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The future of healthy aging

WEBMany experiments related to lifespan involve tiny roundworms known as Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans.Though the worms are only about 1 millimeter long, much of their …

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Shaping early-life immunity

WEBSince our adaptive immune system takes weeks to develop, what protects the infant initially is our innate immune system and specialized innate lymphocytes. It seems like these …

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A personal calling

WEBA personal calling. Drawing on his personal perspective as a cardiologist and a cancer patient, the Scripps Research Translational Institute’s new director of Digital Medicine, …

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Rejuvenating the aging brain

WEBScripps Research neuroscientist Sandra Encalada, PhD, is investigating a pattern of toxicity long observed in the brains of patients of nearly every neurodegenerative disease, from …

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Making global health local

WEBPostdoctoral researcher Edyth Parker, PhD. Photo credit: Joy-Marie Buys. “It’s all about reducing the current asymmetries and inequities in global health and further …

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Leveling the Playing Field: Bringing social science to diabetes care

WEBImagine two people who have just developed diabetes. One is a high-income-earner with a graduate degree. She can stroll down safe sidewalks to the grocery store, easily …

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AI system AlphaFold revolutionizes search for new medicines

WEBNow, an artificial intelligence system called AlphaFold has predicted the structure of over 200 million proteins from more than 1 million species. Developed by the research …

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Eric Topol receives Gold Foundation medal for humanism in …

WEBThe Arnold P. Gold Foundation awarded its National Humanism in Medicine Medal to Eric Topol, MD, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute and …

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On doing good: VoLo Foundation

WEBHeart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide. While individuals can protect their heart by changing their behavior (eat a balanced diet, for example) or their …

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The secrets of the mitochondria: Q&A with Danielle Grotjahn

WEBThese shape-shifting entities also decide whether a cell lives or dies—playing a key role in our overall health and countless diseases. Scripps Research assistant professor …

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Channeling ethnomedicine to address mental health

WEBChanneling ethnomedicine to address mental health. Synthetic chemist Ryan Shenvi ties together traditional remedies and Western medicine to find breakthrough solutions to …

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Empowering moms-to-be

WEBNearly 4 million women in the U.S. give birth every year. 55% of pregnant women are using an app related to pregnancy, birth and/or child care. 60% of the global population will be …

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Re-engineering clinical trials

WEBRe-engineering clinical trials. Clinical trials and clinical research studies are a crucial part of bringing medical innovations from the bench to the bedside. Traditional clinic-based …

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Scripps Research CEO Peter Schultz wins National Academy of …

WEBThe National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has honored Scripps Research President and CEO Peter Schultz, PhD, with the 2021 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences for pioneering …

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Translational Institute secures renewed NIH funding

WEBThe Scripps Research Translational Institute has received over $34 million in renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing …

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Successful biotech executive Tom Daniel lends his expertise to …

WEBThroughout a multifaceted career, Daniel has helped advance healthcare as a physician, researcher, educator and business leader. Upon completing his medical training in …

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Scripps Research appoints global health advocate Lillian Lou to …

WEBLillian (Lily) Lou, PhD, who led a successful career in biotechnology before transitioning to global health issues, has joined Scripps Research’s Board of Directors.

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Calibr partners with Wellcome Trust to create consortium for …

WEBCalibr, the drug development division of Scripps Research, has partnered with Wellcome Trust to launch the Integrated Drug Discovery Consortium for Neglected Tropical …

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