by | Apr 27, 2020 | Cruchaga, Carlos, Dube, Umber, Ibanez, Laura
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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 | Feb 20, 2020 | Dougherty, Joseph, Hoye, Mariah, Hyman, Theodore, Koval, Erica, Miller, Timothy
— Prof. Timothy Miller and colleagues have identified a motor neuron-specific, drug responsive microRNA (miR-218) that reflects the pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This biomarker could be a target for therapeutic intervention or a proxy for motor neuron health and survival, including…
by | Feb 20, 2020 | Dougherty, Joseph, Hoye, Mariah, Hyman, Theodore, Koval, Erica, Miller, Timothy
— Prof. Timothy Miller and colleagues have identified a motor neuron-specific, drug responsive microRNA (miR-218) that reflects the pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This biomarker could be a target for therapeutic intervention or a proxy for motor neuron health and survival, including…
by | Feb 20, 2020 | Ladenson, Jack, Landt, Yvonne, Laterza, Omar, Modur, Vijay
— Technology Description
Researchers in Prof. Jack Ladenson’s laboratory have discovered biomarkers and associated antibodies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that could be used for early/presymptomatic diagnosis or in clinical trials for AD drugs.
This patented technology is based on the i…
by | Jan 14, 2020 | Christiansen, Blaine, MacEwan, Matthew, Moran, Daniel
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This technology is patented bipolar sieve electrode designed to stimulate peripheral nerves in a specific direction and thereby expand the potential of using this type of neural interface device in clinical applications such as nerve regeneration and prosthetics.
Sieve elec…