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Air pollution and wildfire smoke may contribute to memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease

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Blocking a neural receptor could reduce alcohol use: researchers found in animal studies that a new therapeutic that targets the kappa opioid receptor (LY2444296) in the brain may reduce alcohol dependence

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Researchers discover antibody capable of neutralizing venom from a wide variety of snake species across the globe; discovery may lead to universal antidote for snakebites

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Re-energizing mitochondria to treat Alzheimer’s disease: In Alzheimer’s, the ability to make energy is compromised, leading to nerve cell disconnections and new memories to fail

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Researchers designed a 'Nanoparticle' vaccine that, in initial animal tests, points to the possibility of a universal flu vaccine that provides long-term protection against serious illness from both ordinary and novel flu strains

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Human antibody that targets fentanyl and related opioids reverses overdose effects in preclinical study in rodents, and it could be a more powerful, longer-lasting treatment for overdose…

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Researchers found chronic alcohol consumption can increase sensitivity to pain through two molecular mechanisms, and they also identified potential new drug targets for treating alcohol-related chronic pain

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New drug has potential to turn COVID-19 virus against itself: Scripps Research team showed a variation of an already FDA-approved therapeutic for neurological disease can block COVID-19 infection in animals

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Scientists discover new “origins of life” chemical reactions

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Scientists have identified a protein in sensory nerves that works as a key detector of itch—specifically the “mechanical” itch stimulus of crawling insects, wool fibers…

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Carnosic acid, a compound found in the herb rosemary, may represent an effective countermeasure against both acute and chronic pathological events initiated by SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as other chronic neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease & Parkinson’s disease.

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Found a new target for universal influenza vaccine using a new antibody discovered in the blood of some people vaccinated against or infected with influenza that can recognize a broad variety of flu viruses

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A group of medications long prescribed to treat tapeworm has inspired a compound that shows two-pronged effectiveness against COVID-19

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The ability to form memories depends on the proper functioning of the neuron’s long-distance transport system from cell body to synapse

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First-in-human clinical trial confirms novel HIV vaccine approach developed by IAVI and Scripps Research

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Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA-DNA mix: Newly described chemical reaction could have assembled DNA building blocks before life forms and their enzymes existed.

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Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain’s immune landscape

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Scientists reprogram immune B cells using CRISPR to produce same broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies found in rare HIV patients

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Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers and smartwatches can predict COVID-19 infection: Sensor data from wearable devices can complement virus testing and conventional screening to signal new infections

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Mutated coronavirus shows significant boost in infectivity: COVID-19-causing viral variant taking over in the United States and Europe now carries more functional, cell-binding spikes.

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New research shows how general anesthesia induces unconsciousness

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Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lacking: A new study found ‘continual, marked, annual increases’ of the country’s 49 most popular brand-name drugs

4 years ago scripps.edu

Clues to Covid-19 coronavirus’s vulnerability emerge from antibody against SARS

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Experimental HIV vaccine reached an important milestone by eliciting antibodies that can neutralize a wide variety of HIV strains

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Discovery of ‘hidden’ outbreak in Cuba hints that Zika virus can spread silently

5 years ago scripps.edu

Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lacking: A new study found ‘continual, marked, annual increases’ of the country’s 49 most popular brand-name drugs

5 years ago scripps.edu

Since the ice bucket challenge went viral in 2014, scientists have discovered a new RNA-binding compound that blocks the most common genetic cause of both familial ALS and frontotemporal dementia

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HIV vaccine protects non-human primates from infection: The new study shows that rhesus macaque monkeys can be prompted to produce neutralizing antibodies against one strain of HIV that resembles the resilient viral form that most commonly infects people…

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Scripps Research scientists find new way to block alcohol addiction and ease withdrawal

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New research shows that the C-terminal tail of IgA subtypes provides an innate line of defense against viruses that use sialic acid as a receptor

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Air pollution and wildfire smoke may contribute to memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease

Blocking a neural receptor could reduce alcohol use: researchers found in animal studies that a new therapeutic that targets the kappa opioid receptor (LY2444296) in the brain may reduce alcohol dependence

Researchers discover antibody capable of neutralizing venom from a wide variety of snake species across the globe; discovery may lead to universal antidote for snakebites

Re-energizing mitochondria to treat Alzheimer’s disease: In Alzheimer’s, the ability to make energy is compromised, leading to nerve cell disconnections and new memories to fail

Researchers designed a 'Nanoparticle' vaccine that, in initial animal tests, points to the possibility of a universal flu vaccine that provides long-term protection against serious illness from both ordinary and novel flu strains

Human antibody that targets fentanyl and related opioids reverses overdose effects in preclinical study in rodents, and it could be a more powerful, longer-lasting treatment for overdose…

Researchers found chronic alcohol consumption can increase sensitivity to pain through two molecular mechanisms, and they also identified potential new drug targets for treating alcohol-related chronic pain

New drug has potential to turn COVID-19 virus against itself: Scripps Research team showed a variation of an already FDA-approved therapeutic for neurological disease can block COVID-19 infection in animals

Scientists discover new “origins of life” chemical reactions

Scientists have identified a protein in sensory nerves that works as a key detector of itch—specifically the “mechanical” itch stimulus of crawling insects, wool fibers…

Carnosic acid, a compound found in the herb rosemary, may represent an effective countermeasure against both acute and chronic pathological events initiated by SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as other chronic neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease & Parkinson’s disease.

Found a new target for universal influenza vaccine using a new antibody discovered in the blood of some people vaccinated against or infected with influenza that can recognize a broad variety of flu viruses

A group of medications long prescribed to treat tapeworm has inspired a compound that shows two-pronged effectiveness against COVID-19

The ability to form memories depends on the proper functioning of the neuron’s long-distance transport system from cell body to synapse

First-in-human clinical trial confirms novel HIV vaccine approach developed by IAVI and Scripps Research

Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA-DNA mix: Newly described chemical reaction could have assembled DNA building blocks before life forms and their enzymes existed.

Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain’s immune landscape

Scientists reprogram immune B cells using CRISPR to produce same broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies found in rare HIV patients

Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers and smartwatches can predict COVID-19 infection: Sensor data from wearable devices can complement virus testing and conventional screening to signal new infections

Mutated coronavirus shows significant boost in infectivity: COVID-19-causing viral variant taking over in the United States and Europe now carries more functional, cell-binding spikes.

New research shows how general anesthesia induces unconsciousness

Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lacking: A new study found ‘continual, marked, annual increases’ of the country’s 49 most popular brand-name drugs

Clues to Covid-19 coronavirus’s vulnerability emerge from antibody against SARS

Experimental HIV vaccine reached an important milestone by eliciting antibodies that can neutralize a wide variety of HIV strains

Discovery of ‘hidden’ outbreak in Cuba hints that Zika virus can spread silently

Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lacking: A new study found ‘continual, marked, annual increases’ of the country’s 49 most popular brand-name drugs

Since the ice bucket challenge went viral in 2014, scientists have discovered a new RNA-binding compound that blocks the most common genetic cause of both familial ALS and frontotemporal dementia

HIV vaccine protects non-human primates from infection: The new study shows that rhesus macaque monkeys can be prompted to produce neutralizing antibodies against one strain of HIV that resembles the resilient viral form that most commonly infects people…

Scripps Research scientists find new way to block alcohol addiction and ease withdrawal

New research shows that the C-terminal tail of IgA subtypes provides an innate line of defense against viruses that use sialic acid as a receptor