Just Plain WEIRD #2
Vibrio vulnificus infections are spreading across the U.S. because of climate change. CDC/Janice Haney Carr – By Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University Published: 2023 Sep 25 – Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but …
Silvia Macías was celebrating 15th birthday of son Santiago when bear appeared and gulped down tacos. – México Associated Press Last modified on 2023 Sep 27 – A woman in México shielded her son after a bear leaped on to a picnic table, …
Researchers have discovered how a cluster of specialized cells in the brain can cause obesity. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Sep 11 – Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a cluster of astrocytes, specialized brain cells, in the hypothalamus cause obesity in …
Researchers have found that a compound in coffee improved learning and memory in aged mice. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Sep 24 – A new study has found that a bioactive compound found in coffee beans improved learning and memory decline in aged …
The scent emitted from your hands could offer clues about who you are. Siro Rodenas Cortés/Moment via Getty Images – By Chantrell Frazier, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Food Science, Framingham State University Kenneth G. Furton, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International …
County sheriff’s office euthanize animal after removing it from the water, but identity of the dead person yet to be established. Deputies did not say whether investigators believed the alligator (not pictured) had killed the person whose remains were in its mouth. Photograph: …
A proposed federal law would wipe out existing state laws that prevent farm animal brutality and the spread of disease. In 2016 Massachusetts voters required their farmers to give chickens, pigs and calves enough room to stand up, lie down, extend their limbs …
Neuralink marches ahead with its first human brain implant trial. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Sep 20 – Following years of controversy, including whistleblowers reporting of rushed experimental “hack jobs” that resulted in as many as 1,500 animal fatalities, Elon Musk’s brain-chip implant …
Brain power: The lancet liver fluke switches ‘zombie mode’ on and off in its host’s brain at different times of the day. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Sep 17 – Hijacking the body of a convenient host is nothing new in the opportunistic …
Researchers have identified a brain chemical that makes alcohol taste bitter to women. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Sep 18 – Researchers have discovered that a chemical in the brain makes alcohol taste bitter to women and may explain the difference in drinking …
