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Light-controlled beta blockers show promise for new and improved medicines
April 06, 2026
MENLO PARK, California, April 6 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release:

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Light-controlled beta blockers show promise for new and improved medicines

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Key takeaways:

* Beta blockers bind to protein receptors that are key to fight-or-flight responses, leading to effects such as lowered heart rate and blood pressure.

* Using X-ray free-electron lasers at SLAC and in Switzerl . . .

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