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,…
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Swedish designer’s new suit aims to improve mobility in Parkinson’s, stroke and celebral palsy patients
Good News Notes: “In a renewed hope for patients with Parkinson’s, who often experience tremors through their body, a Swedish engineer has created a suit that can help them significantly reduce such tremors using electronic stimulation. According to makerfairerome.eu, the Exopulse Mollii Suit can improve mobility for people affected by a stroke, Cerebral Palsy, or Parkinson’s disease. How?…
We found methane-eating bacteria living in a common Australian tree. It could be a game changer for curbing greenhouse gases
Good News Notes: “Trees are the Earth’s lungs – it’s well understood they drawdown and lock up vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But emerging research is showing trees can also emit methane, and it’s currently unknown just how much. This could be a major problem, given methane is a greenhouse gas about…
First baby born after uterus transplant in France
Good News Notes: “A baby has been born following a uterus transplant for the first time ever in France, the hospital treating mother and infant said Wednesday. Such births are extremely rare but not unprecedented, and come after a cutting-edge procedure to transplant a healthy uterus into a woman whose own is damaged or missing….
French team designs ocean cleanup yacht that feeds on plastic trash
Good News Notes: “A French ocean adventurer and his team have designed a yacht which he says can scoop up plastic garbage to stop it blighting the world’s oceans, and converts the same waste into fuel to help power the boat. Yvan Bourgnon has spent his career racing sailing vessels around the globe as a…
France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks
Good News Notes: “France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling circuses, on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parks and on raising mink on fur farms. Barbara Pompili, France’s minister of ecological transition, said in a news conference Tuesday that bears, tigers, lions, elephants and other wild animals…
French PM says jobs and green economy at heart of Covid recovery plan
Good News Notes: “France’s prime minister has stressed the importance of getting the country back on its feet within 18 months and ‘transforming’ the French economy with a green makeover as he unveiled a €100bn (£89bn) coronavirus recovery plan. Jean Castex outlined how France would spend its way out of the crisis, rather than create ‘social…
Beggars Group CEO to Swim English Channel to Raise Money for Charity
Good News Notes: “Paul Redding, CEO of the independent record company Beggars Group, plans to swim the English Channel to raise £200,000 (about $263,000) for two music-related charities: the PRS Foundation in the United Kingdom and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund in the United States. Redding plans to embark on his epic swim in September. The channel,…
Novel glasses can help the color-blind perceive more colors
Good News Notes: “New research from the UC Davis Eye Center and France’s INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute could provide glasses that help the color-blind perceive hues.” “As of now, the glasses use “advanced spectral notch filters” to enhance the color-perceiving ability for patients with anomalous trichromacy, the most common type of red-green color…
Pope Francis donates electric bicycle for charity auction
Good News Notes: “The Pope’s contribution aids the work of UNITALSI, the Italian National Union of Transport for the Ill to Lourdes and International Sanctuaries. The charitable organization is dedicated to assisting the sick in travelling to Lourdes and other shrines around the world. The proceeds of the auction will be used to bring children…