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Steve Corino turned Times Square into a wedding chapel with a surprise proposal and ceremony that caught everyone off guard. The WWE Performance Center coach married his childhood sweetheart under New York's brightest lights.
Two nine-year-olds fell in love on Australia's Gold Coast, lost touch at 13, then found each other again as adults after one magical dream. Their story proves some connections never truly fade.
Indian cricket star Axar Patel, who helped India win the T20 World Cup 2026, has a love story that started in their childhood friend circle in Gujarat. His wife Meha, a nutritionist, has been his anchor from local cricket grounds to global glory.
Childhood Cancer International's survivor network, SurNet, brought together childhood cancer survivors worldwide in 2025 through webinars, shared stories, and advocacy. The growing community is now expanding partnerships to reach even more survivors seeking connection and hope.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's new CEO says a "once-in-a-lifetime" breakthrough moment is happening right now in childhood cancer treatment. Survival rates have soared from 20% to over 80% since 1962, and the goal of making all childhood cancers easily treatable is closer than ever.
French researchers have pinpointed the exact brain cells that store early childhood scent memories, explaining why a simple smell can transport you back decades. The discovery reveals that special cells formed on day one of life capture our first pleasant experiences.
New research shows that strong parental relationships in adulthood can actually shift how young people remember difficult childhoods. The discovery could transform how doctors and researchers understand trauma and healing.
A growing movement of parents is bringing back bike rides, boredom, and face-to-face play as concerns mount over excessive screen time replacing childhood experiences. The interim U.S. Surgeon General is backing their efforts with practical guidance for families.
Scientists discovered that revisiting painful childhood memories through imagery therapy can reduce fear of failure for months. Young adults who imagined supportive endings to distressing experiences showed lasting drops in fear, guilt, and stress.
A groundbreaking survey is gathering the voices of childhood cancer survivors across Africa to improve their long-term care and support. The initiative aims to fill a critical gap in understanding what these survivors face after treatment ends.
Scientists discovered a simple visual trick that helps people remember their childhoods more vividly. By showing adults a younger version of their own face moving in sync with them, researchers helped unlock rich, detailed memories from early life.
A childhood cancer survivor is hosting her second annual fairytale gala to support families navigating the toughest fight of their lives. Last year's event raised over $100,000 for essential needs like food, travel, and childcare.
A Georgia grandfather has kept a deathbed promise to his granddaughter for 11 years, raising nearly $1 million through an annual golf tournament that funds childhood cancer research and helps struggling families. Joe Posey's Labor Day tradition honors Mary Elizabeth's final wish that no other child would suffer like she did.
Scientists discovered that difficult childhoods can rewire the brain-gut connection, causing digestive issues decades later. The breakthrough could transform how doctors treat stomach problems.
Researchers at UVA are developing the first new treatment in 40 years for Ewing sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer that desperately needs better options. The breakthrough targets a protein once thought impossible to treat.
Actor Matthew McConaughey shares how three strict household rules from his Texas childhood transformed into parenting principles he now uses with his own children. The lessons center on perseverance, mindful language, and honesty.
A man who beat childhood leukaemia at age six has returned to healthcare as a children's nurse, inspired by the care he received during three years of treatment. Dan Laird now works at the same hospital trust where he once fought for his life.
Greece transformed from having Europe's worst childhood obesity rates to becoming a WHO model country in just a few years. The nationwide program reached 75% of families and helped eight in 10 overweight children achieve healthy weight.
All 36 Nigerian state governors have pledged to make early childhood development a top priority, recognizing that investing in the first five years of life shapes the nation's future. The commitment comes as part of a push to turn existing policies into real action at the state level.
Oregon's Dan Lanning nailed a trick shot on College GameDay to win $500,000 from Pat McAfee for childhood cancer research, then added $50,000 of his own. The touching moment combined sports entertainment with a cause deeply personal to Lanning's family.
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