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US20120030783 RATIONALLY DESIGNED MEGANUCLEASES WITH ALTERED SEQUENCE SPECIFICITY AND DNA-BINDING AFFINITY  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
US20120028369 QUANTIFYING LOCAL INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY AND ITS USE TO PREDICT DISEASE PROGRESSION AND TAILOR TREATMENTS  
This invention relates to a method of predicting progression of an inflammatory condition in a subject, which involves providing a medium comprising hyaluronan or a fragment thereof; contacting the...
8105781 Predictors of long-term mortality following coronary artery bypass graft surgery  
The present invention relates, in general, to perioperative depression and, in particular, to methods of identifying individuals at risk of perioperative depression.
US20120018306 Sample Processing Droplet Actuator, System and Method  
Sample processing droplet actuators, systems and methods are provided. According to one embodiment, a stamping device including a droplet microactuator is provided and includes: (a) a first plate...
US20120015366 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO IDENTIFY INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER BY DETECTION OF CPG ISLAND METHYLATOR PHENOTYPE (CIMP)  
The present invention is directed to kits and methods for identifying a female subject as having an increased risk of developing breast cancer, comprising detecting a CPG island methylator...
US20120014507 Automatic Generation of Patient-Specific Radiation Therapy Planning Parameters  
An apparatus and method for automatically generating radiation treatment planning parameters are disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, a database is constructed that stores:...
8097415 Methods for identifying an individual at increased risk of developing coronary artery disease  
The present invention provides methods of identifying a subject having an increased or decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, comprising: a) correlating the presence of one or more...
US20120003225 AUTOANTIBODIES IN THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER  
Methods, kits, and compositions for detecting and/or treating cancer based on detecting and/or administering an antibody, which can optionally be a bispecific antibody, having the immunoreaction...
8088587 Genetic variants increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration  
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the elderly whose etiology remains largely unknown. Previous studies identified chromosome 1q32 as...
US20110318360 ANTI-LIPID ANTIBODIES  
The present invention relates, in general, to anti-lipid antibodies and, in particular, to methods of inhibiting HIV-I infection using anti-lipid (e.g. anti-phospholipid) antibodies.
8086297 Dark blood delayed enhancement magnetic resonance viability imaging techniques for assessing subendocardial infarcts  
The technology herein provides a dark blood delayed enhancement technique that improves the visualization of subendocardial infarcts that may otherwise be disguised by the bright blood pool. The...
US20110312947 Method of improving ß-adrenergic receptor function  
The present invention relates to a method of increasing the sensitivity of a hyperinsulinemic patient to the anti-obesity and antidiabetic effects of a β adrenergic receptor (βAR) agonist. The m...
US20110311986 CELL LINES COMPRISING SOUR-TASTE RECEPTORS  
The present invention relates to sour taste receptors and compositions and methods thereof. In particular, the present invention provides assays and methods of screening for ligands specific for...
US20110311181 Optical Isolator  
Various optical isolator embodiments are disclosed. Embodiments comprise a waveguide section utilizing materials that induce a propagation constant shift that is propagation-direction-dependent....
8081364 High-speed multi-dimensional beam scanning system with angle amplification  
A beam-steering system having high positional resolution and fast switching speed is disclosed. Embodiments of the beam-steering system comprise a diffraction limited optical system that includes a...
US20110305700 Anti-lipid antibodies  
The present invention relates, in general, to anti-lipid antibodies and, in particular, to methods of inhibiting HIV-1 infection using anti-lipid (e.g. antiphospholipid) antibodies.
8077325 Methods, systems and computer program products for characterizing structures based on interferometric phase data  
Structure profiles from optical interferometric data can be identified by obtaining a plurality of broadband interferometric optical profiles of a structure as a function of structure depth in an...
8076059 Adjuvant capable of specifically activating the adaptive immune response  
A composition for eliciting an immune response to an immunogen comprises an immunogen in combination with a mast cell membrane activator such as compound 48/80. Any suitable immunogen may be...
8075922 Method of co-infusing a deoxygenated hemoglobin containing blood substitute and inorganic nitrite  
Contrary to current opinion that nitrite in general oxidizes hemoglobin with elimination of active nitric oxide, deoxygenated hemoglobin reacts with low concentration inorganic nitrite to produce...
8074661 Method and apparatus for laser tissue ablation  
A method and apparatus for ablating material. The material is preferably a heterogenous or composite material, such as animal tissue. A table top laser system can be employed in the invention....
US20110301328 POLYVALENT VACCINE  
The present invention relates, in general, to an immunogenic composition (e.g., a vaccine) and, in particular, to a polyvalent immunogenic composition, such as a polyvalent HIV vaccine, and to...
US20110299147 High-Speed Multi-Dimensional Beam Scanning System With Angle Amplification  
A beam-steering system having high positional resolution and fast switching speed is disclosed. Embodiments of the beam-steering system comprise a diffraction limited optical system that includes a...
8071107 Nucleic acids encoding modified human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) group M consensus envelope glycoproteins  
The present invention relates, in general, to an immunogen and, in particular, to an immunogen for inducing antibodies that neutralizes a wide spectrum of HIV primary isolates and/or to an...
US20110294680 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREDICTING SUCCESS IN ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE CESSATION AND FOR PREDICTING A RISK OF ADDICTION  
The present invention relates to genetic polymorphisms that are associated with dependence on an addictive substance. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for predicting success...
US20110294189 BIOMOLECULE POLYMER CONJUGATES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME  
Methods for producing biomolecule-polymer conjugates, such as polypeptide-polymer conjugates, include attachment of an initiator agent to a biomolecule and in situ polymerization of a polymer from...
8067553 PEG-urate oxidase conjugates and use thereof  
A naturally occurring or recombinant urate oxidase (uricase) covalently coupled to poly(ethylene glycol) or poly(ethylene oxide) (both referred to as PEG), wherein an average of 2 to 10 strands of...
US20110288149 Method of protecting against heart failure  
The present invention relates, in general, to heart failure, and, in particular to a method of reducing the risk of heart failure, particularly in patents with established cardiomyopathy.
US20110287466 Aggregate-Free Urate Oxidase for Preparation of Non-Immunogenic Polymer Conjugates  
A naturally occurring or recombinant protein, especially a mutein of porcine urate oxidase (uricase), that is essentially free of large aggregates can be rendered substantially non-immunogenic by...
US20110275928 BLOOD SIGNAL SUPPRESSED ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING  
Methods for achieving suppression of blood pool signal to image contrast-enhanced organs and vascular walls using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging technology. After administration of e.g., an...
US20110275606 SUBSTITUTED PORPHYRINS  
Discloses are compounds according to Formula I. Further provided are methods of reducing oxidative stress in a cell, methods of treating a disease including cancer, and methods of treating a...
US20110275146 FUSION PROTEINS COMPRISING DP-178 AND OTHER VIRAL FUSION INHIBITOR PEPTIDES USEFUL FOR TREATING AIDS  
The present invention relates to fusion peptides which exhibit potent anti-retroviral activity. The fusion peptides of the invention comprise a macromolecular carrier group fused to a gp41-derived...
8048628 Methods for nucleic acid amplification on a printed circuit board  
Methods for amplifying nucleic acid, such as DNA or RNA, on a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate are disclosed. The amplification can be achieved through a variety of methods such as...
8048431 Modified HIV-1 clade C envelope glycoprotein immunogens comprising deletions in the gp120/gp41 cleavage site and gp41 fusion domain  
The present invention relates, in general, to an immunogen and, in particular, to an immunogen for inducing antibodies that neutralize a wide spectrum of HIV primary isolates and/or to an immunogen...
8048415 Compositions and methods for promoting or inhibiting angiogenesis  
Compounds, compositions and methods for promoting or inhibiting angiogenesis, and screening methods for identifying compounds are disclosed. The compounds bind to F1 ATP synthase, particularly to...
US20110263920 ADVANCED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING CELL PROLIFERATION DISORDERS  
The present invention relates to methods for treating cell proliferation disorders comprising (1) administering to the subject at least one activatable pharmaceutical agent that is capable of...
8041463 Modular droplet actuator drive  
A droplet actuator drive including a detection apparatus for sensing a property of a droplet on a droplet actuator; circuitry for controlling the detection apparatus electronically coupled to the...
8039593 Antibodies and immunotoxins that target human glycoprotein NMB  
The invention provides high affinity antibodies suitable for forming immunotoxins that inhibit the growth of cells expressing human glycoprotein NMB, including glioblastoma multiform cells,...
8039217 Proteomic interaction and genomic action determinations in the presence of associated redox state conditions  
Genomic actions and/or proteomic interactions for pathophysiological processes and for physiological processes are determined at associated redox state conditions. Protein interactions are...
8034783 Prodomain modulators of ADAM 10  
The presently disclosed subject matter discloses isolated ADAM 10 modulating peptides and related compounds useful for studying the biological functions of ADAM 10 and for the treatment of diseases...
US20110242543 INTERFEROMETRIC SYSTEMS HAVING REFLECTIVE CHAMBERS AND RELATED METHODS  
Disclosed herein are interferometric systems having reflective chambers and related methods. According to an aspect, an interferometric system may include a light source for generating an...
US20110236393 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY PRODUCTION IN B CELLS AND USES THEROF  
The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods of inhibiting a host innate response to activator-mediated proliferative signals in a primary B cell. In some embodiments a method is...
US20110236384 DIRECT DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM BASED ON THERMALLY RESPONSIVE BIOPOLYMERS  
A method for delivering a drug depot of a compound of interest to a selected region in a subject. The method comprises administering a composition directly to said region of interest, the...
US20110236371 Compositions And Methods For The Treatment Of Neurologic And Psychiatric Conditions  
The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof for preventing or ameliorating disorders of the nervous system. More specifically, the invention provides...
US20110236345 COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR ELICITING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE  
The present invention relates to compositions, methods, and kits for eliciting an immune response, in particular for eliciting an immune response to at least one antigen expressed by a cancer cell,...
US20110230540 MANASSATIN COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME  
Provided are manassantin compounds and methods of using the compounds. Provided are methods of treating a disease, the method comprising administering a compound according to Formula I. Further...
US20110229479 GENETIC ALTERATIONS IN ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE AND OTHER GENES IN MALIGNANT GLIOMA  
We found mutations of the R132 residue of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) in the majority of grade II and III astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas as well as in glioblastomas that develop from...
8021867 Rationally-designed meganucleases with altered sequence specificity and DNA-binding affinity  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG (SEQ ID NO: 37) meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate...
8017316 Methods and compositions for the identification of insect repellent compounds  
Methods for identifying a candidate compound with an ability to modulate cation transport through a transient receptor potential (TRP) channel in a cell are disclosed. The methods can include (a)...
US20110217231 ANTI-TENASCIN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY THERAPY FOR LYMPHOMA  
A method of treating lymphoma in a subject comprises administering to a subject afflicted with lymphoma an antibody that binds to tenascin in a therapeutically effective amount. Preferably the...
US20110211106 Monocentric Lens-based Multi-scale Optical Systems and Methods of Use  
A monocentric lens-based multi-scale imaging system is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention comprise a monocentric lens as an objective lens that collects light from a scene. Monocentric...