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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

A Mass Grave Uncovered in Serbia Hints at a Violent Iron Age Massacre That Targeted Women and Children
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
What Does This 150-Year-Old Bottle of Mystery Booze Taste Like? Fruity, With a Hint of Leather
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Wild Chimpanzees Love to Eat Boozy Fruit. Scientists Say the Proof Is in Their Pee
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
The Eerie 'Blood' Moon Will Grace the Night Sky Next Week, Thanks to a Total Lunar Eclipse
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
The Berlin Cathedral Is Reopening Its Massive Crypt—Home to the Bones of One of Europe’s Most Powerful Dynasties
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward
· NASA (News Releases)
Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
· NASA (News Releases)
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
· Good News Network
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
· Good News Network
50 years later, the iconic ‘Sesame Street’ counting song is overwhelming Gen X with nostalgia
· Upworthy
Boomers and Generation Jones share the meals and foods they miss the most from the 1960s
· Upworthy
We asked people what social rule they’d enforce during flights. One sweet answer dominated.
· Upworthy
Whooping Cranes Came Back From the Brink of Extinction. Now, New Threats Are Converging on Their Texas Wintering Grounds
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
Sharklike Fish With Weird, Buzz-Saw Jaws Sliced Through the Seas, Then Vanished. Now, Paleontologists Are Unraveling Their Secrets
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
Maggots Are an Incredibly Efficient Source of Protein, Which May Make Them the Next Superfood for Humans
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
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