by | Apr 29, 2020 | Bach, Richard, Boyle, Walter
— Background: Cardiovascular disease, including acute myocardial injury (AMI), is responsible for over 610,000 deaths per year in the US making it the number one cause of death. The gold standard for AMI diagnosis relies on determination of the cardiac troponin I (cTnI) plasma level. The rise in the l…
by | Apr 27, 2020 | Cruchaga, Carlos, Dube, Umber, Ibanez, Laura
— Technology Description:
Researchers in Prof. Carlos Cruchaga’s laboratory have identified a sensitive and specific panel of circular RNAs (circRNA) that could be used for diagnosing, screening or monitoring patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The expression of these circRNAs tracks with …
by | Apr 16, 2020 | Guilak, Farshid
— Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to create designer stem cells which provide a safer, more effective cell therapy approach to treating disease. Cell-based regenerative therapies could potentially be used to treat many diseases and res…
by | Apr 6, 2020 | Storch, Gregory, Wylie, Kristine, Wylie, Todd
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A team of researchers at Washington University developed “ViroCap”, a patented capture probe technique for senistive, comprehensive, in-depth metagenomics analysis vertebrate viruses. This invention could enhance traditional metagenomics shotgun sequencing (MSS) w…
by | Feb 20, 2020 | Ladenson, Jack, Porter, Sharon
— Analyte: Transferrin Receptor (CD71)
Antibody codes: 2B7.4 (4065) and 2F6.3 (4077)
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