by | Oct 22, 2019 | Barratt, Michael, Chang, Hao-Wei, Gehrig, Jeanette, Gordon, Jeffrey, Venkatesh, Siddarth
— Technology Description
Prof. Jeffrey Gordon and his colleagues have developed an inexpensive food formulation that could treat malnutrition and a range of associated health problems by repairing the gut microbiome. Children who are malnourished are currently treated with supplemental nutrition tha…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Gaehle, Gregory, Lawrence, Luke, Zerkel, Patrick
— Background: Its unique imaging characteristics and favorable half-life and decay properties make radioisotope copper-64 (Cu-64) most desirable for PET imaging. To meet the increasing demand, an efficient high yielding Cu-64 manufacturing process is essential. To address this unmet need, scientists f…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Covey, Douglas
— Neurosteroids are of great interest because of their ability to alter brain function. Compounds of the type disclosed here have potential to be new drugs useful for causing anesthesia and treating depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, seizures.
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Ravi, V. Nathan
— The present hydrogel technology can be used as a lens replacement material for the permanent treatment of cataracts and presbyopia as well as a vitreous substitute. This co-polymeric hydrogel system can be reversibly converted between a hydrogel in the oxidized state and a solution in the reduced st…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Ravi, V. Nathan
— Background: About 422 million people worldwide and over 29 million Americans have diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing and an important cause of blindness, amputation, kidney failure, and one of the leading causes of premature death. Diabetes is associated with significant costs. In th…