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Anticancer Drug May Speed Up Recovery of Patients With Severe COVID-19
Researchers designed a clinical trial to investigate the effect of combining the anticancer drug bevacizumab with standard care for treating patients with severe COVID-19. On average, blood oxygen levels, body temperature and inflammatory markers significantly improved in patients treated with a single dose of bevacizumab in addition to standard care.
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Fecal Transplant Boosts Cancer Immunotherapy
Researchers have demonstrated that changing the gut microbiome can transform how patients with advanced melanoma respond to immunotherapy.
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The Marsupial Brain Benefits From a Stretchy Shape
Being stretchy and squeezable may be the key to finding space for the brain in mammals, including humans. An international study has revealed that marsupial mammals like possums, kangaroos, and wombats appear to have a lot of flexibility when it comes to accommodating their brains into their skulls.
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AI Techniques Analyze Dream Content During the Pandemic
A new study has investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the content of our dreams using AI techniques.
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Bach to Bot: AI Learns the Piano in New Study
A University of Washington team has investigated whether artificial intelligence could recreate the delight of concert piano using only visual cues – a silent, top-down video of someone playing the piano.
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Brain Cell Loss Linked to Depression
A new study further highlighting a potential physiological cause of clinical depression could guide future treatment options for this serious mental health disorder.
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High Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals Found in Popular Baby Foods
Several brands of widely sold baby foods are tainted with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, according to a new investigation by the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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Ultrasound Brain Stimulation Ready for Widespread Use
Ultrasound is not only used as an imaging technique but targeted pulses of ultrasound can be used as a highly accurate treatment for a range of brain diseases, for which there were previously only limited treatment options. A review now shows that the new treatments are already on the brink of broad clinical application.
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Chemical Reaction Efficiency Boosted by Mysterious Organic Scum
Chemical manufacturers frequently use toxic solvents to make products like pharmaceuticals and plastics. Researchers are examining a previously overlooked and misunderstood phenomenon in the chemical reaction with the aim of making chemical manufacturing less wasteful and more environmentally sound.
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Plants May Be Able To Control the Genetics of Their Microbial Symbionts
Researchers from the University of Ottawa have discovered that plants may be able to control the genetics of their intimate root symbionts - the organism with which they live in symbiosis - thereby providing a better understanding of their growth.
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