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  • Next-generation arthritis treatments could benefit both horses and humans
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    Next-generation arthritis treatments could benefit both horses and humans

    More than 27 million people live with osteoarthritis, and it turns out, elite racing and jumping horses do, too.

  • New TSRI method accelerates studies on carbohydrate biology
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    New TSRI method accelerates studies on carbohydrate biology

    The breakthrough may expand research on the roles of glycans in human diseases, including cancers.

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    Decoding the genome’s dark matter

    By combing through thousands of human genome sequences, scientists have identified regions of our DNA that rarely change.

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    Cross-bred flies reveal new clues about how proteins are regulated

    Scientists are finding new clues about how proteins interact with each other.

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    TSRI stroke drug demonstrates safety in clinical trial

    "These results lay the groundwork for the next steps toward FDA approval."

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    ‘Click chemistry’ reactions may boost cancer-fighting drug potency

    Researchers have developed a quick and easy way to simultaneously modify dozens of drugs or molecules to improve their disease-fighting properties.

  • Video: Researchers bring scattered data together
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    Video: Researchers bring scattered data together

    Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute are leading the charge to make scientific data more accessible.

  • TSRI scientists receive $15 million to study viral outbreak survivors
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    TSRI scientists receive $15 million to study viral outbreak survivors

    Data from individual patients could hold clues to stopping Ebola virus and related killers.

  • Scientists find key proteins control risk of osteoarthritis during aging
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    Scientists find key proteins control risk of osteoarthritis during aging

    The proteins appear to be responsible for the maintenance of healthy cells in the cartilage of our joints.

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    Heroin vaccine blocks lethal overdose

    "The heroin vaccine is one step closer to clinical evaluation," says Candy S. Hwang, PhD, first author of the study and a research associate at TSRI.

  • Microscopic chariots deliver molecules within our cells
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    Microscopic chariots deliver molecules within our cells

    Researchers provide critical insight into cellular cargo transport machinery linked to neurological disorders.

  • TSRI scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis
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    TSRI scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis

    New research uncovers how levels of a key protein can spark cancer spread.

  • TSRI receives $10 million grant to study effects of alcohol on the brain
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    TSRI receives $10 million grant to study effects of alcohol on the brain

  • TSRI researchers identify gene responsible for mesenchymal stem cells’ stem-ness’
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    TSRI researchers identify gene responsible for mesenchymal stem cells’ stem-ness’

    A new study provides insight into how mesenchymal stem cells should be studied for clinical purposes.

  • Skaggs family makes “transformational” lead gift toward  The Scripps Research Institute’s Graduate Program endowment
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    Skaggs family makes “transformational” lead gift toward The Scripps Research Institute’s Graduate Program endowment

    In recognition of this gift, the program will be renamed the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences. 

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    Scripps Translational Science Institute, Nature Research launch open-access digital medicine journal

    The editors-in-chief of npj Digital Medicine are Eric Topol, MD, a TSRI professor and the director of STSI, and Steven Steinhubl, MD, STSI’s director of Digital Medicine.

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    A study from the lab of biologist Mark Sundrud, Ph.D., has shown that genetics plays a role for some people with Crohn's disease.

  • TSRI scientists discover workings of first promising Marburg virus treatment
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    TSRI scientists discover workings of first promising Marburg virus treatment

    New study reveals key differences between Marburg and Ebola viruses.

  • Novel regenerative drug for osteoarthritis entering clinical trials
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    Novel regenerative drug for osteoarthritis entering clinical trials

    Known as KA34, the drug is a small molecule that “encourages adult stem cells already residing in the joint to mature toward chondrocytes, the cells that produce and maintain healthy cartilage..."

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    Philogen and The Scripps Research Institute announce research collaboration in the field of DNA-Encoded Chemistry

    “We are extremely pleased to collaborate with Prof. Richard Lerner, a great scientist and innovator, and The Scripps Research Institute..."

  • Chemists discover plausible recipe for early life on Earth
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    Chemists discover plausible recipe for early life on Earth

    Chemists have developed a fascinating new theory for how life on Earth may have begun.

  • New structure of key protein holds clues for better drug design
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    New structure of key protein holds clues for better drug design

    “This basic knowledge is potentially helpful for improving drug design,” says Nobel laureate Kurt Wüthrich.

  • Researchers get first complete look at protein behind sense of touch
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    Researchers get first complete look at protein behind sense of touch

    The findings point the way to targeting diseases where this protein is mutated, such as dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis and congenital lymphedema.

  • The Scripps Research Institute appoints Anna-Marie Rooney as VP of Communications
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    The Scripps Research Institute appoints Anna-Marie Rooney as VP of Communications

    "Anna-Marie is the consummate communicator in biomedicine, a rarified talent."

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