FDA Approves Drug That Targets Brain Cancer Gene Mutation That Could Delay Need for Radiation and Chemotherapy
nnA new drug for a type of brain cancer, called IDH-mutant low-grade glioma, was approved this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration—a promising treatment that stemmed from a genetic discovery made at the Johns Hopkins Cancer Center 16 years ago.nnThe drug, called vorasidenib, is a targeted cancer therapy that works by inhibiting the […]
brain cancer tumor and microscope Image by Elizabeth Cook-Johns Hopkins released
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 […]
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
Quote of the Day: “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James nnPhoto by: Joseph PearsonnnWith 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, August 17
45 years ago today, Monty Python’s Life of Brian was released in theaters. Featuring troupe leader Graham Chapman as Brian Cohen, born in the stable adjacent to Jesus at Bethlehem and confusing the residents of the holy land into thinking he is the Messiah, the film was a satire on many Christian doctrines. However at the root […]
The Life of Brian theatrical release poster
18-Year-old Uses Her Tracking Skills to Guide Hikers on Wildfire Evacuation Route
nnOut from the ash and flames of the wildfires that scorched Canada’s Jasper National Park comes the story of a heroic 18-year-old who saved over a dozen people.nnWorking as a volunteer firefighter and kitchen aide at a lodge, Colleen Knull received an evacuation order on a Monday in late July. Stepping outside she saw smoke […]
Hobbyist Hedgetrimmer Transforms His Street into Green Sculpture Gallery in Memory of Beloved Wife
nn”We’re a tourist attraction on Google Maps now,” local Londener Polly Barker told CBS News, gesturing to her garden hedge—trimmed immaculately so as to depict Henry Moore’s famous sculpture Reclining Nude. nnCBS was in Barker’s neighborhood to talk to the sculptor himself: a man named Bushe.nnTim Bushe has been trimming hedges for 15 years. It’s his […]
Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk Unearthed in Mississippi Creek Belonged to Largest Species in North America
nnA fossil hunter in Mississippi recently unearthed an intact mammoth ivory 7 feet long.nnBelieving it was the tusk of a mastodon, a far more common proboscidean in the area, Eddie Templeton was nevertheless ecstatic to find one that wasn’t fragmented.nnBut it was only after scientists arrived from the Mississippi Museum of Natural History and were […]
The World’s Largest 3D Printer Is Building Cozy Homes from Wood
nnAt the University of Maine, one of the world’s largest 3D printers is using sawdust from the state’s lumber industry to 3D-print cozy 600-square-foot wooden cabins.nnIt’s part of a move towards making 3D printing faster and more sustainable in a state where the housing shortage that has metastasized in most states around the country is […]