Just Plain WEIRD #2
Oral GLP-1 medication is expected to be the next huge milestone in weight-loss drug development. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 May 05 – This time next year, you may be swapping your GLP-1 injections for easier and as-effective oral weight-loss medication. It’s also …
The king cobra, one of the many snakes to which Tim Friede is immune. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2025 May 02 – Over the course of 18 years, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His actions …
Scholars today believe Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw was probably on the autism spectrum. Bettmann/Getty Images – By Bradley J. Irish, Associate Professor of English, Arizona State University Published: 2025 Apr 29 – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy …
The new capsule showing color-coded test medications between barriers designed to dissolve at different rates. David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering – By Michael Franco 2025 May 02 – For some common medical conditions, timing is everything when it comes to taking …
Hitler and Mussolini in Munich, Germany, 1940 Jun 18. Everett Collection/Shutterstock – By Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University Published: 2025 Apr 25 – This Monday marks 80 years since Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was killed in an Italian village …
A bee enjoys lunch on a flower in Hillsboro, Ore. HIllsboro Parks & Rec, CC BY-NC-ND – By Courtney McGinnis, Professor of Biology, Medical Sciences and Environmental Sciences, Quinnipiac University Published: 2025 Apr 30 – The problem with climate change isn’t just the temperature …
A well-known diabetes medication significantly reduced pain caused by knee osteoarthritis. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Apr 28 – A mainstay diabetes medication reduced pain and stiffness and improved function in overweight people with knee osteoarthritis, a new study has found. Effective pain …
Group activities with a focus on pets foster more meaningful connections. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Apr 27 – Two groups that are particularly prone to social isolation – older adults and international students – felt much less lonely when they engaged in …
Foods high in sugar and saturated fat linked to surprise brain impairment. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Apr 27 – We all know the many health effects that a diet high in saturated fat and refined sugar has on our bodies. Now, in …
Cordycepin in its natural form. cendeced/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2025 Apr 26 – By using a compound derived from a Himalayan fungus and used for centuries in Chinese medicine as a jumping off point, scientists have developed a new chemotherapy drug with powerful …
