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Scientists trial a painless brush test for oral cancer that returns results i...

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A brush swab of the mouth. Four genes. Results in under an hour. Researchers from Queen Mary University ...

5 habits that build lasting happiness, according to research

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most people treat happiness as something that arrives when conditions are right. The last decade of psychological science ...

A new approach to treating brain aneurysms

A brain aneurysm is defined as a weakness in a blood vessel. This area then becomes susceptible to filling with blood and creating a ...

VR tech helps international team of surgeons separate twins with fused brains

In miraculous medical news, virtual reality (VR) has helped surgeons successfully separate conjoined twins with craniopagus. Craniopagus describes a condition where twins are born ...

Peanut allergies drop in kids thanks to new early feeding guidelines

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A profound change in pediatric nutrition is paying off: newly released research confirms that introducing peanut products to ...