by | Oct 22, 2019 | Kotzbauer, Paul, Li, Junfeng, Tu, Zhude "Will", Yue, Xuyi
— Compounds with high affinity for aggregated alpha-synuclein, after radiolabeling with C-11 or F-18, 1- 125, 1-123 and Br-76, could be used as PET tracers to measure the level and distribution of aggregated alpha-synuclein in patients with Parkinson’s disease and related diseases such as DLB…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | John, Audrey Odom "Audrey Odom", Schaber, Chad, Trehan, Indi
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Researchers in Prof. Audrey Odom John’s laboratory have discovered a malaria “breathprint” that could be used for blood-free, rapid, field-stable, point-of-care testing and monitoring. In addition, certain molecules identified by the inventors could attract…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Beverley, Stephen, Kuhlmann, Frederick
— Background: Parasitic infections remain global health threats and often lead to high death rates in endemic countries. Found in 98 countries, the Leishmania parasite is particularly dangerous and accounts for an estimated 2 million cases and 50,000 deaths per year across the world. However, Leishman…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Dhavale, Dhruva, Kotzbauer, Paul, Tu, Zhude "Will", Yue, Xuyi
— Technology Description
A team of researchers at Washington University have developed and optimized highly potent PET imaging probes which are specific for the misfolded protein that is the hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders. This family of molecules was designed based on s…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Jin, Hongjun, Liu, Hui, Luo, Zonghua, Tu, Zhude "Will"
— Background: Dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases manifests as a progressive decline in memory and other cognitive abilities. Deposits of beta-amyloid plaques and tangles of the tau protein are thought to cause the destruction o…