Good News Notes: “The brain is the organ that orchestrates all the diverse functions and complex decisions that take place in biological systems. Despite its critical nature, it is equally as fragile: the neurons that make up the brain do not regenerate like many other cell types. While cells found in many other organs constantly divide…
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Nonprofit fundraising to send Hayward boy battling rare cancer to Disney World
Good News Notes: “A Hayward boy is in the fight of his life, battling a particularly resistant form of cancer. Now a nonprofit is asking for the public’s help to send him on the trip of a lifetime to Disney World. They call him “Hank the Tank,” otherwise known as Henry Carpenter. At 4 years old, he’s…
Daryush Parvinbenam Explains How Mindfulness Can Help Trauma Survivors
Good News Notes: “Mindfulness has been proven to have countless positive mental and physical effects on individuals of all backgrounds. Clinical psychotherapist Daryush Parvinbenam recently discussed how mindfulness can improve the lives of individuals dealing with varying kinds of trauma. Trauma is a blanket term, because trauma can take many mental and physical forms. It can be…
Laughing gas shows promise for treatment-resistant depression, small trial finds
Good News Notes: “ Laughing gas has been used to dull pain in dental offices and maternity units for more than a century, and researchers now think the gas, called nitrous oxide, may effectively treat depression when other therapies have failed. That’s according to the results of a small phase 2 clinical trial, published Wednesday in the…
Man blind for 40 years partially regains sight with new gene therapy: “A major breakthrough”
Good News Notes: “Scientists for the very first time say they have partially restored the vision of a man who has been blind for 40 years — and they did it using algae proteins. It marks a major milestone in the treatment of genetic blindness. In a breakthrough study published this week in the journal Nature Medicine,…
Study of 25 stroke patients shows BrainQ’s wave therapy can reduce disability
Good News Notes: “Israeli startup BrainQ said that a pilot trial of 25 stroke patients treated with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based electromagnetic therapy has shown ‘striking’ results in reducing disability following a stroke. The Jerusalem-based startup has developed a wearable hat-like device that looks like a large round hair-dryer. This cloud-connected device aims to treat…
7-year-old Alabama girl helps to fund her own brain surgery
Good News Notes: “Liza Scott, 7, started a lemonade stand at her mom’s bakery last summer so she could buy some frills like toys and sequined high-heel shoes. The bouncy little girl is still in business months later, yet the money is going toward something entirely different: surgery on her brain. Last month, doctors determined…
Personalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression Symptoms
Good News Notes: “Targeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients’ distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits in people with epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco’s Dolby Family Center for Mood Disorders and Weill Institute for Neurosciences have demonstrated a novel personalized neuromodulation approach that – at least in one patient…
Music therapy helps Parkinson’s patients reconnect mind with muscles
Good News Notes: “Care providers are now turning to music to help people with Parkinson’s Disease improve their quality of life. With the help of a certified music therapist, pairing rhythms with exercise can help patients regain some movement and possibly slow down the progression of the disease, experts said. In the ballroom of the Clara…
Arkansas firefighter’s life saved after car crash leads doctors to shocking discovery
Good News Notes: “”After being taken to two hospitals, doctors revealed the true cause of his dizziness: Three malignant tumors were found on his brain and another on his kidney.”Last month, a Faulkner County firefighter was rear-ended while he was at a stop waiting to merge. Little did he know the unfortunate crash would save…