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Ten Auto Firms Sued in US Over Keyless Ignition "Risks"
Aug 31, 2015Ten automobile manufacturers were sued by consumers in the US, who have alleged that the risk posed by carbon monoxide poisoning was concealed in over five million vehicles armed with keyless ignitions, reportedly claiming 13 lives so far. ...
Tags: Keyless Ignition, BMW
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There Are Plenty of Ingenious Devices Included as Finalists in Medical Excellence Awards.
Apr 17, 2014From a zipper-like wound closure device that can be peeled off at home to a telemedicine robot, there are plenty of ingenious devices included as finalists in this year's Medical Design Excellence Awards. It is worth noting, however, that ...
Tags: Reshaping Medtech, Health, Medicine
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The Research Uses Nontraditional Materials to Turn Natural Gas Into Liquid Products
Mar 14, 2014As the United States continues to lead the world in the production of natural gas, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and more efficient method with the potential to convert the ...
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Scientists at TSRI Have Developed a Method for Modifying Organic Molecules
Mar 12, 2014Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a method for modifying organic molecules that significantly expands the possibilities for developing new pharmaceuticals and improving old ones. "This is a technology that ...
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The Surface of The Sea Takes up Nitrogen Oxides That Build up in Polluted Air at Night
Mar 7, 2014The surface of the sea takes up nitrogen oxides that build up in polluted air at night, new measurements on the coast of southern California have shown. The ocean removes about 15 percent of these chemicals overnight along the coast, a team ...
Tags: Sea Surface, Nitrogen Oxides
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Scientists From TSRI Developed a General Approach to Design Drugs From Genome Sequence
Feb 26, 2014In research that could ultimately lead to many new medicines, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a potentially general approach to design drugs from genome sequence. As a proof of ...
Tags: Identify New Drug Candidates, unparalleled selectivity, cell permeable
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Valproic Acid Is One of The Most Widely Prescribed Drugs for The Treatment of Epilepsy
Feb 18, 2014Valproic acid is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of epilepsy. It has also been shown to be effective for the treatment of mood disorders and migraine headaches. What prompted your research into valproic acid ...
Tags: Valproic Acid, Health, Medicine
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Arctic Isn't Nearly as Bright,White as It Used to Be Because of More Ice Melting in Ocean
Feb 17, 2014The Arctic isn't nearly as bright and white as it used to be because of more ice melting in the ocean, and that's turning out to be a global problem, a new study says. With more dark, open water in the summer, less of the sun's heat is ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
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The Telecommunications Giant Appointed Eric Topol, MD, as Chief Medical Advisor.
Feb 14, 2014Add AT&T to the list of high tech companies seeking to increase their visibility in the medical device industry: The Dallas–based telecommunications giant has appointed digital health notable Eric Topol, MD, as its new chief medical ...
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Chi-Huey Wong Has Won The 2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Feb 12, 2014Chi-Huey Wong,professor of chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute(TSRI),has won the 2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering contributions to the synthesis of compounds vitally important to biology and medicine. Sometimes ...
Tags: chemistry, carbohydrates, glycoproteins
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Scientists at The University of California,San Diego Have Developed a New Genetic Platform
Jan 22, 2014Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new genetic platform that allows efficient production of naturally occurring molecules, and have used it to produce a novel antibiotic compound. Their study, published ...
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CEO Chris Van Gorder Will Be Honored by ACHE
Jan 21, 2014Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder will be honored by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) with a Gold Medal Award at the opening session of the ACHE's 57th Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago on ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Health Care
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NASA's JPL Laboratory and NOAA Are Working Together
Jan 7, 2014Teams of researchers with the Scripps Institute, NASA's JPL laboratory and NOAA are working together, representatives from each have reported at this year's meeting of the Geophysical Union, to upgrade monitoring stations in parts of ...
Tags: Scripps Institute, JPL laboratory, NOAA, monitoring stations
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New Technique Is a Major Advance in Exploring GPCRs
Jan 2, 2014Researchers have used one of the brightest X-ray sources on the planet to map the 3-D structure of an important cellular gatekeeper known as a G protein-coupled receptor, or GPCR, in a more natural state than possible before. The new ...
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Drug Preserved The Quality of Life in Patients with Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Dec 27, 2013A recent study led by researchers from the Amyloidosis Center at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) demonstrates that diflunisal, a generic anti-inflammatory drug, successfully reduced neurological ...
Tags: diflunisal, anti-inflammatory drug, transthyretin amyloidosis, arthritis