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Scroll down to today’s ‘Feel Good Song of the Week’ for something wholesome. Obsessed!
🪩 Harry Styles’ good news
Today’s good news: Harry Styles is back. The singer announced his fourth solo album, ‘Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally’ last week and his tour ‘Together, Together’ on Friday, coinciding with the release of the album’s first single, ‘Aperture.’
And while we’re excited about the music, the real good news is that the tour will partner with three charities. Globally, the tour will partner with Choose Love, a humanitarian organisation that helps refugee and displaced communities.
Separately, Styles’ London and New York shows also have their own charity partners. A specific amount from each London ticket sold will be donated to LIVE Trust, an organisation that supports grassroots music in the UK.
Through his 30-show stint in New York’s Madison Square Garden, Styles will partner with HeadCount, an organisation that encourages people to vote.
Good music and a charitable cause? Say no more!
📸 Photo of the week
(Photo by Vitor Munhoz/NHLI via Getty Images)
Brendan Gallagher #11 of the Montreal Canadiens smiles at a young fan during the warm-up of the NHL regular season game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Before you ask, yes, I am suddenly interested in ice hockey. No further questions, please.
🎵 Feel good song of the week
Better - Keeley (2025)
This one is a pretty special recommendation, and it comes from TDA subscriber (and brother of the year) Matt.
Matt wrote to TDA to tell us about his sister Keeley – a medical student – who he describes as a “beautiful person… and the kind of gal who wouldn’t promote herself.” To celebrate his amazing sister’s upcoming birthday, Matt asked us to recommend her first single, ‘Better’.
We had a listen and loved it! It’s been on non-stop rotation in the office this week.
From all of us at TDA, happy birthday, you talented gal!
🎙 New communication tool
Onto some news out of the University of Cambridge, where researchers have developed a wearable device that could help stroke patients communicate.
The device, named ‘Revoice’, is wearable and washable.
While it has only been tested in a limited, small trial so far, it shows promising signs, achieving word and sentence error rates of below 5%.
The Revoice uses sensors and AI to decode speech signals and emotional cues. Intended to be worn as a choker, the device processes words from mouthed speech and interprets contextual information (e.g. time of day) to expand phrases into complete sentences. The device could also help people with motor neuron disease and Parkinson’s.
Researchers are planning a clinical study and hoping to launch the device this year.
A message from MoveActive
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📱 Account of the week: Loved Before
In an algorithm of shopping hauls and restock videos, let me introduce you to Loved Before, “the first eco-friendly, fully sustainable soft toy adoption agency”.
Loved Before is a London-based Instagram account chronicling the stories of beautiful stuffed animals who have (you guessed it) been loved before, but are currently looking for new homes and available to purchase. At least half of its profits are donated to the Make-A-Wish children’s charity.
The account is so refreshing and wholesome, giving us a glimpse into the personalities of stuffed bears, dogs and foxes.
🌲 Canada’s inclusive parks
The Canadian city of Calgary has launched a winter wheelchair project in two of its parks. The wheelchair makes it easier for families to visit places that would have otherwise been inaccessible. They are free to book and come with skis and extra-wide tyres to help users navigate the snow, skating rinks and ice trails.
Candice McLellan, whose child uses a wheelchair, said she is “super thankful for projects like this so we can get out as a family in all seasons.”
🔬 New funding for cancer research and clinical trials
Researchers at UNSW Sydney will receive $8.79 million of federal funding for three new clinical trials, “aimed at some of Australia’s most urgent health challenges.”
Some of the grant will go towards a world-first trial aimed at developing new treatments for a highly resistant form of leukaemia.
A third of funds will be dedicated to a trial that aims to overhaul pancreatic cancer treatment. Pancreatic cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths.
Finally, the grant will also be used to study whether exercise-based video games can prevent falls in people living with Parkinson’s disease.
We’ll be sure to keep an eye on this research!
🦘 Winter Olympics team announced
With less than two weeks until the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, the Australian team is already breaking records.
This year’s squad is the second-largest Aussie Winter Olympic group ever named. The team also includes the most women Australia has had in any Olympic delegation. Female athletes make up 62% of Team Australia.
A total of 53 Aussie athletes will compete at the games in Italy, with 28 making their Olympic debut. It follows a strong 2025/26 World Cup season, with 26 Australian medalists.
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