New mechanism for unleashing immune system against cancer
Finding could lead to new tumor immunotherapy targeting pivotal CTLA-4 protein A major discovery that brings a new drug target to the increasingly exciting landscape … Read more
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US share of research spending drops; Asia on upswing
The research and development spending in the United States dropped from $131 billion to $119 billion, when adjusted for inflation, from 2007-2012, while Japan increased … Read more
Generic gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence
The generic anticonvulsant medication gabapentin shows promise as an effective treatment for alcohol dependence, based on the results of a 150-patient clinical trial of the … Read more
New Strategy to Treat Multiple Sclerosis Shows Promise in Mice
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a set of compounds that may be used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) in a new … Read more
Scientists Discover Important Wound-Healing Process
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered an important process by which special immune cells in the skin help heal wounds. They found … Read more
Scientists Create Extremely Potent and Improved New Derivatives of Successful Anticancer Drug
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to make dramatic improvements to the cancer cell-killing power of vinblastine, one of the … Read more
Biologists ID how beneficial bacteria reside, thrive in the gut
The human body is full of tiny microorganisms—hundreds to thousands of species of bacteria collectively called the microbiome, which are believed to contribute to a … Read more
Scientists help explain visual system’s remarkable ability to recognize complex objects
How is it possible for a human eye to figure out letters that are twisted and looped in crazy directions, like those in the little … Read more
Potential of anti-stress peptide to block alcohol dependence
New research by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute has underlined the power of an endogenous anti-stress peptide in the brain to prevent and even reverse some of the cellular effects of acute alcohol and alcohol dependence in …
Scripps Research scientists uncover new mechanism of memory formation
JUPITER, FL, August 24, 2010 — – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a mechanism that plays a critical role in the formation of long-term memory. The findings shed substantial new light on aspects o…
