WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
A shopper who gets SNAP benefits shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on 2023 Feb 13. AP Photo/Allison Dinner – By Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond Published: 2025 Apr 01 – Congress may soon consider whether …
Normally discarded, cashew apples and shells are effective at limiting fat cell development. Depositphotos original extended using generative AI – By Paul McClure 2025 Mar 26 – Extracts made from parts of the cashew plant that are usually thrown away when the nuts are …
FDA gives the green light to two important new therapeutics. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Mar 30 – A new antibiotic to treat stubborn urinary tract infection (UTI) and a blood-clot-dissolving intravenous treatment for acute ischemic stroke have been granted approval by the …
Testing for kidney function can help identify chronic kidney disease early enough to intervene. PIXOLOGICSTUDIO/Science Photo Library via Getty Images – By Eleanor Rivera, Assistant Professor of Population Health Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago Published: 2025 Mar 28 – For a disease afflicting …
E. coli can trigger urinary tract, abdominal and pelvic infections, plus pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Mar 26 – Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the accuracy and speed at which often deadly pathogen infections can be identified …
Taking a placebo with full transparency significantly reduced PMS symptoms. Depositphotos. View 3 Images – By Paul McClure 2025 Mar 25 – New research found that taking a placebo pill, knowing that it contains no active ingredients, reduced the intensity of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) …
Should you get an additional shot of the measles vaccine? Hailshadow via Gett Images – By Daniel Pastula, Professor of Neurology, Medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Published: 2025 Mar 19 – The measles outbreak that started in Texas …
Researchers speculate the leaders of the ancient Wari empire used beer spiked with a hallucinogenic drug to win over neighboring communities during large feasts. J. OCHATOMA PARAVICINO/M. E. BIWAR ET. AL., ANTIQUITY (2021) – By Rich Haridy 2025 Mar 22 – A study published …
Trial delivers promising results for genetic Alzheimer’s disease. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Mar 21 – A long-term human trial has found that a discontinued drug halved the presentation of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in people with a genetic predisposition to the devastating condition. …
Using AI to save lives. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Mar 20 – In what’s expected to soon be commonplace, artificial intelligence is being harnessed to pick up signs of cancer more accurately than the trained human eye. This latest AI model has …
