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International collaboration leads researchers to discover the origins of Lassa Virus
Scripps Translational Science Institute’s latest faculty recruit publishes key findings In 2009, a large international consortium of researchers, clinicians and laboratory scientists launched a study into one of the world’s deadliest and most underresearched pathogens. The virus, called Lassa, is endemic in West Africa and can cause infected patients to develop a hemorrhagic fever,
Enrollment Completed in First Clinical Trial of Scanadu Scout
STSI is first to study the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE Finalist News Release Researchers with the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) have completed enrollment in the first clinical trial of the Scanadu Scout™, a wireless health sensor that measures four vital signs in a few seconds by touching the device to the temple. “As more
The Separate Orbits of Medicare and Moore’s Law
written by Eric J. Topol, MD Today is the 50th anniversary of the Medicare Bill–which transformed health care in the United States by providing insurance for people age 65 and older, irrespective of income or pre-existing medical conditions. Just a few months ago the 50th (gold) anniversary of Moore’s Law was celebrated, which predicted the
Who Are the World’s Biotech Leaders?
written by Bradley J. Fikes, San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego County’s population of 3.3 million makes it home to roughly one in every 2,100 people on the planet, less than 0.05 percent of the total. But San Diegans make up 5 of the top 100 biotech visionaries worldwide, according to a new report from Scientific
From Lab Bench to Hospital Bedside, Faster
written by Bradley J. Fikes, San Diego Union Tribune Monumental efforts in the last several years promise to bridge this valley and build a more effective way of translating discoveries to treatments. They’re part of a field called translational science or translational medicine. The goal is to improve the links in the chain of discovery
Dr. Steinhubl Discusses Digital Medicine on Empowered Patient Radio
Dr. Steven Steinhubl, Director Digital Medicine at STSI recently joined Karen Jagoda on Empowered Patient Radio to discuss the opportunities and challenges that mobile health technologies present. Dr. Steinhubl also talks about the upcoming Transforming Medicine: Evidence-Driven mHealth conference taking place in La Jolla on September 30 – October 2, 2015. The conference will bring together leading
Scientists in the Twitterverse
by Neil Savage for CELL When colleagues first encouraged Eric Topol to start using Twitter several years ago, he resisted, assuming most of the content would have to do with what people had eaten for lunch or what some celebrity had said. “I thought it was just nonsense stuff,” says Topol, though he finally gave
Gene Mutation Didn’t Slow Down High School Senior
written by Eyrn Brown, LA Times She was elected La Jolla High’s homecoming queen, worked as features page editor of the school newspaper and published a novel with a friend — her second, featuring an alter ego character navigating friendships during senior year. During spring break, she toured London and Paris. And she did
Ebola Survivors May Be the Key to Treatment—For Almost Any Disease
written by Ericka Check Hayden for Nature on 6.30.15 at 6:30AM LINA MOSES SENSED the ghost of Ebola as soon as her Land Cruiser entered the gate at Kenema Government Hospital. More than a hundred people had died in the treatment center here, an epicenter of the epidemic in Sierra Leone. A doctor who had
Wireless Health Article by Voice of America Quotes Scripps Expert
originally posted by Scripps in the News on June 26, 2015 Eric Topol, MD, says medical apps could be useful in developing countries. An article by Voice of America about the fast spread of health and medical apps quotes Eric Topol, MD, who heads the Scripps Translational Science Institute and serves as Scripps Health’s