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Associate Professor
Wendy
Havran |
This Spring, Hope for Asthmatics
Warmer weather often leads to more time outdoors,
and not only does this mean cuts and scrapes, but for
millions of individuals this means an increased risk of
an asthma attack.
As asthma rapidly increases in
prevalence – now affecting one in four urban children –
patients and parents can take hope from Associate
Professor Wendy Havran's work, which indicates exciting
new angles for possible asthma treatment.
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Milestones in Medical
Science
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Professor Kim
Janda |
Hope for Putting an End to the Dieting
Yo-Yo
As swimsuit season looms, the grocery store
checkout aisles are once again filled with magazines
screaming promises of sensational weight-loss
schemes.
While diet and exercise are critical
components to maintaining a healthy weight, scientists
at Scripps Research are making new headway in
understanding the biological and chemical bases of
weight gain and loss.
With an obesity epidemic
spanning the country and nearly 65 percent of American
adults qualifying as overweight or obese, their
findings have never been more important.
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Other News
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Rae Merhar |
A Commitment to Help
Growing up with an alcoholic mother, Rae Merhar
had often wished that there was something that could
have helped battle the addiction, the way that there are
patches and drugs to help smokers quit.
"I'd
always thought, 'Wouldn't it be nice if there were
something to help you over that hump?' When I heard that
this was what Scripps Research was doing, I was
thrilled."
Rae and her husband were so impressed
that they decided to focus their philanthropic support
on the Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction
Research to help further its groundbreaking
work to combine the latest biomedical research with new
clinical treatments to fight the devastating, costly,
and deadly diseases of alcoholism and drug
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| Facts & Figures |
| Scientists at Scripps Research have
synthesized surfactant, a lung material that keeps air
sacs open and prevents respiratory distress syndrome, a
major killer of both premature babies and
adults. |
Give biomedical research a
future
For the eighth consecutive year,
Scripps Research has received a 4-star rating from
Charity Navigator, attesting to our excellence in
putting supporters' investments to work accelerating
medical discoveries and saving lives. A gift to Scripps
Research maximizes the impact of your philanthropic
dollar.
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Outreach
Do you have questions for a
scientist? Join Dr. Katja Van Herle, Scripps Research
Professor of Medicine and Director of Community Outreach
for Research and Education (C.O.R.E.), for next month's Lab Notes lecture on
May 14th from
12-1PM.
Professor Van Herle
will discuss the risk factors and connections behind our
nation's fastest growing health problems – obesity, Type
2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease – and how we can
change course. She'll discuss the lifestyle and diet
essentials to reduce your risk of serious health
problems.
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