Researchers in Canada have confirmed that mRNA vaccines are safe and effective – with serious side effects rare and consistently outweighed by protection against severe disease, hospitalisation, and death. Take that, anti-vaxxers. #betterworld

Researchers have found the experimental drug bepirovirsen offers a "functional cure" for chronic hepatitis B in around one in five trial participants – which could transform the outlook for more than 250 million people worldwide. #betterworld

Hey hey, it's Friday, you know the drill. Another #blog to read. And this time let's got philosophical. Let's image the past with the eyes of the future.

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#Future #History #Work #Philosophy #Anarchy #Thinking #BetterWorld #Social #Capitalism #Socialism

Scientists in Germany and China have discovered a biological switch in the body that controls how much new bone is built, and found a compound that can turn it on. This approach could potentially reverse osteoporosis, offering new hope for millions of people worldwide. #betterworld

A 40-year global satellite analysis has found that mangrove loss has slowed dramatically in the past decade, with forests regenerating and expanding to the point where the net global decline since the 1980s is now less than 1%. #betterworld

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have built a soft robotic model of the heart. This could speed up the development of cardiac devices, reduce the need for animal testing, and let doctors test treatments on a personalised model of a patient's own heart before surgery. #betterworld

Researchers at the University of Queensland have used AI to build pressure maps of the sole of the foot using only a few measurement points – a breakthrough that could eventually enable simple, low-cost insoles to monitor foot health without expensive clinical equipment. #betterworld

Indigenous ranger groups across northern Australia are using drones, AI, and traditional knowledge to locate and remove abandoned fishing nets that drift in from Southeast Asia and kill thousands of turtles, dugongs, and sharks each year along the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline. #betterworld

A 15-year UK study tracking nearly 3,800 children found moderate screen use had no lasting negative impact on emotional or behavioural development – though researchers advice caution because of the wider use of smartphones and tablets now. #betterworld

Canadian company DicinFoam turns timber offcuts and sawdust – waste that would otherwise sit on forest floors or landfill – into a biodegradable foam packaging material to replace polystyrene. This could offer manufacturers a practical, plastic-free alternative for packaging. #betterworld

Researchers in the UK have developed AI that analyses a standard heart trace in under two seconds to detect heart failure and disease the human eye cannot spot – fast-tracking high-risk patients for further testing months sooner. #betterworld

📻 ON THIS DAY - Oct 1, 1919: WWI ham radio restrictions lifted after 2 years of silence. Operators flooded back — the quiet made them stronger. 🏳️‍🌈 #HamRadioHistory #AmateurRadio #AllianceAmateurRadio #BetterWorld

The United Nations has voted to replace the Mercator world map – which distorts countries near the Equator, shrinking Africa – with the Equal Earth projection, which more accurately represents the size of all continents. Predictably, the USA voted against it. #betterworld

Researchers at RMIT University have used high-frequency sound waves to gently spray a protective coating directly onto living plant leaves – acting like a sunscreen that blocks UV light. This could eventually help agriculture and manufacturing fragile electronics and medical materials. #betterworld

#BetterWorld
Post CorpoZioFascism
Step one.
Along with a 12 page single spaced 9pt font apology to Cuba and the entire world, we need to send all of the money we send to #Israel to #Cuba.

Researchers in Japan have developed a blood test that detects patterns of immune cell activity to identify pancreatic cancer at its earliest stages — correctly identifying 9 out of 10 early-stage cases, compared with just 1 out of 10 using the standard marker test currently in use. #betterworld

Scientists have built the first global dataset tracking four key measures of soil health – salinity, acidity, nitrogen, and organic carbon – across all ice-free land on Earth from 1985 to 2023, using AI to combine ground samples with satellite data. #betterworld

Researchers in the USA have developed a retro-style video game paired with a wearable arm sensor that helps stroke survivors retrain muscles at home, enabling more than 300 practice repetitions per day compared with about 30 typically achieved in conventional clinic-based therapy. #betterworld

Laos has suspended all imports of petrol and diesel passenger cars from June 2026, making it the only country in the world where virtually every new imported car must be electric – a policy driven not by climate ambition but by economics. #betterworld

University of Melbourne startup Meablex has developed a lightweight 3D-printed bionic arm with a user-adjustable socket – letting wearers adjust the fit as their limb changes shape throughout the day. #betterworld