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Scripps Research

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Ancient Herb Wisdom Leads to Promising Alzheimer’s Treatment

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Scripps Research scientists discovered that specialized intestine cells (shown in green) in the C. elegans worm (gray) produce a peptide hormone that travels to the brain to control fat metabolism.

Gut molecule slows fat burning during fasting

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans

Researchers at Scripps Research have created a new way to check heart health. Instead of using the usual 12 sensors, they found that just 3 sensors, combined with a smart computer program, can spot heart problems almost as well. This simpler method could make it easier for more people to get their hearts checked.

AI Simplifies Heart Monitoring: 3-Lead ECG as Accurate as 12

Categories Health, Technology

The parasubthalamic neurons sensitive to binge eating, shown in red, reduce the eagerness of mice to start eating.

Brain Cells That Control Your First Bite: New Discovery Could Impact Eating Disorders

Categories Brain & Behavior

A tiny glass tube (top left) represents the electrode recording from an excitatory human Alzheimer’s neuron, generated using modern stem cell techniques (dark blue, at tip of tube).

New Single-Cell Technique Uncovers Molecular Drivers of Alzheimer’s

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Kim D. Janda, PhD, the Ely R. Callaway, Jr. Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research. Credit: Scripps Research

Scientists Develop Vaccine to Combat “Zombie Drug” Xylazine Overdose

Categories Health

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Social distancing was more effective at preventing local COVID-19 transmission than border closures

Categories Health, Social Sciences

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Insomnia drug helps prevent oxycodone relapse

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

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Alcohol Exacerbates Alzheimer’s Progression in Genetically Susceptible

Categories Brain & Behavior

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Therapeutic can seek and destroy potent opioid to treat overdoses

Categories Health

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How heavy alcohol consumption increases brain inflammation

Categories Brain & Behavior

Preliminary results from a Scripps Research and eMed digital medicine study show an unexpectedly high proportion of COVID-19 rebound cases in untreated people, as well as those treated with Paxlovid.

“COVID rebound” is common, even in untreated patients

Categories Health

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Discovery could explain why women are more likely to get Alzheimer’s

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

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