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/safer_vaccine_created_without_virus/?source=rss British scientists have developed a “holy grail” vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and more resilient than current vaccines, according to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens on Wednesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2013-03-28T16:38:57+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lenses_found_to_cure_colour-blindness/?source=rss Scientists say they have invented spectacle lenses that cure red-green colour blindness, which affects some women and one in every 10 men. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2013-02-08T21:11:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/totally_blind_mice_get_sight_back/?source=rss Totally blind mice have had their sight restored by injections of light-sensing cells into the eye, UK researchers report. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2013-01-06T18:40:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/human_immune_system_proteins_shown_to_suppress_hiv/?source=rss To survive HIV you need a cocktail of expensive drugs that often have side effects. That could change with research out of The Rockefeller University where scientists have found that harnessing proteins from the human immune system can suppress the virus in mice. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-12-18T15:24:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_liver_cancer_chemo-bath_in_the_uk/?source=rss A "chemo-bath" which delivers toxic cancer drugs to just one organ in the body has been used on patients in the UK for the first time, say doctors. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2012-11-14T00:02:57+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_opportunity_for_rapid_treatment_of_malaria/?source=rss Researchers have identified a new means to eradicate malaria infections by rapidly killing the blood-borne Plasmodium parasites that cause the disease. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-11-01T03:49:24+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fear_can_be_erased_from_the_brain_before_its_memory_has_been_formed/?source=rss An old saying tells us not to dwell on an unpleasant event. A new clinical study suggests the saying has both psychological and neurological support for its validity. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Feel Good 2012-10-19T07:42:09+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/enjoyment_of_life_key_to_living_longer/?source=rss Those who enjoy life the most are three times more likely to live a little longer than those who enjoy it the least, a study of ageing suggests. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-10-17T07:38:50+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_uncover_gene_behind_skin_disease/?source=rss A team led by the University of Dundee believes it has made a significant step in understanding a skin disease which affects thousands in the UK. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom 2012-10-16T07:37:27+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/robots_join_the_fight_against_cancer/?source=rss The researchers hope that snake robots could help spot and remove tumours more effectively. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-09-21T22:49:44+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/stem_cell_hope_for_deaf_people/?source=rss UK researchers say they have taken a huge step forward in treating deafness after stem cells were used to restore hearing in animals for the first time. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-09-13T01:19:59+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/deaf_girl_fitted_with_bionic_ear_speaks_her_first_word/?source=rss Emily Small told her baby daughter Evie she loved her every day for 22 months, but the girl never heard her mother's words once. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories 2012-09-03T21:14:11+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/male_contraceptive_pill_step_closer_after_mice_studies/?source=rss Scientists believe they are a step closer in the difficult journey towards developing a male contraceptive pill, after successful studies in mice. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-08-17T00:02:59+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/spotting_cancer_cells_in_blood_with_a_27-picosecond_camera/?source=rss A simple blood test that offers early detection of cancer in the human body has long eluded medical researchers, but a team at UCLA is getting closer. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-08-13T20:34:14+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hope_for_more_effective_tb_treatment/?source=rss Hopes of a new, more effective therapy for tuberculosis have been raised following the results of early trials. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-07-24T17:08:27+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/genetic_entrepreneur_to_compete_in_genomics_x_prize/?source=rss A race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100 is set to begin next year, after a US team announced it will compete for the $10m Genomics X Prize. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-07-24T17:04:42+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gene_therapy_nears_approval_in_europe/?source=rss Europe is on the cusp of approving a gene therapy for the first time, in what would be a landmark moment for the field. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-07-23T16:04:11+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vaccine_and_antibiotics_stabilized_so_refrigeration_is_not_needed/?source=rss Researchers have developed a new silk-based stabilizer that will provide a new avenue toward eliminating the need to keep some vaccines and antibiotics refrigerated, which could save billions of dollars every year and increase accessibility to third world populations. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-07-12T15:08:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ebola_virus_cured_in_monkeys_a_full_day_after_infection/?source=rss The Ebola virus—one of the world's deadliest diseases—has a kill rate of 90 percent. That's largely because the best current treatment must be applied within one hour of infection. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, North America, Canada, Manitoba 2012-06-14T15:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/finnish_scientists_announce_a_possible_universal_allergy_vaccine/?source=rss Scientists at the University of Eastern Finland say they hope to have an allergy vaccine for everything - from pollen to cat hair - in five to seven years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Finland 2012-05-31T21:34:00+00:00