http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/range_of_brain_diseases_could_be_treated_by_single_drug/?source=rss The tantalising prospect of treating a range of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, all with the same drug, has been raised by UK researchers. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2012-05-08T05:59:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/share_your_status_and_your_lungs_facebook_tool_promotes_organ_donation/?source=rss Facebook on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to use the vast social network to connect organ donors with people who need life-saving transplants. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Technology, Health, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, North America, United States 2012-05-03T03:15:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pancreatic_cancer_gene_discovery/?source=rss Less than one in five people with this form of cancer are still alive a year after being diagnosed. A recent discovery has revealed that a gene was being switched off in the cancerous cells and now new drugs are being developed to switch it back on. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom 2012-05-02T04:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_men_set_to_live_as_long_as_women_figures_show/?source=rss The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom 2012-04-24T22:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bright_is_the_new_black_new_york_roofs_go_cool/?source=rss On the hottest day of the New York City summer in 2011, a white roof covering was measured at 42 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the traditional black roof it was being compared to, according to a study including NASA scientists that details the first scientific results from the city's unprecedented effort to brighten rooftops and reduce its "urban heat island" effect. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States, New York 2012-03-20T16:42:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/british_government_launches_42m_urban_tree_planting_plan/?source=rss ENGLAND - A 4.2m pound scheme to plant one million trees over the next four years has been unveiled by the government. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2010-12-04T10:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/otters_back_from_the_brink_of_extinction_in_england/?source=rss The otter has made a remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction, the Environment Agency has said. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2010-10-18T15:33:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/worlds_largest_offshore_wind_goes_live_begins_feeding_uk_grid/?source=rss The world's largest offshore wind farm opened off the southeast coast of England on Thursday, as part of the British government's push to boost renewable energy. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2010-09-24T09:08:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_biobank_close_to_signing_up_500000_participants/?source=rss Scientists behind one of the largest health projects in history say they are close to reaching their target of recruiting half a million participants. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2010-04-29T06:39:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_hostage_peter_moore_released_alive_in_iraq/?source=rss British hostage Peter Moore has been released alive after more than two-and-a-half years in captivity in Iraq. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-12-30T21:21:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/road_trains_get_ready_to_roll/?source=rss Road trains that link vehicles together using wireless sensors could soon be on European roads. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-11-09T21:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/protection_for_sea_birds_extended/?source=rss Seabirds are being given greater protection in Scottish waters, the Scottish government has announced. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2009-09-29T17:03:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/potent_cancer_drug_hopes_raised/?source=rss A new way of making cancer cells die has been discovered by UK scientists, raising hopes of potent new treatments. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-07-21T01:44:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/richard_bransons_virgin_galactic_spaceships_finished_by_december_2009/?source=rss Sir Richard Branson told Google's Zeitgeist conference Virgin Galactic spaceships will be ready for testing by December 2009 and are on track to be carbon neutral. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Science, Space, Technology, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-05-30T12:43:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/major_leap_for_faster_computers/?source=rss Super-fast quantum computers are now a step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2009-03-20T18:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nano_treatment_to_torpedo_cancer/?source=rss Nanotechnology has been used for the first time to destroy cancer cells with a highly targeted package of "tumour busting" genes. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-03-11T18:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bionic_eye_gives_blind_man_sight/?source=rss A man who lost his sight 30 years ago says he can now see flashes of light after being fitted with a bionic eye. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-03-06T21:41:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ethical_stem_cell_creation_hope/?source=rss A UK and Canadian team have manipulated human skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells without using viruses - making them safer for use in humans. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom 2009-03-01T19:39:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lung_cancers_to_drop_by_fifth/?source=rss Rates of lung cancer will drop by nearly a fifth over the next 20 years, experts predict. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-02-20T00:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pay_recycling_costs_stores_told/?source=rss The Local Government Association survey says supermarkets should pay towards the collection of their packaging as an incentive to cut back. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-02-17T01:15:00+00:00