• Natalie Cole To Spotlight Hepatitis C Campaign

    Are smartphones giving you popcorn brain?

    “It’s because the content on these platforms is so addictive, and every like, comment, and share triggers dopamine release in the brain. This constant stimulation trains the brain to crave instant rewards. Hence, the slower tasks feel dull, leading to popcorn brain.”

  • Natalie Cole To Spotlight Hepatitis C Campaign

    Social media may be trapping us in a cycle of loneliness, new study suggests

    “I think the major takeaway from our study should be that social media use is a poor substitute for person-to-person interaction. Our results suggest that no matter how one uses social media—actively or passively—such use leads to higher levels of loneliness." That’s what James A. Roberts, professor and researcher, Baylor University, told PsyPost.

  • Natalie Cole To Spotlight Hepatitis C Campaign

    Schools closed and went remote to fight COVID-19. The impacts linger 5 years later.

    “These are kids who spent most of their formative years – kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, when you’re supposed to be learning social skills – not learning them. They don’t have those social skills,” Wendy Gonzalez, an elementary school teacher in Richmond, CA. said that as a result of remote learning during the pandemic, many of her students didn’t “know how to talk to each other.”




  • In a Bronx Complex, Doing Good Mixes With Looking Good

    A new subsidized housing development, Via Verde, has been designed to be a healthy, green living space, with hopes that future builders and city planners may also start to emphasize these virtues when creating new urban developments. The footprints of Via Verde's buildings were made narrower than usual to allow apartments to wrap around the

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  • Free formula samples at hospitals raise concern

    By sending patients home with goodie bags filled with infant formula, are hospitals encouraging new moms to use formula rather than breastfeeding, which is considered a healthier option for both the baby and the mother? Yahoo! News, 9/25/2011

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  • Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71

    Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize for what the Nobel committee called “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.” Maathai died of cancer on Sunday at the age of 71, but leaders from around the world are paying tribute to her as one of the

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  • Expert: Recession Stalling Transition To Adulthood

    An increasing number of young adults 25-34 are moving back home and living with their parents because it has become an economic necessity. These young adults are now being referred to as the "lost generation." digtriad.com, 9/23/2011

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  • National Family Dinner Night

    American families share stories about the importance of nightly meals together in this follow-up to last week's Columbia University study, which found that families who regularly eat dinner together have kids who are less likely to smoke tobacco and pot. ABC World News, 9/26/2011 

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  • ‘Made in America Goes Back to School’: Could College Dorm Rooms Hold the Key to Half-a-Million New U.S. Jobs?

    Inspired by "World News"' "Made in America" series,  incoming freshman Monica Resendiz at Southern Methodist University set out to outfit her new dorm room with only "Made in America" products. Unable to find any, she tweeted the World News team for help. World News' Sharyn Alfonsi responded by featuring Resendiz in a Made in America dorm makeover

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  • Dorms Go Extreme to Lure Students

    According to this report, college students today are not only demanding, but getting better food and living spaces- something their parents may envy as they think back to the 8 x 10 rooms and limited dining options they were used to back in their own college days. CNN.com, 9/23/2011

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  • Generation YouTube

    What do a model-turned-TV host, a Canadian musician and a boy with a post-dentist buzz have in common? A few minutes on YouTube changed their lives. They may not be household names, but the power of the Internet took Amber Lee Ettinger, Dave Carroll and David Devore Jr. to places no one could have imagined.

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  • JK Rowling’s Books Save Ancient Trees in the Muggle World

    Harry Potter author JK Rowling works to change the demand in Canada from ancient trees to environmentally friendly paper. Rowling’s Harry Potter series comes to a total of 4, 195 pages, which have sold millions of copies in 65 different languages. On the importance of the ancient trees, Rowling said, “The forest at Hogwarts is

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  • U.S. advisers urge FDA to address antipsychotics in kids

    Drug regulators have been urged by U.S. pediatric health advisers to continue studying weight gain and other side-effects of antipsychotic drugs because these drugs are increasingly taken by children. Jonathon Mink, a child neurology expert, said, “There is serious concern that children may be at a higher risk for serious adverse effects and we just

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  • Think twice before sealing your driveway

    Scientists have discovered that the coal tar used in most driveway sealants causes pollution to streams, lakes, and maybe even your own home. Rainwater runoff is the greatest source of pollution to most rivers, streams, and lakes, due to the fact that many small sources of pollution mesh together to create big problems that can

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  • Emmy Awards show greener than ever

    This year’s annual Emmy Primetime Award show met Fox’s goal for neutralizing the carbon footprint, making the show greener than ever before. The famous red carpet was locally produced from recycled materials and showcased with solar-powered, energy-saving LED and fluorescent lighting. September 19, 2011, Good News Network

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  • How to look forward to life again

    With the stress of daily life, many of us have experienced a time when we felt there was nothing to look forward to. In order to look forward to life again, we need stay present rather than worrying about the future. We also need to know when to push ourselves and when to take a

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  • A good marriage pays great benefits

    Married couples who are happy tend to make and save more money and have better physical health. You can do a quick scan of your marriage by answering a few simple questions that deal with how much fun you have, how appreciative you are, and how you heal after upsetting moments. September 19, 2011, Psychology

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  • Diane Sawyer supports Million Moms Challenge

    ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer supports the Million Moms Challenge, an initiative engaging millions of Americans to support millions of moms across the globe around the critical issues of pregnancy, childbirth and children’s health. Sawyer says, “There is so much we can do together – so many simple ways for us all to link arms

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