Bright lights, loud noises, and crowds can be difficult for people with autism. At no time during the year are stores brighter, louder, and more crowded than during the holidays. To help autistic people and their families have a more peaceful, enjoyable shopping experience, some retailers (including Toys “R” Us and Target) are hosting special shopping days and events designed just for them. [1]
Nursing homes and animal rescues have a lot in common, when you think about it. Both can be lonely, isolating places that lack the warmth and familiarity of loved ones and home. So it makes perfect sense that the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) in Tucson, Arizona, decided to team up with Catalina Springs Memory Care to save homeless felines and enrich the lives of senior citizens. [1]
Every year at Christmas, you read tales on social media about “Secret Santas” who pay off people’s layaway balances, or pay for the groceries of the person behind them in line at the grocery store. Earlier this month, a “Secret Santa” walked into H.W. Good Elementary School in western Pennsylvania and paid off the outstanding food bills of more than 40 students. [1]
This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: We catch up with 20 headlines showing some of the ways we're winning - from eagles vs. drones to freed cats and whistleblowers.
This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: We catch up with 20 headlines showing some of the ways we're winning - from eagles vs. drones to freed cats and whistleblowers.
This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Colorado keeps pushing the marijuana envelope; Oregon grows more pot with less pesticide; and cannabis can even help reverse Alzheimer’s.
This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Colorado keeps pushing the marijuana envelope; Oregon grows more pot with less pesticide; and cannabis can even help reverse Alzheimer’s.
Whether you’re a celebrity or factory worker, much-loved or infamous, Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t care who you are. Like a mindless monster, it eats everything that makes people who they are. But even though you can’t reason with it, an increasing number of nutritional and herbal medicines are showing potential in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Now, researchers are finding a connection between turmeric and Alzheimer’s prevention, focusing on a increasingly popular herbal solution.
This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: New ride-share service takes you there with crypto-currencies; Italian B&B's celebrate 'Barter Week'; and an Australian cow has the time of his life.
This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: New ride-share service takes you there with crypto-currencies; Italian B&B's celebrate 'Barter Week'; and an Australian cow has the time of his life.
