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The Great News Podcast is your source for positive news, inspiring stories, and good news from around the world. We skip the doom and gloom of mainstream media to focus on scientific breakthroughs, environmental wins, and the inspiring news that proves the world is getting better. Join Andrew McGivern for a dose of optimism and uplifting stories that will change your perspective on human progress. It is easy to find the Keep looking for the good in the world, because it is not only there - its everywhere.

  1. Smart Living Drugs and Turning Tumors into Vaccines

    4d ago

    Smart Living Drugs and Turning Tumors into Vaccines

    Here are the latest great news stories from greatnewspodcast.com, brought to you by the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern, and this is the Great News Podcast. First up, our lead story: A new weapon in the fight against superbugs. Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a "smart living drug" that can hunt down and destroy deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a single day. Instead of traditional antibiotics, which are becoming less effective, they used "SimCells" (short for simple cells). Read More Vaccines and Dementia Risk Moving on to a major development in brain health: common vaccines might be doing more than just preventing infections. A large-scale meta-analysis of 45 studies suggests that shingles vaccines and antiviral drugs are associated with a significantly lower risk of dementia. Read More The Future of Hydrogen Flight Next, let's look at a breakthrough for the planet. Researchers at UNSW have redesigned hydrogen fuel cells to solve a critical flaw that has long blocked their commercial use. Read More Turning Tumors into Vaccines Finally, a team of medical biologists in the Czech Republic is testing a revolutionary "personalized" cancer therapy that turns a patient's own tumor into a vaccine. Read More Speed Round: AI Power Boost: Engineers at UC San Diego developed a new hybrid piezoelectric chip for AI data centers that is 96.2% efficient and delivers four times more current, potentially slashing energy losses in the age of AI.Italian firms are deploying humanoid robot welders to shipyards. Equipped with "Physical AI," these robots will work alongside humans to handle repetitive, dangerous tasks, improving safety and production quality.Scientists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have created "Neurobots"—tiny living robots made from frog cells that have their own integrated nervous systems. An online supermarket in Belgium is testing the Clevon 1, a fully driverless delivery robot. It navigates narrow city streets to bring groceries directly to customers' doors via a 5G connection.A new study suggests that microplastics in the environment may be overestimated because standard lab gloves (nitrile and latex) can shed particles that look identical to plastic under a microscope. Scientists discovered that depleting the gut microbiome in aged mice actually reversed aspects of brain aging, improving memory and vascular density, suggesting that targeting "microbial inflammation" could be a non-invasive way to promote cognitive resilience.That’s it for today’s episode of Great News. Until next time, I'm Andrew McGivern. Keep looking for the good in the world, because it's not only there, it’s everywhere.

    9 min
  2. Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health

    Apr 14

    Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health

    The Great News podcast is brought to you by the Daily Quote. Today, a discovery that could turn our oceans into a source of clean, green fuel. That's our lead story today. Plus, we’ll look at a "molecular staple" for hard-to-treat cancers, a way to silence cholesterol without permanently altering your DNA, and a wireless system that’s twice as efficient as Wi-Fi. Turning Sunlight and Seawater into Hydrogen How Stapled Peptides Could Change Cancer Treatment Turning Off Bad Genes How Laser Tech Is Rewriting the Rules of WirelessAnd don’t forget to stick around for the speed round where we’ll celebrate a historic victory against an ancient disease.Chile Eliminates Leprosy Revolutionizing Brain Research and Treatment! China’s Gigantic Battery How CAR T Therapy Is Learning to Fight Cancer Smarter If you like the Great News Podcast, you will love the Great News Letter. Because the Great News Podcast is Great but the Great News Letter is Greater! The Great News Letter is an email newsletter that you can subscribe to for FREE and get all the good news delivered to your email inbox. For this episode we got some feedback from Brian de V. You can leave feedback for the show too by going to greatnewspodcast.com/feedback. Or if you listen in Spotify - leave a comment right there as you listen. Until next time... and there will be a next time. Keep looking for the good in the world because no only is it there, its everywhere!

    11 min
  3. The Longevity Revolution: Replicating Decades of Aging and Turning Nuclear Waste into Power

    Apr 9

    The Longevity Revolution: Replicating Decades of Aging and Turning Nuclear Waste into Power

    The Great News podcast is brought to you by the Daily Quote. Today, we have a packed episode! What if we could study forty years of human aging in just four days? That is our lead story. Plus, we’ll look at a hydrogen-powered business jet hitting major milestones, a healing gel that could prevent amputations from chronic wounds, and a solar device that makes drinking water safe in under an hour. Organ-on-a-Chip Replicates Decades of Aging in Days Hydrogen Business Jet Moves Closer to Reality How a New Oxygen-Delivering Gel Could Save Limbs from Chronic Wounds Solar-Powered Device Disinfects Water in Just One Hour Stick around for the speed round, where we’ll cover even more breakthroughs in medicine and energy! Terminating Super-Bugs in a single day!⁠ ⁠Mirror-Image Proteins: A Novel Strategy to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease⁠ Figs: Your Sweet Secret Weapon for Health and Wellness Bill Gates’ TerraPower Gets Green Light for Advanced Reactor Turning Nuclear Waste into Power and Reducing its Deadly Lifespan Miraculous Advances in Spinal Cord Injury TreatmentMalaria Vaccine Saving Children in NigeriaA New Way to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

    9 min
  4. Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip

    Apr 1

    Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip

    This episode is brought to you by ⁠the Daily Quote⁠. The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way.Today, we’re exploring how scientists are turning back the clock on aging cells, printing infrastructure beneath the ocean waves, and building a "heart-on-a-chip" to revolutionize medicine.And don't forget to stick around to the end for the speed round for even more great news!The First Epigenetic Reprogramming Therapy Enters Human TrialsThe World’s First Underwater 3D Concrete Printer The Tiny Chip That Could Change Heart Medicine ForeverThe Horse H12 is a Cleaner Combustion Engine Alright, Let's dive into the speed round for even more great news: The greater Bermuda snail, once feared extinct, is officially safe after conservationists bred and released over 100,000 molluscs. Researchers at Texas A&M have developed clay-based bandages that can be injected into deep wounds to stop severe internal bleeding, reducing clotting time by 70%. A new blood test can now predict when Alzheimer’s symptoms will begin—with an accuracy within three to four years—long before memory problems appear. Scientists are testing CAR T cell therapy to target and destroy the amyloid plaques in the brain that cause Alzheimer's, successfully reshaping the immune landscape in preclinical models. And my favorite quote of the day from the Daily Quote podcast this week is from James Clear who said, “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.” Start your day with an inspiring quote every single day with the Daily Quote - available in your favourite podcast app. From rejuvenating cells to printing structures underwater, today’s stories prove that those seeds of innovation are growing into a brighter world. I’m Andrew McGivern, and until next time, and there will be a next time, keep looking for the good in the world, because it’s everywhere.

    7 min
  5. Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion

    Mar 18

    Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion

    This episode is brought to you by the Daily Quote. The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. Today, we are diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, biotechnology, and sustainable energy. What if a gene editor could replicate and spread like a virus to ensure it reaches every cell that needs a cure? That is our lead story today. Plus, we have a "rechargeable sun battery" that outperforms lithium-ion, tiny bubbles that shatter cancer’s defenses, and a city-wide success story in wiping out Dengue fever. CRISPR Gene Editor Replicates and Spreads Like a Virus New Sun Battery Beats Lithium-Ion Bubbles and Ultrasound Break Soften Tumour Walls for Better Treatment Wiping Out Dengue Fever And don’t forget to stick around for the speed round, where we’ll dive into even more great news.Prime C Shows Striking Survival Benefit in ALS Clinical Trial Inhalable Treatment Could Replace Months of Pills for TB Could a “Longevity Protein” Slow How We Age?An Inflammation Suppressor Decreases MortalityTurning Our Own DNA Against Cancer Until next time, keep looking for the good in the world, because it’s not only there—it’s everywhere.

    9 min
  6. Cancer-Eating Bacteria, 10-Passenger Flying Taxis, and the First Moon Harvest

    Mar 9

    Cancer-Eating Bacteria, 10-Passenger Flying Taxis, and the First Moon Harvest

    This podcast is brought to you by the Daily Quote. The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way! Today, we are exploring a medical breakthrough that uses "hungry" bacteria to fight cancer, a massive electric flying taxi taking to the skies in China, and a successful harvest of chickpeas grown in actual moon dirtPlus, we’ll look at a new computer chip that gives self-driving cars reflexes four times faster than the human brain Bacteria that eats cancer from the inside out China tests a "Flying Bus"! Moon Humus May be a Reality Robot Cars react 4X faster than humans And stick around for our speed round, where we’ll cover even more great news! US Forests fighting harder against climate change Gold Supraballs capture 90% of solar spectrum A few changes at home reduce asthma attacks New additive increases organic solar cell efficiency If you like the Great News Podcast, You'll love the great news letter. Because the Great News Podcast is Great! But the Great News Letter is Greater! The Great News Letter is FREE and includes all the good news stories.

    9 min
  7. Can We Bottle the Sun? Plus the AI Tool Outperforming Doctors in Rare Disease Diagnosis

    Mar 7

    Can We Bottle the Sun? Plus the AI Tool Outperforming Doctors in Rare Disease Diagnosis

    Welcome to the Great News podcast. Tired of all the doom and gloom news from mainstream media? You'll get none of that here! Instead, you'll find inspiring stories and developments making the world a better place. Brought to you by the Daily Quote, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way! Today, we are diving into a massive regulatory shift that could save millions of lives, electric semi-trucks that double as mobile supercomputers, and a way to "bottle" sunlight for use months later. -Unlocking Personalized Medicine -The Data Center that Drives Itself -The Liquid That Could Change Solar Energy Forever -The Tiny Green Machines Cleaning Our Water And don't forget to stick around for the speed round, where we'll dive into even more great news! -AI Just Beat Expert Doctors at Diagnosing Rare Diseases -A Breakthrough in Parkinson’s Research -The Philippines Recognizes Same-Sex Property Co-Ownership -U.S. Organ Transplants Hit New Heights for the Fifth Year in a Row -Your Old Phone Battery Could Power the Future

    9 min
  8. Lower Crime and More Energy

    Mar 3

    Lower Crime and More Energy

    Today we are diving into some truly groundbreaking developments in public safety, medicine, and clean energy. What if I told you that despite what you see on social media, we are living in one of the safest times in history? That’s our lead story today. Plus, we have a major update on the fight against cancer, a way to destroy "forever chemicals" using nothing but sunlight, and a partnership that’s bringing advanced nuclear power to the grid. America’s Crime Drop Is Real — And That’s Worth Celebrating Canada’s Improved Cancer Survival Rate Could Sunlight Be the Answer to “Forever Chemicals”The Next Generation of Nuclear Power Is Getting Closer to Reality And don't forget to stick around for the speed round, where we'll dive into even more great news.70 People, 3,000 Cars: What Waymo Just Revealed About the Future of Self-Driving The Battery Breakthrough Hidden in Plain Sight, Water From Trash to Vinegar The Macrophages that could help fight Type 2 Diabetes Making Hydrogen with Sun and Water? And don't forget to follow the Daily Quote podcast. Kickstart Your Day in a Positive Way!

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The Great News Podcast is your source for positive news, inspiring stories, and good news from around the world. We skip the doom and gloom of mainstream media to focus on scientific breakthroughs, environmental wins, and the inspiring news that proves the world is getting better. Join Andrew McGivern for a dose of optimism and uplifting stories that will change your perspective on human progress. It is easy to find the Keep looking for the good in the world, because it is not only there - its everywhere.

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