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Genetics Home Reference: autosomal recessive hypotrichosis by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine On this page: Description Genetic changes Inheritance Diagnosis Additional information Other names ... Read on »
Method for Analysis of Biomarkers Concentrated with Biomarker Attractants by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: Biological fluids are the repositories of vast number of molecules that are excreted or otherwise shed by cells. These molecul ... Read on »
Vitamin D may reduce risk of uterine fibroids, according to NIH study by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Women who had sufficient amounts of vitamin D were 32 percent less likely to develop fibroids than women with insufficient vitamin D, according to a study from researchers a ... Read on »
Antibodies That Bind POTE and Uses Thereof by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: The current invention describes a family of genes, termed Prostate, Ovary, Testis and Prostate cancer genes (POTE). POTE is hi ... Read on »
Epigenetic Factors Associated with the Development of Age-related Macular Degeneration by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: Recent studies have demonstrated genetic associations between Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and specific genes. In th ... Read on »
Lentiviral Vectors with Dual Fluorescence/Luminescence Reporters by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: Twelve lentiviral vectors that express both fluorescent and luminescent markers as a single fusion protein under various gene p ... Read on »
A Fold-Back Diabody Format for Diphtheria Toxin-Based Immunotoxins That Can Increase Binding and... by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: NIH inventors, in collaboration with Scott and White Memorial Hospital inventors, have developed new immunotoxins comprising a ... Read on »
Methods of Inducing Immune Tolerance Using Immunotoxins by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: The invention concerns immunotoxins and methods of using the immunotoxins for the treatment of rejection response in a patient, ... Read on »
CpG Oligonucleotides Treatment to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: Bleomycin (BLM) is a chemotherapy agent used to treat multiple types of cancer, but its side effects are life threatening for s ... Read on »
Highly Potent and Selective Deubiquitinating Enzyme Inhibitor by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: Available for licensing are inhibitors that target the USP1/ UAF1 deubiquitinating enzyme (DUB) complex. The FDA approval and c ... Read on »
Therapeutic Applications of a Carboxy-Terminal RTDL Motif by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: Mesencephalic Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor (MANF) is a secreted neurotrophic factor with known anti-neurodegenerative ... Read on »
Polarimetric Accessory for Colposcope by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Description of Invention: Available for licensing and commercial development is a colposcope accessory device that compensates and resolves tissue borne ... Read on »
HIV-Neutralizing Polypeptides: A Novel Use for Platelet Factor 4 or Its Derivatives by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: The subject invention describes the method for using Platelet Factor 4 (PF4), also called CXCL4, to inhibit HIV viral entry by ... Read on »
Susceptibility-Matched Multiwell Plates for MRI and NMR Spectroscopy by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Description of Invention: The technology is a patent estate covering multi-well assay plates for high-throughput screening using MRI and Nuclear Magnetic ... Read on »
Substituted 3,6-diphenyl-7H-[1,2,4] triazolo[3,4-b] [1,3,4] Thiadiazines as Potent Inhibitors of... by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Description of Invention: Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) is a major cAMP-metabolizing enzyme found in immune and inflammatory cells, airway smooth muscle, an ... Read on »
Genetics Home Reference: Frasier syndrome by nih.gov Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine On this page: Description Genetic changes Inheritance Diagnosis Additional information Other  ... Read on »