Single-Dose Gene Therapy is Potentially Life-Changing for Adults with Hemophilia
nnAdults with hemophilia B saw their number of bleeding episodes drop by an average of 71 percent after a single infusion of gene therapy, according to the results of an international Phase III clinical trial by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.nnHemophilia is a genetic disorder that limits the blood’s ability […]
Stunning Job Growth Adds 250K as Wages Rise 4% and Violent Crime Continues Dramatic Drop Across US: New Reports
nnAccording to new reports from the FBI and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States is seeing hugely positive trend lines continue—falling crime and job growth.n CRIME nFor their final annual report covering over 94% of the country’s population, the FBI announced this week that violent crime declined across the country last year, including […]
Rock Formation Deep in Australian Outback Holds New Clues to Climate Change Now That its True Age is Known
nnAn unusual rock formation deep in the Australian outback could hold key clues to future climate change, now that it has finally been dated correctly.nnThe Pinnacles—part of the world’s largest wind-blown limestone belt, spanning more than 600 miles—are providing new insights into Earth’s ancient climate and changing landscape, after scientists investigated iron-rich nuggets found within.nnA […]
One-Minute Phone Breaks Help Keep College Students More Focused in Classroom: Study
nnResearchers investigated whether letting students use their phones for very brief amounts of time can enhance classroom performance—and it seems to have worked.nnTheir long-term experiment showed that allowing one-minute mobile phone breaks in college classrooms could result in more focus, less mobile use during lectures, and higher test scores.nnPhones can be useful tools for teachers […]
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
“Autumn is the mellow time.” – William Allingham
Quote of the Day: “Autumn is the mellow time.” – William AllinghamnnPhoto by: Mathieu Odin for Unsplash+nnWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and archived on our Quote of the Day page—why not bookmark GNN.org for a daily uplift?nn
Good News in History, October 5
Happy 66th Birthday to popular science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. Born in the Big Apple without a star in the sky to look up at, Tyson nevertheless became a face for astronomy and astrophysics as Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of the television special Cosmos: a Spacetime Odyssey. READ more about Tyson… (1958)nn