by | Jul 17, 2020 | Covey, Douglas, Mennerick, Steven
— Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed new compounds that may be used to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD). AUD, a common condition that takes a high personal and public health toll, is characterized by severe problems with drinking- sufferers may co…
by | Jul 9, 2020 | Gong, Yong-feng, Hou, Jianghui
— Disease indication: metabolic disorders including insulin resistance and diabetic nephropathy
Drug format: chemically modified synthetic microRNA (miRNA)
Drug class: first-in-class for metabolic disease
Research stage and Preliminary data:
Target: miR-29 mimics can increase the gene expressio…
by | Jun 26, 2020 | Azab, Abdel Kareem, Federico, Cinzia, Schwarz, Julie, Sun, Jennifer
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Researchers in Prof. Kareem Azab’s laboratory have developed a fast, localized drug delivery system designed to maximize anti-tumor efficacy and reduce side effects by delivering chemotherapy directly to cervical tumors.
The current standard-of-care treatment regimen …
by | May 11, 2020 | Gordon, Jeffrey, Raman, Arjun
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to stratify gut microbiota dysbiosis and monitor treatments to correct it. In order to efficiently treat microbiota imbalance, it would first be beneficial to understand the healthy organization and in…
by | May 11, 2020 | Gordon, Jeffrey, Patnode, Michael
— Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a bead-based method to understand the functional states and metabolic capabilities of individual members of the human gut microbiota. The gut microbiota is increasingly linked to multiple aspects of human healt…