Research
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Several authors behind a paper finding hydroxychloroquine ineffective as a COVID-19 treatment have requested it be retracted. Meanwhile, the first results from a clinical trial testing the drug found it's no better than placebo at preventing COVID-19.
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A new research building designed to keep scientists safe in some of the most challenging conditions on the planet has begun construction in Antarctica. The project is defined by its aerodynamic design and is due to be completed in 2023.
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The Research app allows health data to be shared with approved medical researchers in the course of conducting different scientific studies.
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Researchers have developed a transgenic mouse model with human brain immune cells. The breakthrough will let scientists observe how human brain cells respond to different Alzheimer’s-inducing toxic proteins, advancing our understanding into how neurodegenerative disease progresses.
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A new study has further dispelled the myth of a link between the MMR vaccine and the onset of autism. Following over half a million children for more than a decade, the research found the MMR vaccine does not trigger autism, even in children with high specific autism risk factors.
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In a new commentary, two researchers are questioning the ethics and transparency of Facebook’s suicide prevention system. The algorithm reportedly flags users deemed to be at high-risk of self-harm activating a process where the company notifies local authorities to intervene.
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A confronting new study has revealed over 400 published research papers may be in violation of international ethical standards regarding the use of donor organs sourced from executed prisoners. The study calls for a mass retraction of hundreds of research papers from mainland China.
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In an exciting collaboration between computer scientists and cancer researchers at the University of Cambridge, a novel AI system has been developed to help sort through millions of scientific studies and help researchers uncover previously missed connections.
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The electronics inside consumer gadgets are often miniaturized versions of bigger components – like phone cameras, for instance – and that applies to the gyroscopes used to help a device orientate itself in 3D space. Now scientists have worked out a way of making these gyroscopes much, much smaller.
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The FDA has given psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression a Breakthrough Therapy status. This classification suggests the treatment has demonstrated significant potential in early clinical evidence, allowing the FDA to assist and expedite subsequent development and review processes.
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New research has revealed a promising new candidate to help smokers kick their damaging addiction. An enzyme has been engineered that can gobble up nicotine in the bloodstream before it reaches the brain, with the compound proving to be incredibly successful in early animal tests.
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A new study has found patients suffering from cancer-related fatigue displayed significant improvement in their symptoms after the were knowingly given an inert placebo. This study adds to a growing body of work suggesting “honest” placebos may play a role in certain kinds of clinical treatments.
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