‘Exciting’ New CAR T-cell Treatment for Lupus Could End the Need for Lifelong Medication
nnUsing a cancer treatment method, a small study has seen sufferers of Lupus go into remission such that they were able to halt their regular medication within just three months.nnThe results were hailed as a groundbreaking achievement in the treatment of Lupus, a debilitating life-long disease experienced by 5 million people around the world, and […]
British Columbia Hazelnut Forests Were Actually Forest Farms Cultivated by First Nations 7,000 Years Ago
nnNew insights into the First Nations of British Columbia show how these resourceful people cultivated hazelnuts across hundreds of miles of their forest homes.nnThe study comes as certain indigenous nations in Canada are attempting to assert land claims by arguing their ancestral use.nnTribes such as the Gitxsan, Ts’msyen, and Nisga’a, have oral histories of cultivating […]
This College Student Sportscaster May Be Blind, But He Sees Every Play (LISTEN)
nnFrom New Jersey comes a story you have to hear to believe—a college sports know-it-all who landed a full scholarship in order to join his university broadcast team.nnIf you saw him behind the broadcast desk and behind his big Ray Charles glasses, you might think the game was passing him by—after all, Allan Wylie is […]
Multivitamins Could Help Save the Coral Reefs, New Research Shows
nnCould a multivitamin boost the health and resilience of coral reefs? Preliminary testing says that, like humans, these critical ecosystems rely on nutrients in the environment surrounding them.nnResearchers at the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have been lab testing nutrient-infused tiles to determine whether they would boost the immune system of corals, helping them […]
“Sometimes we’re blessed with being able to choose the time, the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but usually we must do battle where we are standing.” – Audre Lorde
Quote of the Day: “Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.” – Audre LordennPhoto by: Ave Calvar / Unsplash+ (cropped)nnWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and […]
Good News in History, November 25
40 years ago today, three dozen musicians from the UK gathered in a London studio to record Do They Know It’s Christmas for the sole purpose of raising money to send food to starving families in Ethiopia. Dreamed up and written by Bob Geldof, music sales for Band Aid, the world’s first charity super-group, raised […]