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Study shows how blocking cellular housekeeping system leads to buildup and spread of abnormal protein aggregates in the brain.

Scientists at Scripps Research have revealed the three-dimensional structure of Flycatcher1, an aptly named protein channel that may enable Venus flytrap plants to snap shut in response to prey.

Scientists identified vulnerable site on multiple coronaviruses that could be targeted to prevent future pandemics.

Cravatt awarded prestigious prize for breakthroughs in understanding the role of proteins in biological processes and diseases.

Scripps Research chemists discovered how cyanide could have enabled chemical reactions that metabolize carbon dioxide without the complex proteins used by living organisms today.

Scientists find evidence that carnosic acid can block SARS-CoV-2 infection and reduce inflammation

Experimental compound protects obese mice from diabetes-like metabolic changes.

The finding can reveal how protein transport goes awry in conditions including Alzheimer’s and autism.

The new method by scientists at Scripps Research identifies specific antibodies in immune responses to vaccination or infection in fraction of time needed for traditional approach.

Financial support will fuel fundamental scientific breakthroughs and development of new medicines.

A new antibody discovered in the blood of some people vaccinated against or infected with influenza can recognize a broad variety of flu viruses.

Researchers show how toxic aggregates are formed inside brain cells, and how to block the cell-killing process—which may also be at work in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Experimental drug 3K3A-APC has shown broad brain-protecting effects in animal studies.

Two of the first three patients in the lowest dose cohort experienced a complete response to therapy.

Mobile app-based research platform aims to engage and empower researchers and participants across the country.

Lerner made major scientific contributions and built Scripps Research into a world-renowned hub of innovative science and medicine.

New collection of pain relieving compounds dial down risk of tolerance and breathing suppression while boosting pain control.

Chronic stress and depression boost this unusual brain receptor. A new study maps out its structure to aid drug discovery.

The award supports an innovative project that represents an exciting change in research direction for an early stage investigator.

Study shows how antibodies work in a powerful synergy against major ebolavirus species.

The annual list represents the “who’s who” of influential researchers who have impacted their field over the past decade.

An agreement has been signed to welcome the Florida branch of the science powerhouse into the research arm of UF’s academic health center.

New method for desaturating aliphatic acids overcomes a long-standing challenge in synthetic chemistry.

Study demonstrates a closely related set of chemical reactions that could have supported the development of early life forms.