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Stephanie is a science journalist and editor based in Los Angeles. She is an Assistant Editor at Drug Discovery News. Check out some of her favorite stories below:

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An infective spark for Alzheimer’s disease 

A once fringe theory that viral and bacterial infections trigger the neuroinflammation and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease is…

aging, alzheimer's disease, infectious disease, microbiology, neurodegenerative disease, neuroscience, virology

Gut microbes may predict the effectiveness of anthelminthic drugs

Pre-screening of the gut microbiome may lead to a more personalized approach to treating intestinal parasitic worm infections, leading to…

anthelminthics, hookworm, ivermectin, microbiome, parasite, science

Shrinking toys inspire diagnostics and wearable sensors of the future

Inspired by toys from her childhood, bioengineer Michelle Khine designs microscale diagnostics and wearable biosensors with the hope of revolutionizing…

bioengineering, bloodpressure, diagnostics, respiratory, science, sensors, shrinkydinks, wearables

Safer eye floater treatments come with a burst of nanobubbles

Between invasive surgery or risky laser therapy, people suffering from severe eye floaters have no great treatment options. Now, with…

eyefloaters, eyes, nanobubbles, opthalmology, science, vitrectomy, YAGlaser

A microbial signal from the gut promotes obesity

Gut microbes produce a metabolite that inhibits the conversion of fatty acids into energy and leads to weight gain in…

metabolism, metabolite, microbiome, obesity, science

Scientific research is a series of infinite mysteries

Like detectives collecting evidence to solve a case, scientists perform experiments to unravel the mysteries of life. Drug Discovery News

discovery, editorial, mystery, science

A new weight loss strategy turns fat into energy

By using extracellular vesicles to target specific neurons in the hypothalamus, scientists induced weight loss in a mouse model of…

diet, exercise, metabolism, obesity, science, weightloss

Snakebite antivenoms step into the future

Traditional snakebite antivenom relies on a century-old technology. To find safer and more effective treatments for one of the world’s…

antibodies, antivenom, feature, NTD, science, snakebite, snakes

Ultra-rare childhood fevers are no match for this scientist

Recurrent high fevers in children are always worrying, but by studying patient cells, immunologist Lori Broderick hopes to reveal the…

fevers, immunology, pediatrics, Q&A, science

Expanding the genetic code with quadruplet codons

By engineering cells to translate quadruplet codons instead of the standard triplets, scientists expand the possible amino acids that can…

amino acids, bioengineering, codons, drug discovery, genes, genetic code, protein, quadruplet codons, RNA, science

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