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An international clinical trial has been launched after a cancer drug that targets the root cause of extreme inflammation showed promise in a preliminary study.Share on PinterestA cancer drug could be repurposed to help treat patients with severe COVID-19.In some people with mild or moderate COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, their condition…

Medical News Today stands with the black STEM community as academics and institutions around the world down tools today in support of the #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia #Strike4BlackLives initiative. We need to acknowledge that science has a problem with racism. Black people and people of color are woefully underrepresented in academic and professional institutions focusing on science, technology, engineering,…

A new study has identified how ketamine can combat difficult-to-treat depression.Share on PinterestNew research investigates how ketamine works in the brains of people with severe depression.New research has revealed the specific parts of the brain that ketamine affects when doctors use it to treat people with difficult-to-treat depression.The study, which appears in the journal Translational…

Two regions of the brain play pivotal roles in the experience of stress and the restoration of calm, an imaging study has discovered.Share on PinterestA new study delves deeper into how the brain maintains a balance between feelings of stress and calm.The effects of stress on the mind and body, such as heightened alertness and…

The results of a new study from the United Kingdom indicate that, among a cohort of over 400 pregnant women, those who are black or of ethnic minority backgrounds were some of the most likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19.Share on PinterestWomen who are black or of ethnic minorities made up more than half of…