WEIRD SCIENCE
Over 730,000 people visit Colorado National Monument each year. It was established in 1911 under the Antiquities Act. Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA – By Monica Hubbard, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Boise State University And by Erika Allen Wolters, Assistant Professor …
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 …
This drug discovery promises molecular rehabilitation for stroke patients. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Mar 19 – There’s newfound hope for stroke patients in recovery, with what researchers believe is the very first drug that can comprehensively deliver rehabilitation without the need for …
Wildfires can erupt faster than current systems can detect them – and do immense damage if they’re not tackled soon after they start. Marcus Kauffman / Unsplash –View 3 Images – By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2025 Mar 18 – The first satellite in a constellation …
The treatment for post-polio syndrome, which can appear years after the initial infection, was effective. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Mar 15 – Recent human trials of a new one-year-long immune-based treatment for post-polio syndrome, which can strike polio survivors years after the …
Scientists have managed to convert mouse skin cells directly into motor neurons, skipping the usual step of stem cells in between. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2025 Mar 14 – In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a …
The discovery of a strange mechanism between the ear and the brain could lead to a new potential tinnitus treatment. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2025 Mar 14 – If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate …
