1. Child hunger rates slashed 24% after just one round of Child Tax Credit payment
Oh, look, feeding children turns out to be a good thing. I hope they can continue to receive assistance even after this pandemic is over. No kid should go hungry.
2. Indian Scientist Finds Way To Detect Colon Cancer Early And Save Lives
“A collaborative study involving four Indian institutes (National Institute Of Immunology, AIIMS, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, St John’s Research Hospital, Bengaluru) and one French Institute, University of Strasbourg have figured out a way to detect colon cancer as early as stage 1, to ensure an effective recovery.”
That is exciting news. Would be so much nicer to just get a blood test instead of a colonoscopy.
3. Moderna to begin human trials of HIV mRNA vaccines by the end of the year
“Two experimental vaccines, Moderna mRNA-1644 and mRNA-1644v2-Core, have passed phase I testing, according to a publication on the NIH-operated website ClinicalTrials.gov. The randomized trial, conducted for the first time in humans, will recruit about 56 adults between the ages of 18 and 50. Some of the volunteers are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. The study is expected to be completed around May 2023.”
“According to The New York Times’ case tracker, as of Friday, Puerto Rico has had more than 182,000 covid cases and at least 2,594 deaths. About 57% of the population is fully vaccinated, but many of the unvaccinated are hard to reach because they live in remote mountainous communities or have chronic illnesses that leave them homebound. Matos-Pagán has vaccinated around 1,800 people in Puerto Rico so far, including 1,000 who have chronic illnesses or are bedridden.”
5. Dog missing for 2 years reunited with family after they saw him on TV
"A Wisconsin man who fell asleep with the television on wasn't dreaming when he woke up and saw his missing dog on the morning news."
Watch the delightful reunion here.
"Jamaican hurdler Hansle Parchment has tracked down and thanked a Tokyo 2020 volunteer who paid for his taxi to the Olympic Stadium, where he won a gold medal the following day. 110m champion struggled to make race after taking wrong bus. Local volunteer stepped in to pay for taxi to Olympic Stadium"
7. Meet The 100-Year-Old Woman Who Is A Record-Breaking Powerlifter
"Proving that age is just a number, Edith Murway-Traina continues to defy expectation by lifting heavy and training hard as she’s been crowned the world’s oldest powerlifter."
Watch her on the Guinness World Records.