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A warming blanket to save millions of newborn babies worldwide

June 3, 2015 by Jurriaan Kamp

Fifteen million hypothermic babies are born every year around the world, including three million who die during the first month of life. Embrace has developed a tiny sleeping bag with proprietary technology that stabilizes the temperature of the newborn for 1.5 percent of the … [Read more...] about A warming blanket to save millions of newborn babies worldwide

Deaf children may receive the gift of sound from a brain stem implant

June 2, 2015 by Jurriaan Kamp

An FDA-approved clinical trial to give the gift of sound and speech to children who were born deaf is already yielding encouraging results. Read the story of Jiya Bavishi, a six-year-old girl who received an auditory brainstem implant. The implant is a microchip that receives … [Read more...] about Deaf children may receive the gift of sound from a brain stem implant

Growing food security in Argentina, one school garden at the time

May 26, 2015 by Jurriaan Kamp

Up to 35 percent of children in Argentina live in households with “unmet basic needs.” Only 53 percent receive of those receive food assistance. Here is the inspiring story of the Huerta Niño Foundation, an organization founded in 1999 to build agroecological school gardens in … [Read more...] about Growing food security in Argentina, one school garden at the time

University professor gives lesson in humanity

May 21, 2015 by Jurriaan Kamp

Ordinary heroes abound. They live with us every day, nurturing or restoring our faith in humanity—as the case may be—and teaching us something about ourselves in the process. One recent example is Sydney Engelberg, a Hebrew University professor in Jerusalem who did something both … [Read more...] about University professor gives lesson in humanity

For children, happiness trumps regardless of life circumstances

May 19, 2015 by Jurriaan Kamp

There is no correlation between how much stuff children have and how happy they are, according to a new survey of 53,000 children across 15 countries. The brazen optimism of children regardless of their circumstances is very reassuring news. What if we could retain that virtue … [Read more...] about For children, happiness trumps regardless of life circumstances

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