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Scientists Identify Gene at the Center of Muscular Aging – And How Exercise Defeats it
Respect cardiologist Dr. Benjamin Levine said last year in an interview that exercise “needs to be part of your personal hygiene, like brushing your teeth or taking a shower.” That’s because it prevents our muscular repa…
Oregon Records 5 Years of Zero Pesticide-Related Deaths in Bees
According to an inaugural report on the health of bees in Oregon, scientists at Oregon State University have found no incidences of pesticide-related bee deaths since 2021. This significant achievement underscores the ca…
How the soccer cleat evolved from hardware nails to engineered fabric
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Nobody watches the World Cup to think about footwear. But the shoes on the pitch at the 2026 tournament are the end result of about 500 years of iteration, and the story is stranger t…
Canada Successfully Exploring for ‘White’ Hydrogen Gas, a Clean Power Source Beneath Existing Mines
Reprinted with permission from World at Large Scientists in Canada have discovered that ancient underground rocks are naturally producing hydrogen gas—and lots of it, and it may be everywhere—and it may be cheap. The roc…
Copper compound targets Alzheimer’s at the blood-brain barrier
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most Alzheimer’s research goes after the toxic proteins directly. This study asks a different question: what if the brain’s own clearing system could be fixed instead? Research from M…
How the ancient art of candle making is creating a brighter future for refugees
In the US, refugees are being hired to make candles, helping them earn money, practise English and build a CV The post How the ancient art of candle making is creating a brighter future for refugees appeared first on Pos…
Exosome therapy heals burn patient’s face in world first
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Kaitlin Jeffrey was 18 when her face and hair caught fire at a fraternity party at Western University last December. She ended up at the burn unit at Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontar…
What went right this week: Europe breathes easier, plus more
Europeans breathed easier, silenced US scientists hit back, and a healthy diet was linked to lower dementia risk, plus more The post What went right this week: Europe breathes easier, plus more appeared first on Positive…
How People Without Degrees Are Snagging Corporate Jobs in the U.K.
Bruce Devlin’s tech career is flourishing. He’s been promoted twice in the past four years, most recently to the role of senior quality engineer at 2i, a software testing company. Devlin, 26, has even built his own syste…
Best of June: Refreezing the Arctic, world’s mangrove forests are healing, white roofs cool African homes
From a bold approach to re-thicken the Arctic's ice to fewer deaths from poor air quality and new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer: here's our recap of the best and most importantant constructive news and storie…
Singing the Shopping List: How Music Can Rewire the Brain After Stroke
In 2023, a stroke transformed Naresh Shanbhag, a 53-year-old smooth-talking sales professional in Bengaluru, into someone who was unable to speak words, let alone sentences. “I began physical therapy to regain strength i…
Refreezing the Arctic, tobacco use in India halves, flamingoes make a comeback in Türkiye
In today's edition: Canadian researchers succeed in rethickening melting Arctic ice, India sees the use of tobacco by its adult population drop by 50% in two decades, and over 5,000 flamingo chicks hatch in a former "cli…