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  • Eric Topol named executive vice president at The Scripps Research Institute
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    Eric Topol named executive vice president at The Scripps Research Institute

    "Eric is an esteemed colleague with a clear vision for integrating scientific discovery and translational medicine."

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    New study sheds light on brain changes facilitating cocaine addiction

    Distinct sources of serotonin control different stages of cocaine use

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    ‘Simple, but powerful’ model reveals mechanisms behind neuron development

    New insights into the regulatory network that brain cells use to control neuron growth.

  • Jeffery Kelly Elected to National Academy of Inventors
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    Jeffery Kelly Elected to National Academy of Inventors

    Kelly’s curiosity-driven, fundamental research in chemistry and biology, has led to insights into the principles of protein folding.

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    Blueprints for anti-cancer drugs discovered in bacterial genomes

    “This points the way toward a new therapeutic opportunity,” says lead investigator Ben Shen.

  • Taurine lends hand to repair cells damaged in multiple sclerosis
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    Taurine lends hand to repair cells damaged in multiple sclerosis

    “This could be something to add to an MS therapeutic regime," says Luke Lairson, Ph.D.

  • The structure of cool
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    The structure of cool

    Researchers discover the unexpected atomic structure of cold and menthol sensor TRPM8.

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  • Scientists Create First Semi-Synthetic Organism that Stores and Retrieves Unnatural Information
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    Scientists Create First Semi-Synthetic Organism that Stores and Retrieves Unnatural Information

    A Scripps Research team has designed a bacterium with two unnatural bases, called X and Y, which could someday help them produce new molecules for medical therapies.

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    New Chemistry Method Simplifies Late-Stage Modification of Drug Compounds

    "One can use this new technology to modify a drug molecule at a late stage of synthesis..."

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    Good Cells Gone Bad

    A new study is the first to show precisely how a process in nerve cells called the S-nitrosylation (SNO) reaction may contribute to Parkinson’s disease.

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    New Findings to Help HIV Scientists Establish ‘Template’ for Potent Antibodies

    "Uncovering the process by which neutralizing antibodies develop is critical to HIV vaccine design."

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    To forget or to remember? Memory depends on subtle brain signals, scientists find

    Understanding how brains actively erase memories may open new understanding of memory loss and aging, and open the possibility of new treatments for neurodegenerative disease.

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    New Painkillers Reduce Overdose Risk

    Ninety-one Americans die every day from opioid overdoses—deaths caused when opiates like oxycontin, heroin and fentanyl slow and eventually stop a person’s breathing.

  • A Structural Clue to Attacking Malaria’s ‘Achilles Heel’
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    A Structural Clue to Attacking Malaria’s ‘Achilles Heel’

    Scripps Research and PATH collaboration provides blueprint for design of a next-generation vaccine.

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    Scientists discover possible master switch for programming cancer immunotherapy

    Researchers report the discovery that a protein called “Runx3” programs killer T cells to establish residence in tumors and infection sites.

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    Potential New Autism Drug Shows Promise in Mice

    “This drug candidate is poised to go into clinical trials, and we think it might be effective against multiple forms of autism."

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    Ozanimod Successful in Clinical Trials for Multiple Sclerosis

    "The success of ozanimod shows that academia and the NIH can make transforming discoveries that benefit patients and those that care for them."

  • Researchers Discover Promising New Anticancer Strategy
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    Researchers Discover Promising New Anticancer Strategy

    Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered a compound that in laboratory tests irreversibly stops the growth of certain aggressive, treatment-resistant tumor cells.

  • Scientists Find Potential “Missing Link” in Chemistry That Led to Life on Earth
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    Scientists Find Potential “Missing Link” in Chemistry That Led to Life on Earth

    "It’s certainly plausible that such compounds were present on the early Earth and played a role in the emergence of the complex molecules of life."

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    Researchers Find Protein that Could Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance

    Bacterial growth on medical devices—such as artificial hip implants, knee implants and catheters—are a major threat to patient health.

  • How Flu Shot Manufacturing Forces Influenza to Mutate
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    How Flu Shot Manufacturing Forces Influenza to Mutate

    The new study shows exactly why egg-based manufacturing is a problem for the H3N2 influenza subtype.

  • New ResearchKit App from Scripps Research Looks at How Genetic Risk Influences Heart Health Decisions
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    New ResearchKit App from Scripps Research Looks at How Genetic Risk Influences Heart Health Decisions

    MyGeneRank app allows individuals with genetic data from 23andMe to obtain an estimated genetic risk score for coronary artery disease.

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    New Study: ‘Double Decker’ Antibody Technology Fights Cancer

    “Our new ADCs are built something like a double-decker bus..."

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