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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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One Mosquito Vaccine to Rule Them All

A new vaccine targeting mosquito saliva proteins proved safe and prompted a strong immune response in humans, moving scientists one…

infectious disease, mosquito, parasite, parasitology, science, vaccine, vector

From superfood to medicine maker, spirulina is a new cellular factory

Scientists engineer the photosynthetic bacteria spirulina to produce biologics at a large enough scale to treat some of the world’s…

biologics, cyanobacteria, diarrhea, microbiology, science, spirulina

Animal microbiomes hold the key to new antifungals

From sea squirts to ants to opossums on the side of the road, the bacteria that live in animal microbiomes…

animals, antifungal, ants, bacteria, drug resistance, insects, mammals, microbiome, science, sea squirt

Meet the microrobots primed to take down cancer

Sperm, bacteria, bubbles, and shuttles are just some of the latest cancer-treating microrobots in development for human use in the…

bacteria, bubbles, cancer, health, microrobot, nanobot, robot, science, sperm

Ivermectin is a wonder drug, but not a cure-all

Before its COVID-19 era hype, ivermectin was already a wonder drug for parasitic infections. Its renewed interest underscores the need…

COVID-19, ivermectin, pandemic, parasitology

Fish skin heals the toughest wounds

Researchers from Iceland to Brazil investigate the healing powers of fish skin, providing a low-cost and improved solution for treating…

collagen, dermatology, fish, fish skin, skin, wound healing

A new molecule disrupts tuberculosis by cutting off cholesterol

Increasing cAMP production blocks tuberculosis’ cholesterol metabolism, impairing its pathogenesis in mice. Drug Discovery News

bacteria, cholesterol, infectious disease, TB, treatment, tuberculosis

A live parasite vaccine for deadly leishmaniasis

A non-replicative Leishmania major parasite protects hamsters from lethal leishmaniasis infection, setting the stage for human clinical trials and the first potential vaccine…

infectious disease, leishmania, leishmaniasis, parasite, vaccine

Prescribing art therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Art therapy improved brain connectivity in patients with Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that creating art may help treat it and other…

art, art therapy, neurodegenerative disease, Parkinson's disease, science

Keolu Fox revises historical narratives with genome data

A native Hawaiian, anthropologist, and genome scientist, Keolu Fox investigates how mutations found in indigenous populations contribute to human health…

anthropology, genomics, Keolu Fox

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