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.
Prince Charles opens 'holistic' clinic at stately home he saved for nation
Prince Charles is creating a state-of-the-art clinic that will offer free ‘holistic’ care for patients referred by NHS doctors. Charles, who has faced criticism in the past for his support for complementary health therapies, has won backing from the NHS and local authorities for Read More...
The neuroscience of inequality: does poverty show up in children's brains?
With its bright colors, anthropomorphic animal motif and nautical-themed puzzle play mat, Dr Kimberly Noble’s laboratory at Columbia University in New York looks like your typical day-care centre – save for the team of cognitive neuroscientists observing kids from behind a large two-way Read More...
Study: Having a sense of purpose may improve your sleep quality
Sleep quality has been linked with everything from diet and exercise to electronic screen use, and now a new study suggests that something a little less tangible may play a role: A sense of purpose. The finding could be especially important for older adults, the researchers say, since insomnia and Read More...
Doctors Without Borders have created a mobile hospital on a trailer
Each year, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) attempts to do more with less money, and this year that enforced ingenuity has spawned a truly remarkable concept—the Mobile Unit Surgical Trailer (MUST). The MUST is a complete mobile hospital on wheels, fully equipped with recovery Read More...
Coffee drinkers really do live longer
Coffee drinkers rejoice! A mountain of evidence tells us that those who regularly drink coffee have a lower risk of diabetes, fewer strokes and heart problems and lower rates of certain cancers. All of that may explain why coffee drinkers tend to live longer than those who don’t drink the brew. Read More...
Algorithm spots abnormal heart rhythms with doctor-like accuracy
Researchers from Stanford University have found a way to effectively diagnose heart arrhythmias even if a person isn’t exhibiting symptoms and even without a doctor. They’ve developed an algorithm that can detect 14 types of arrhythmia, and can even differentiate between two very similar types Read More...
Personal cancer vaccines successful in first-stage human trials
We could soon be approaching a time where personal cancer vaccines can be tailored to fight an individual patient’s tumor. Two early-stage human clinical trials have successfully used computer algorithms to choose the specific tumor cells that must be killed in order to treat the cancer. Using Read More...
The developer who made FarmVille is changing the way Indians buy seafood
One of the architects behind the wildly popular online game FarmVille has created an online marketplace called FreshtoHome that works with thousands of fisherman and other livestock farmers in India to bring fresh, chemical-free fish and meat to consumers. FreshtoHome sources products directly from Read More...
Apple to build second renewables-powered data center in Denmark
Apple Inc said on Monday it will spend 6 billion Danish crowns ($921 million) on a new data center in Denmark, its second in the Nordic country to run entirely on renewable energy. Facebook in January also announced plans to build a data center in Denmark, only its third outside of the United Read More...
Can a less invasive uterine fibroid treatment improve fertility?
Women who are unable to conceive because of uterine fibroids may have an easier time getting pregnant after minimally invasive procedures to destroy the fibroids, a recent study suggests. For the study, researchers followed 359 women for an average of almost six years after they had what is known Read More...