Health Blogs
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Scripps Research Institute and OPKO Health Announce Global License Agreement
Scripps Research Institute and OPKO Health have announced a global agreement for the development and commercialization of SR 3306, a novel compound discovered by Scripps Florida scientists that blocks the destruction of brains cells in animal models of Parkinson’s disease.
“This licensing agreement will help insure that the development [...]
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Dawn Johnson from NIH to Scripps Florida
Dawn Johnson
Dawn Johnson, PhD has been named senior director of scientific operations for the Scripps Florida campus.
“As the campus continues to expand as a center of scientific excellence, Dawn brings her experience as a scientist, knowledge of the federal funding process for research, and talents as a manager to [...]
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When the balance of information shifts
Right now your health insurance company has more knowledge and information about your likelihood of getting cancer or suffering a heart attack than you do. They’ve been keeping track of things for a long time, matching health outcomes with demographics.
Now imagine if you had better information then they do. Imagine [...]
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Dr. Ryohei Yasuda Named Max Planck Florida Institute Scientific Director
The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) announced today that Duke University neuroscientist Ryohei Yasuda, PhD will join the Institute as Scientific Director of the Neuronal Signal Transduction Research Group. Dr. Yasuda will be the third Scientific Director for the Institute, joining CEO David Fitzpatrick, PhD and Nobel laureate Bert Sakmann, [...]
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Mindfulness and The Power Of Intention
The practice of being mindful takes just that, PRACTICE. Many people start to get disheartened when they feel the world creeping back into their peaceful states. The problem with trying to practice mindfulness as if they were gurus on a mountaintop is that gurus rarely need to take the kids [...] -
Releasing your Anger
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Managing your anger is like wrangling gnats or toddlers, very difficult and you probably should regroup and try something different. Anger is something you express not corral as if it were some demented bronco. When we try to stifle the feeling, we find that it grows and becomes….unmanageable. When we [...]
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Totally Cool People Born in 1962: Craig Ferguson
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Other funny folks born in 1962: Jim Carrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Bob Odenkirk, Jon Stewart and Steve Carell.
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Translational Research Institute receives state designation
Florida Senate Bill 1884 looks like it is going to pass. This bill includes the following:27 s. 385.2031, F.S.; designating the Florida 28 Hospital/Sandford-Burnham Translational Research 29 Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes as a resource 30 for research in the prevention and treatment of 31 diabetes;
TRI State Designation language [...]
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Sanford-Burnham moves first discovery from lab to clinical trial
Discoveries made in the laboratories of Sanford-Burnham will, for the first time, advance to the clinical research stage involving human studies at the Florida Hospital – Sanford-Burnham Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes (TRI). The research will focus on orexin, an appetite-inducing hormone produced in the brain, which [...]
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