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Health

Does dark showering help you sleep better? Experts explain the viral bedtime trend
Feb 27 · The Optimist Daily
Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A
Oct 4 · Good News Network
Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?
Oct 2 · Good News Network
The Spark: The ‘Community Lighthouses’ Where Neighbors Help Neighbors
Oct 2 · Reasons to be Cheerful
She thought it was just a panic attack. But then remembering a 15-year-old Elizabeth Banks PSA saved her life.
Oct 1 · Upworthy
A guy went viral for tracking the taste of his own urine. Doctors used to do it all the time.
Feb 11 · Upworthy
How Diet and Tryptophan Influence Serotonin and Mental Health (By Jaiden, 15)
Mar 30 · The Good News Post
Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California
Sep 26 · Good News Network
Two Thousand Years Ago, Julius Caesar Conquered the Settlement That Eventually Became Paris. Archaeologists May Have Just Found It
Sep 25 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
North Somerset Youth Parliament Shares Updates at Fourth Full Meeting (By Ivy, 15)
Mar 30 · The Good News Post
Mama cat rushed her kittens to a human hospital. Doctors treated them as patients.
Sep 24 · Upworthy
NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission
Sep 24 · NASA (News Releases)
Pomegranates and berries produce a gut metabolite that may improve IBD outcomes
Sep 23 · The Optimist Daily
Exceptional Detection Rates of Bladder Cancer Recorded in Study of Simple, Yet State-of-the-Art Test
Sep 22 · Good News Network
Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents
Mar 26 · The Optimist Daily
New AI Model Can Detect Heart Disease Markers in Simple Electrocardiogram Readings–a Breakthrough
Sep 21 · Good News Network
12 photos of women before and after an orgasm shines a new light on women’s sexual wellness
Sep 21 · Upworthy
The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
Mar 30 · The Optimist Daily
Fox Left For Dead After Being Run Over is Now Recovering Thanks to Swimming Lessons
Sep 19 · Good News Network
Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space
Apr 23 · NASA (Technology)
Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds
Sep 17 · Good News Network
8 low-cost hobbies that add hours of joy to your week
Sep 17 · The Optimist Daily
Experts say the 3-3-3 Rule can help people reliably break out of anxious thought spirals
Feb 12 · Upworthy
Nashville Singer Becomes Local Celebrity Rescuing Foxes and Saving Them from Mange
Sep 16 · Good News Network
NASA’s Integrated Medical Model (IMM)
Sep 16 · NASA (News Releases)
Experts explain why the 'Infinity Tracing Technique' can be a game changer for people with insomnia
Feb 12 · Upworthy
New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration
Sep 14 · NASA (News Releases)
Following Timor-Leste’s Triumph, All of Southeast Asia Has Eliminated Trachoma
Sep 14 · Good News Network
Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.
Mar 25 · The Optimist Daily
15 reasons to kiss more, just in time for Valentine’s Day
Feb 10 · The Optimist Daily
Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions
Sep 11 · The Optimist Daily
Arthritis Drug Demonstrates Substantial Hair Regrowth in 1,400 Alopecia Patients
Sep 9 · Good News Network
New heart attack guidelines correct decades of under-diagnosis in women
Sep 10 · The Optimist Daily
A simpler path to treating degenerative blindness: photoswitchable eye drops
Sep 9 · The Optimist Daily
The neuroscience of motivation: what orexin neurons reveal about staying the course
Sep 8 · The Optimist Daily
FDA Immediately Approves Drug That’s Doubling Lifespan for Late Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Sep 8 · Good News Network
EMT Ran 1.5 Miles up 1,000 Feet of Elevation in 31 Minutes to Get Blood Transfusion for Injured Climber
Sep 8 · Good News Network
Fitted with a Berlin Heart, Little Macs Is ‘Absolutely Thriving’ While He Waits for a Heart Transplant
Sep 7 · Good News Network
Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics
Sep 5 · Good News Network
Gym Installed For Homeless Improves Their Health And Habits–Without Leaving the Shelter
Sep 6 · Good News Network
Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!
Sep 4 · The Optimist Daily
Survey Finds Blackbirds to Have the Most Beautiful Songs in the Avian World–Science Explains Why
Sep 3 · Good News Network
Common Supplement Rivals Antibiotics for Severe Gum Disease When Taken with Low-Dose Aspirin
Sep 3 · Good News Network
Stray Cat Nursed Back to Health by Train Staff, Climbs the Ranks to Become Stationmaster
Sep 2 · Good News Network
WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-free After 42 Days Without New Cases
Sep 1 · Good News Network
After Receiving a Custom Experimental Medicine, a Teen With a Rare Genetic Disorder Walked on His Own for the First Time
Aug 3 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls
Aug 31 · Good News Network
Oakland kids can now borrow sports gear for free at this special library
Jul 31 · The Optimist Daily
Long-Term Exposure to Road Traffic Noise Might Increase Your Risk of Developing Parkinson's Disease, New Research Suggests
Jul 30 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Free Mobile Dental Lab Brings Volunteer Dentists to Deliver Care to Homeless and Vulnerable in UK
Aug 30 · Good News Network
What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more
Aug 21 · Positive News
Disney donates 18,000 Toy Story 5 toys and sets up screenings for youngsters in children’s hospitals
Jul 28 · Upworthy
Deep Sleep Brain Waves Offer Protection Against Alzheimer’s, Shows New Research
Aug 29 · Good News Network
Mindful Use of Technology at Work Could Reduce Stress, Study Suggests
Jul 25 · The Good News Post
Salsa dancing reduced depression and anxiety in young adults, Oxford study finds
Jul 24 · The Optimist Daily
His wife went into a coma after childbirth. He made sure she’d be the first to hold their son.
Jul 23 · Upworthy
Frogs Produce a Protein That May Be an Antidote for Deadly Shellfish Toxin in Humans
Aug 28 · Good News Network
Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right
Aug 28 · The Optimist Daily
Why a grieving employee broke down in tears after misreading an email from Wanda Sykes
Aug 26 · Upworthy
Resurrecting Plant Inspires ‘Fridge Free’ Vaccines That Could Save the Millions of Doses Wasted Annually
Aug 26 · Good News Network
That’s it for Health. Keep scrolling for more good news from the full archive.

More from the Archive

How Japanese Fish Printing Grew from Documenting Day’s Catch to Acclaimed Artform
Jun 1 · Good News Network
3 Teens Win Global Earth Prize for Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics
Jun 1 · Good News Network
NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station
Mar 12 · NASA (News Releases)
24 brilliant side hustles that can help rake in extra cash each month
Feb 12 · Upworthy
Stop struggling with small talk by using the easy 'COST method'
Feb 8 · Upworthy
Britain’s First Furniture Orchard Grows Chairs Right on the Trees (WATCH)
May 31 · Good News Network
Incredibly Rare Bongos Caught on Trail Cam in Area They Were Thought to be Extinct
May 31 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 31
May 31 · Good News Network
I Am Artemis: Paul Boehm
Mar 4 · NASA (News Releases)
Seabird Poop May Have Fueled This Pre-Inca Kingdom's Rise to Power in South America
Feb 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Grieving Mother Finds 3-Carat Gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park After Son and Father Die
May 31 · Good News Network
NASA, OPM Launch NASA Force to Recruit Top Talent for US Space Program
Mar 4 · NASA (News Releases)
Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars
Mar 2 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova
Feb 23 · NASA (News Releases)
Salesman shares 2 magic phrases that make salespeople leave you alone when shopping
Feb 12 · Upworthy
Batteries That Use Sodium Instead of Lithium Could Be Low-Cost Rival to Tesla’s
May 30 · Good News Network
Louisville Restaurant Donates 100% of Profits–Over $100K in its First Year to Local Nonprofits
May 30 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 30
May 30 · Good News Network
A new law in Sweden requires its citizens to check on their cats at least twice a day
Mar 13 · Upworthy
A Little Town with a Long Name
Mar 5 · NASA (News Releases)
Owls Found Thriving in Abandoned Coal Mine as Wildlife Reclaims Industrial Heritage Site
May 30 · Good News Network
Sunglint on Atlantic Ocean
Mar 2 · NASA (News Releases)
Fourth grade teacher beautifully explains what grief is to her students using a vase
Mar 1 · Upworthy
NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone
Feb 12 · NASA (News Releases)
Shimmering Light in Egg Nebula
Feb 12 · NASA (News Releases)
Welcome to the Gas Giant Planet Where Clouds Turn to Stone
May 29 · Good News Network
Rare British Plant Makes Extraordinary Comeback from Brink of Extinction
May 29 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 29
May 29 · Good News Network
NASA Invests in Small Businesses Innovating for Space and Earth
Apr 21 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission
Feb 27 · NASA (News Releases)
Bruce Springsteen Celebrates His New Center for American Music Opening Soon with All-Star Concert for the Ages
May 29 · Good News Network
A New York Cemetery Was Hiding Over 5 Million Burrowing Bees, One of the World’s Largest Concentrations
May 29 · Good News Network
NASA Invites Media to 63rd Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium
Mar 10 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture
Feb 27 · NASA (News Releases)
Cat owner adorably finds out his cat Gloria is living many secret lives
Feb 11 · Upworthy
Chance That King Arthur Manuscript with 126 Sumptuous Illustrations Soon Enters Public Collection
May 28 · Good News Network
All-Electric Truck Completes Milestone Canberra-to-Sydney Haul, Cutting 84% in Fuel Costs
May 28 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 28
May 28 · Good News Network
GVIS Scientific Visualizations
Mar 13 · NASA (News Releases)
Your Daily Coffee Might Be Protecting Your Brain From Dementia, a New Study Suggests
Feb 11 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Fabulous Vietnam Pheasant Not Seen in 20 Years Returns to Wild Thanks to Zoo Coalition
May 28 · Good News Network
Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success
May 28 · Good News Network
To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun
Mar 16 · NASA (News Releases)
COPV Damage Tolerance Life Demonstration Guidelines
Mar 10 · NASA (News Releases)
Happiness researcher explains how making a 'reverse bucket list' can change your life
Feb 8 · Upworthy
Biologists Clone Wild Yaks to Save Golden Subspecies Numbering Fewer Than 300 in First of its Kind Effort
May 27 · Good News Network
Samsung Strikes Deal with Workers for Profit Sharing in Company’s Trillion Dollar Slice of the AI Pie
May 27 · Good News Network
70% Drop in Levels of Forever Chemicals Observed in Seabird Eggs Tracks Regulatory Success
May 27 · Good News Network
Can A.I. Determine Which Artist Made a Painting? This New Brushstroke Detection Tool May Have Solved a Mystery About El Greco
Apr 20 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Some Antibiotic Drugs Can Alter Your Gut Microbiome for Up to Eight Years, New Research Suggests
Mar 18 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Italy Unifies its Historic Pilgrimage Trails to Offer Slower, More Intimate Tourism
May 27 · Good News Network
Girl Scouts Event Brings Space Science to the Next Generation
May 27 · NASA (News Releases)
Good News in History, May 27
May 27 · Good News Network
Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson’s Quality and Flight Equipment Division
Feb 23 · NASA (News Releases)
Americans share 31 awesome things that can only be found here in the States
Feb 11 · Upworthy
English Pony Found Unharmed Having Been Trapped Entirely Inside a Tractor Tire
May 26 · Good News Network
Guinea Worm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025
May 26 · Good News Network
Fragments of Achilles Mural, Exquisite Bronze Statues Point to Wealthy Roman Society in Far Northern France
May 26 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 26
May 26 · Good News Network
NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More
May 21 · NASA (News Releases)
The Mere Presence of Humans—Not Just Our Changes to the Land—Can Alter Wild Animals' Behaviors, a New Study Suggests
May 26 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Facing Desertification, Man’s Campaign Draws 30,000 Volunteers to Plant 1 Million Trees in his County
May 26 · Good News Network
Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters
Mar 16 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda
Mar 13 · NASA (News Releases)
A custodian earns 4 degrees and a mailman adopts his best friend
Jul 14 · CBS News - Uplifting
13 truckers parked side by side in the middle of the night to save a life
May 25 · Upworthy
Helping Children Laugh Can Make Their Brains More Resilient and Learning Easier
May 25 · Good News Network
30 Years of Volunteering Has Kept This California Creek Pristine
May 25 · Good News Network
Dog Saved from Pound Rescues New Owner from House Fire: ‘A genuine treasure’
May 25 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 25
May 25 · Good News Network
California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing
May 25 · Upworthy
108-year-old Delaware Woman Renews Her Driver’s License to 2033, Works Out Thrice a Week
May 25 · Good News Network
Disney re-animates 3 iconic songs to include ASL, and the Deaf community calls it ‘incredible’
May 4 · Upworthy
NASA, JAXA to Cover HTV-X1 Spacecraft Departure from Space Station
Mar 2 · NASA (News Releases)
Mom shares controversial take on why she limited her kids' college major choices
Feb 16 · Upworthy
Owl Found in Concrete Gets Feather Transplant So it Can Fly Silently Again into the Wild (WATCH)
May 24 · Good News Network
Drug Used to Treat Asthma and Allergies May Also Help Fight Aggressive Cancers
May 24 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 24
May 24 · Good News Network
US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City
Apr 29 · NASA (News Releases)
Scientists Find Drug Could Help Protect Brain Blood Vessels
Apr 16 · The Good News Post
Increased Sightings of the Two Largest Whale Species Decimated By Hunting Provides New Hope for Survival
May 24 · Good News Network
For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds
May 4 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
Apr 28 · NASA (Technology)
Debt Charities Join Forces to Help Millions in Crisis
Apr 17 · The Good News Post
For 10 years, social anxiety kept us from meeting our neighbors. One afternoon changed everything.
Apr 17 · Upworthy
Stunning Mosaics Made by Londoners with PTSD Offer Pieces of Healing in Community Artwork
May 23 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 23
May 23 · Good News Network
Medieval Writings and Tree Rings Helped Researchers Track a Solar Storm From 800 Years Ago and Reconstruct Past Solar Cycles
Apr 16 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Charity Flight Team Delivers Urgent Human Milk in Record Time
Apr 16 · The Good News Post
How Do Different Psychedelics Affect the Brain? Scientists Analyzed More Than 500 Neural Scans to Find Out
Apr 15 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
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