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• An ATM that dispenses antioxidants
  

  One reason we're supposed to eat a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables is because they contain nutritious compounds called antioxidants. These molecules counteract the damage to our bodies from harmful products of normal cells called reactive oxygen species (ROS). Now, research led by a Salk I more

• Engineering antidotes to chemical weapons

  Chemical weapons and other toxic agents including pesticides pose a serious health threat worldwide, whether they are deliberately released or emitted by accident from industrial chemical operations during processing, shipping, or storage. Jin Montclare, an associate professor in the Department of C more

• Gene silencing shows promise for treating 2 fatal neurological disorders
  

  In two studies of mice, researchers showed that a drug, engineered to combat the gene that causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), might also be used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). "Our results provide hope that we may one day be able to treat these devastating disorders," said S more