Dec 30, 2016 | Publication
The world’s population is aging. According to the United Nations, the number of individuals worldwide aged 60 or over will hit 2.1 billion by 2050. With this dramatic increase in the elderly population come unique new challenges. Management of age-associated diseases...
Dec 12, 2016 | Press release, Publication
Scripps researchers say findings should be considered when designing iPSC therapies As it is in much of life, the aging process isn’t kind to an important type of stem cell that has great therapeutic promise. Researchers at the Scripps Translational Science...
Nov 3, 2016 | Publication
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) suggests that Ebola virus gained a genetic mutation during the 2013–16 epidemic that appears to have helped it better target human cells. “There was this belief...
Oct 13, 2016 | Publication
Kristian Andersen and colleagues share insights from Ebola virus sequencing studies The 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa was a historic event in the epidemiological history of Ebola virus (EBOV). Not only was the epidemic the largest...
Oct 11, 2016 | Press release, Publication
Findings could help living relatives understand their own risk LA JOLLA, CA – October 11, 2016 – Sudden death strikes approximately 11,000 people under age 45 in the U.S. every year, leaving living relatives with troubling questions about their own risk....
Aug 25, 2016 | Publication
One of the world’s leading medical journals, The Lancet, has launched a new column focusing on the growing field of digital medicine. Penned by faculty from the Scripps Translational Science Institute, the column will explore a wide range of topics, including...
