receive a $2.2 million grant over the next four years to create a program that will train future counselors in behavioral health and addiction treatment. The executive director of OnTrack Rogue Valley, Sommer Wolcott said the organization will use the federal funding to…
Libertyville farm brings animals and people close together in 60th year of operation
Good News Notes: “ Lambs Farm in Libertyville has been around for 60 years and continues to bring animals and people close together all while helping adults with developmental disabilities. “This is definitely my happy place,” animal keeper Katie Donnellman said. Lambs Farm is a place where animals and people join forces for the common cause…
Barnacle-Inspired Biocompatible Glue Stops Injured Organs Bleeding within Seconds
Good News Notes: “Inspired by the sticky substance that barnacles use to cling to rocks and other surfaces, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have designed a strong, biocompatible glue that can seal injured tissues and stop bleeding. The new paste can adhere to surfaces even when they are covered with blood, and form a…
Kit Harington reveals depression and alcohol struggles
Good News Notes: “Former Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is opening up about some of the darker moments over the past few years, including his addiction struggles. In an interview with the Sunday Times Magazine, Harington confessed that “things that have happened to me since Thrones ended, and that were happening during Thrones, were of a pretty traumatic nature and they did…
How magic mushroom ingredient psilocybin helps patients with depression or PTSD change how they feel, by rewiring the brain with more connections
Good News Notes: “The use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin was a legitimate field of medical research in the 1940s and 1950s, and LSD was even employed as a psychiatric medicine. But such research stopped in the mid-1960s when they were declared Schedule 1 illegal drugs in the United States. Over the…
Eating Less Meat Means a Healthier Heart
Good News Notes: “For people at any age, eating a healthy, plant-based diet is tied to a lower risk of heart attack and heart disease, two new studies show. Both studies were published Aug. 4 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, and support the heart association’s dietary guidelines. “A nutritionally rich, plant-centered diet is beneficial…
2-year-old Bedford boy with congenital heart disease receives ‘hero heart’
Good News Notes: “A Bedford boy who was fighting for his life last year has received a new hero heart. At just 2-years-old, Wyatt Lowe has already lived a life that many kids his age can’t imagine. He was born with congenital heart disease, a very complex heart, no spleen and internal organs that aren’t arranged…
Selma Blair Reveals MS Remission, Details Filming Documentary
Good News Notes: “Selma Blair has been incredibly open about her battle with multiple sclerosis since her diagnosis in 2018, especially on social media. Her Instagram has been a place for her to share all of the ups and downs that came with her illness and treatments. Now, Selma is back with great news: she’s in MS remission. After her diagnosis,…