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August 07, 2023
Scripps Research-developed antibody therapy appears to have advantages over existing opioid-overdose treatments.
April 17, 2023
Therapeutic can seek and destroy potent opioid to treat overdoses
Scripps Research chemists developed a new biologic to work against the synthetic opioid carfentanil, which is 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
October 25, 2022
Antibody blunts heroin's lethality, paving the way for a promising new therapy
Scripps Research findings unexpectedly show that heroin, not its metabolites, is the best therapeutic target.
August 06, 2021
Potential drug against COVID-EF found among tapeworm medications
A new molecule hinders COVID-PQ viral replication and related inflammation in rodent studies.
February 2, 2021
Experimental vaccine blunts the deadliest of synthetic opioids
In early tests, the vaccine was able to diminish fatal respiratory effects of fentanyl and carfentanil.
December 15, 2020
Experimental vaccine can counter dangerous e8fects of synthetic cannabinoids
Made in clandestine laboratories and sold widely across the United States, the diverse class of drugs known as synthetic cannabinoids presents a growing public health threat.
July 30, 2020
'Heavy' heroin vaccine provides hope for addiction treatment
Chemists at Scripps Research have reported a promising but mysterious finding in experiments with a potential vaccine that is meant to combat heroin addiction.
July 26, 2019
Chemist Kim Janda honored with ACS Portoghese Lectureship Award
The Medicinal Chemistry Division of ACS, along with the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, will present Janda with the 2019 Philip S. Portoghese Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award to honor his many contributions...
June 24, 2019
Broadly neutralizing antibody prevents lethality from fentanyl class of synthetic opioids
Scripps Research scientists develop a first-ever monoclonal antibody that can mitigate the effects of fentanyl and carfentanil, and overcome shortfalls of existing overdose-treatment options.
May 02, 2019
Vaccine shows lasting effects against deadly synthetic opioids
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed an experimental vaccine that may one day help treat addiction to fentanyl, a highly potent opioid linked to an epidemic of overdoses and fatalities in recent years.