Scientists have known for years that injecting oxidized ATP into the spinal cord immediately after an injury prevents ATP, chemicals that fuel our cells, from flooding and killing surrounding healthy cells. But doctors are reluctant to put a needle into a spinal cord that has just been severely injured and oxidized ATP can’t be injected into the bloodstream because of its dangerous side effects. However, a new study from the

If ever there was a TV show to get high to it’s The Adventures of Superpup. No it’s not a cartoon about Superman’s dog Krypto. It’s a live-action children’s show about Superman except with dogs as the main characters. Wait, it gets better! The actors are little people. Midgets in animal costumes! Midgets who clearly can’t see out of said costumes. In one scene the villain Professor Sheepdip can be

When a little boy asked double amputee Nadya Vessey why she didn’t have any legs, she answered, “I am a mermaid.” 2½ years later that dream came true thanks to a mermaid suit designed by the Hollywood special effects company Weta Workshop. But unlike the kind seen in movies like Splash, this prosthesis is fully-functional. Now Nadya has her own children’s book “The Mermaid Who Lost Her Tail” about a

When a Pennsylvanian pet store received a package from US Airways they were expecting $1,000 worth of exotic fish. But instead of finding fish inside the box, there was a dead mailman. Jon Kenoyer, a retired postal worker, had died of Alzheimer’s and was supposed to be shipped to Life Quest Anatomical for medical research. Mary Kenoyer told reporters that her husband was afraid of flying and “He was such