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Scripps Research scientists make a key discovery into the underpinnings of a complex disease that damages patients' peripheral nervous system. 

The launch of the Florida campus of Scripps Research has produced an economic impact of $3 billion since the nonprofit biomedical institute opened an East Coast branch 15 years ago. 

Vogt's work led to the discovery of the first oncogene and many other other genetic drivers of cancer. Of the 100-plus Horwitz Prize winners to date, 50 percent have gone on to receive Nobel Prizes. 

A hypothesis known as RNA World is a fascinating explanation for how life began, but it may not hold true. The problem is that the ingredients needed to make RNA World work just didn’t exist on early Earth.

A 15-year effort points to treatments to help MacTel patients and offers potential new insights into other eye diseases.

A new method for making valuable compounds known as “hindered ethers” significantly improves production yield while reducing expense and reaction steps.

Rather than continue to dig for clues on what drives relapse among those who struggle with compulsive drug use, a Scripps Research team explored how the brain responds to environmental cues that suppress cravings.

Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered what may be the earliest possible biological marker of type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile diabetes.

A genomics study of travel-associated Zika cases reveals an undiscovered outbreak in Cuba in 2017, underscoring the need for coordinated disease surveillance.

A new study reveals how proteins from the eye’s nerve cells relay visual cues to different parts of the brain. 

Calibr announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its investigational new drug application for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The discovery of GPR139 presents a new target for making safer pain medications. Nematodes helped reveal the genetic network that controls opioid activation of a nervous system.

Dale Boger, PhD, the Richard and Alice Cramer Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research, has been awarded the E.C. Taylor Senior Award by the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry.

The “synapse pruning” process that underlies everyday learning involves a pruning function mediated by an enzyme called caspase 2.

Scripps Research President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Schultz is recognized for his significant original contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

Every living thing on Earth stems from the same limited set of 20 amino acids, and a new study suggests this didn't happen by accident. 

The Medicinal Chemistry Division of ACS, along with the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, will present Janda with the 2019 Philip S. Portoghese Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award to honor his many contributions to medicinal chemistry research.

A nontraditional HIV vaccine from Farzan lab gives durable protection against two hard-to-fight lab strains, including one dubbed “the death star” due to how many vaccine candidates it has killed.

A new study shows that these tiny “cargo” transporters are not only integral to the development of neurons and neural circuits, but they can restore health to brain cells affected by developmental disease. 

Scripps Research receives the No. 1 U.S. ranking and No. 5 global ranking in the category encompassing nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

Scripps Research scientists develop a first-ever monoclonal antibody that can mitigate the effects of fentanyl and carfentanil, and overcome shortfalls of existing overdose-treatment options.

A new study from Scripps Research suggests it may be possible to disarm the emotional memories of trauma that drive PTSD symptoms.

More than 35 ambassadors representing countries across four continents toured Scripps Research to learn more about San Diego’s biomedical research sector.

Yates is the lead inventor of the SEQUEST software and algorithm that laid a critical foundation for the field of proteomics and dramatically enhanced mass spectrometry's ability to answer important biological and clinical questions.