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Health AustraliaUse This App to Be Happier, Teachers Tell Their Students
Mindfulness apps are gaining popularity around the world, and New Zealand and Australia are bringing these apps straight to their schools – where teachers use them to better understand their students’ needs and provide them support when they need it most.
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Health South AfricaNew Vaccine Against Biggest Killer Disease Could Save Millions of Lives
An experimental vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s most lethal infectious disease, has shown promising results, protecting around half of the 3,300 adults who got it according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Technology TanzaniaIn Tanzania, Drones Are Saving Lives, Delivering Medical Supplies
Another example of how tech can make the world better: A new life-changing initiative in Ukerewe, Tanzania, is using drones to deliver medical supplies quicker than ever, saving lives in situations where every minute counts, especially for those living in remote areas with no easy access…
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TechnologyFirefighters Now Safer in Flames as Coders Win Competition
A team of IT volunteers in Barcelona, Spain developed an armband device aimed at protecting firefighters, with sensors that monitor real-time temperature, smoke concentration and humidity, sending alerts to fire command centers to pull firefighters out of dangerous situations.
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HealthScientists Trick Cheating Cancer Cells with Re-Programmed Bacteria
Scientists have recently succeeded in destroying tumors in mice through genetically reprogrammed bacteria. The new strategy could pave the way to cancer therapies that could treat the disease more accurately, with less side effects than current available treatments.