Health
Finding good health news amidst a pandemic can be quite daunting. That’s not the case with The Optimist Daily, where positive news is in high supply. Our Health section covers the latest good news from the health sector, featuring solutions ranging from mental and physical health to immunity, nutrition, and cutting edge medical research.
CVS wants to help uninsured people get the care they need with new “health hubs"
Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States, affecting 45% of the population. That’s 133 million Americans. And $3.5 trillion in annual healthcare costs. Plenty of programs, products, and health startups are aimed at lowering the rates of chronic Read More...
Customers are loving plant-based meat at fast food chains. That’s a big deal
Many of us have long seen the great potential that plant-based meat could have for the health of people and the planet, but the question was whether or not restaurants saw the same thing and would be willing to bet on fake meat. In the past month, two major fast food chains finally have, with Del Read More...
This device allows you to grow microgreens in your own kitchen all year-round
Nothing beats freshly harvested greens in a salad, sandwich or wrap, except when you’re able to skip the store and harvest them in the comfort of your own kitchen. Thanks to the MicroFarm – a clever countertop module – you will soon be able to do that. The device is the product of Mother, an Read More...
Snacking doesn’t have to be unhealthy. These 32 tasty snacks are proof of that
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told to follow this one rule: don’t snack! But the reality is that snacking is perfectly fine, as long as you snack on healthy foods. In fact, research shows that snacking on nutritious foods that are high in fiber and protein helps Read More...
Scientists develop self-charging pacemaker that uses heartbeats to power itself
Pacemakers have a problem – and that’s not something you want to hear about a medical device which literally helps a person’s heart beat at a normal pace. The problem, simply put, is that they are powered by bulky batteries, which have to be surgically replaced at regular intervals due to Read More...
Tiny teeth-cleaning robots could soon calm your fears of the dentist
A visit to the dentist typically involves time-consuming and sometimes unsettling scraping with mechanical tools to remove plaque from teeth. Plaque deposits are usually the product of biofilms – little communities of micro-organisms, bacterial and otherwise, that gather together and coat on your Read More...
Try using reflexology to treat common discomforts and body pains
You hate the taste of medicine but you are having a bad headache and rushing to finish your work. What do you do? Well, rather than reaching for those over-the-counter painkillers, try considering reflexology, an alternative medicine practice of applying pressure to specific “reflex points” Read More...
Scientists use AI algorithm to help close in on more effective cancer treatments
While network algorithms are usually associated with finding friends on social media, researchers in the UK have shown how they can be used to improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment by predicting the interactions between genes. Cancer is the second leading cause of death around the world and Read More...
Researchers have found a way to restore voices lost to neurological conditions
People with neurological conditions who lose the ability to speak can still send the brain signals used for speech, but sadly, they cannot produce any words with their voices. UCSF researchers, however, might have found a way to bring their voices back. What they’ve created is a brain-machine Read More...
A newly identified gene in wild tomatoes could lead to pest-resistant tomatoes
As crops become more and more resistant to pesticides, researchers are on the lookout for better alternatives that don’t require chemicals. At Michigan State University, researchers have identified an evolutionary function in wild tomato plants that modern plant breeders could use to create Read More...