Supposedly there’s some tuberculosis pill that scientists are now claiming can help cure people of phobias.

The chemical causes changes to the amygdala, the part of the brain involved in learning and memory. It involves a protein that appears to kick-start a chain of neuro chemical events that enable people to relearn what makes them scared.

There’s a little list of weird phobias at the end of the article. My two favorites:

- Hellenologophobia - a fear of Greek terms
- Caligynephobia - a fear of beautiful women