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  • 3D-Printed Organs & Steel Brain Probes: The Next Frontier of Medical Tech

    3D-Printed Organs & Steel Brain Probes: The Next Frontier of Medical Tech
    Feb 17 2026

    Today, we are diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine and brain health.


    What if we could 3D-bioprint a functioning human liver to buy a patient enough time to heal without a full transplant? That is our lead story today.

    Plus, we have a spray-on powder that can seal life-threatening wounds in just one second, a new type of stainless steel probe that makes brain sensing safer and cheaper than ever before.


    And don't forget to stick around for the speed round, where we’ll dive into even more great news.

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  • Resetting Cells to "Age Zero" and Turning Tumors Against Themselves

    Resetting Cells to "Age Zero" and Turning Tumors Against Themselves
    Feb 13 2026
    Today we're diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, space technology, and sustainable engineering. What if we could reset the human body's cells to a "biological age of zero" to cure incurable diseases? Plus, we have a student-led team that just deployed the world’s first free-flying light sail, a new cancer therapy that turns tumor-protecting cells into killers, and a self-healing material that could make aircraft last for five centuries. Turning Tumors' Own Defenses Against ThemCould "Biological Age Zero" Cells Cure the Incurable?Surfing the Solar WindSelf Healing Wind Turbines, Plane Wings and SpacecraftFirst up, our lead story: a radical shift in regenerative medicine. South Korea-based biotech Clonell Therapeutics has launched a platform that aims to rewind cellular aging to treat diseases like Alzheimer’s, ALS, and heart failure. While previous methods often used "old" or stressed cells, Clonell uses Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) to transfer a patient’s DNA into a donor egg. This creates stem cells that carry none of the accumulated wear of age, effectively replacing aged mitochondria and organelles. By rebuilding cells before disease has even left a mark, this technology seeks functional restoration rather than just symptom relief. Restoring youth to your cells.If you like the great news podcast you'll love the great news letter because the great news podcast is great but the great news letter is greater. https://greatnewspodcast.com/dailyquoteMoving on to the stars! A student-led group at Cornell University has successfully deployed the world’s first free-flying light sail. This tiny spacecraft, called Alpha CubeSat, weighs only 0.2 pounds and is just 0.04 millimeters thick. Instead of using fuel, it is propelled by the momentum of photons—particles of light—bouncing off its super-reflective surface. This successful mission proves that small, low-cost probes could eventually use sunlight to travel far beyond our solar system.Next, a breakthrough in oncology from researchers at KAIST. They have developed a way to turn immune cells trapped inside tumors into active cancer fighters using a direct injection. Solid tumors are often dense and hard to penetrate, but this new method uses lipid nanoparticles to deliver mRNA instructions directly to the cells already present at the tumor site. These cells are converted into "CAR-macrophages" that can engulf cancer cells and stimulate the rest of the body’s immune system to join the fight. In animal studies, this approach significantly reduced tumor growth and even provided body-wide immune protection.Finally, let’s talk about building things to last. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a self-healing composite material that can repair itself over 1,000 times. By 3D-printing a thermoplastic healing agent into fiber-reinforced polymers, they’ve created a material that can melt and rebond its own cracks when an electrical current is applied. This innovation could extend the lifespan of aircraft wings, wind turbines, and spacecraft from decades to 500 years, drastically reducing industrial waste and energy consumption.Speed Round:• Graphite from Coal Waste• Poverty on the Decline• A Paradigm Shift in Alzheimer's• Vitamin C for FertilityAnd my favorite quote of the day from the Daily Quote podcast this week comes from Elbert Hubbard, who once said, "Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."Listen to an inspiring quote every single day by following The Daily Quote in your podcast app of choice. https://greatnewspodcast.com/dailyquoteThat’s it for today’s episode of Great News. From resetting cells to "age zero" and sailing through space on beams of light to turning tumors against themselves, the future is looking brighter than ever. And the great news is that these aren't distant possibilities these developments are happening right now.
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  • Psychedelics Without the "Trip": New Drugs for Depression and PTSD

    Psychedelics Without the "Trip": New Drugs for Depression and PTSD
    Feb 10 2026

    Today, we are looking at a future where diseases like Alzheimer’s can be spotted years before they start and how a simple headset might help paralyzed patients walk again. That’s our lead story today.


    Plus, we have news on a brand-new class of medicine that provides the benefits of psychedelics without the hallucinations, a way to turn whisky waste into essential nutrients, and a battery with a "heart of wood."


    And don’t forget to stick around for the speed round, where we’ll dive into even more great news.
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  • Moving Up: ChatGPT Health, Africa’s Surge, and the Truth About the Shrinking Middle Clas

    Moving Up: ChatGPT Health, Africa’s Surge, and the Truth About the Shrinking Middle Clas
    Feb 5 2026

    Today, we're diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medical technology, global health, and international trade.

    What if you had a dedicated AI health partner that understood your entire medical history to help you navigate your wellness?

    That’s our lead story today. Plus, we have a massive milestone in the fight against blindness, a historic economic shift for the African continent, and a trade deal connecting over 700 million people.

    And don't forget to stick around for the speed round, where we'll dive into even more great news
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  • Medical Miracles: Brazil’s HIV Milestone and Hearing Loss Breakthroughs

    Medical Miracles: Brazil’s HIV Milestone and Hearing Loss Breakthroughs
    Feb 2 2026

    Today, we’re diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, environmental protection, and global justice. What if we could ensure every child is born free of a life-altering virus? That is our lead story today. Plus, we have a gene therapy that restores hearing, internet cables that can sense earthquakes, and a new way to store energy using a fluid that looks like a giant protein shake. And don’t forget to stick around for the speed round, where we’ll dive into even more great news
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  • Can mRNA Stop Aging? New Breakthroughs in Immune System Longevity

    Can mRNA Stop Aging? New Breakthroughs in Immune System Longevity
    Jan 29 2026

    Today we are exploring how mRNA technology is being used to reverse the aging of our immune systems, which is our lead story. Plus, we have stories on robots hitching rides on helicopters to fix wind turbines, a new way to watch plants "breathe" in high definition, and a breakthrough that recovers gold from old mobile phones in just 20 minutes.

    And don’t forget to stick around for the speed round, where we’ll cover even more great news.
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  • Flying Cars and Robot Surgeons

    Flying Cars and Robot Surgeons
    Jan 26 2026

    Today, we’ve got a packed episode: flying cars you can actually afford, a humanoid robot entering the operating room, and a breakthrough eye drop that might let you toss your reading glasses for good.

    And don't forget to stick around to the end for the speed round for even more great news!
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  • AI vs Medical Doctors, Hurricanes and more...

    AI vs Medical Doctors, Hurricanes and more...
    Jan 23 2026

    I’m Andrew McGyvern, and this is the Great News Podcast. Tired of all the doom and gloom news from mainstream media? You’ll get none of that here. Instead, you'll find inspiring stories and developments making the world a better place. Today we are diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics that are transforming how we treat disease, predict the weather, and even move the goods we use every day.

    What if an AI could diagnose a complex medical case four times more accurately than an experienced human doctor? That is our lead story today. Plus, we have a new AI tool that can spot a hurricane before it even forms, the first fully robotic heart transplant in US history, and the new robotic workforce moving into warehouses. And don't forget to stick around for the speed round where we’ll dive into even more great news.
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