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A new study showed that TM-601, a synthetic version of a protein found in the venom of giant yellow Israeli scorpions, is useful in treating brain tumors. In the study, 18 patients had surgery to remove malignant gliomas and were then injected with a solution of radioactive iodine and TM-601. The solution bound almost exclusively to leftover tumor cells. Two patients were still alive nearly 3 years after the treatment, despite a life expectancy of only a few months.

DEFINITION: (noun) The condition of having a fever. SYNONYMS: fever, pyrexia. USAGE: The doctor told us that his febricity was probably the result of an infection.

The author of the Harry Potter fantasy book series is the wealthiest woman in Great Britain and the first author to become a billionaire through literature alone. She lives in Scotland with her family and is at work completing the Harry Potter saga, which has spawned a movie franchise. She had the idea for her story about a young boy attending a school for wizardry during a delayed train trip. How many Harry Potter books are there in the series?

Written immediately after WWI, the Weimar constitution was the document that governed the short-lived Weimar Republic of Germany. According to the document, the nation was to be a federal republic, governed by a president and parliament. This was a first attempt to establish a liberal democracy in Germany, but it occurred during a time of civil conflict and failed with the ascent of the Nazi Party in 1933. How did Hitler manage to subvert the Weimar constitution shortly after he came into power?

The Mekong Delta is the region in Southeast Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the South China Sea through a network of distributaries. Crisscrossed by many channels and canals, it is an area of extremely fertile farmlands and one of the greatest rice-growing areas in Asia. It is a densely populated region that was the scene of heavy fighting during the Vietnam War. What major city lies just east of the Mekong Delta?