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/nations_agree_on_legally_binding_mercury_rules/?source=rss More than 140 countries have agreed on a set of legally binding measures to curb mercury pollution, at UN talks. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World, Environment, Air Quality, Health, Regions, United Nations 2013-01-19T19:07:38+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/asahis_auto_glass_blocks_uv_filters_out_ir_rays/?source=rss As prolonged exposure to sunlight increasingly becomes a health hazard, causing skin problems and even cancer, automakers have started to incorporate glass that blocks harmful ultraviolet light. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Regions, East Asia, Japan 2012-12-21T18:23:19+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/fighting_cancer_with_cell_phones/?source=rss Only innovation can reduce illness and poverty in Africa, according to a program that is funding creative approaches to healthcare in developing countries. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Regions, Africa, Tanzania 2012-11-25T04:46:46+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/new_water_treatment_process_could_help_bring_dead_zones_back_to_life/?source=rss Employing a new tertiary wastewater treatment process reduced levels of phosphorous and trace pollutants in urban wastewater effluent below EPA safe levels, researchers from Veolia Water, Kruger and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee found. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Regions, North America, United States, Wisconsin 2012-10-09T20:13:38+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/u.n._hails_25-year_ozone_treaty_for_preventing_disaster/?source=rss The United Nations treaty to protect the ozone layer signed 25 years ago prevented an environmental disaster, a chief U.N. scientist said, cautioning though that the Earth's radiation shield is still under threat. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality 2012-09-18T00:32:05+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/canada_will_no_longer_oppose_global_fight_against_asbestos/?source=rss The days of Canadian asbestos exports appear to be numbered, and anti-asbestos activists couldn’t be happier. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Health, Business, Regions, North America, Canada, Quebec 2012-09-14T21:44:43+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/johnson_johnson_announces_a_ban_on_harmful_chemicals_in_products/?source=rss Johnson & Johnson made the landmark announcement this week that it would ban harmful chemicals from their products. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Health, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2012-08-20T13:37:03+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