The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News

Illustration of a human brain with a glowing yellow center against a dark blue background, highlighting inner structures.

Personalized brain therapy hits 68 percent remission for PTSD

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A newly FDA-cleared treatment for PTSD reported 68 percent remission in clinical trials. The best-performing approved medications for ...

8 surprising household uses for toothpaste, from a pro cleaner

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Chances are, you’ve got a tube of toothpaste in your bathroom right now. If it's only going on ...

Self-sustaining batteries powered by the body’s oxygen

Imagine a world in which medical implants may run perpetually without the need for battery refills. This futuristic potential could soon become a reality ...

Naples lets blind visitors feel the Veiled Christ

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM On a Tuesday morning in the Sansevero Chapel Museum (Museo Cappella Sansevero) in Naples, a guide named Chiara ...

UK startup turns festival urine into forest-grade fertilizer

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Only seven percent of Britain's native woodlands are in good condition. Pests, pathogens, and invasive species have worked ...