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US20130123618 Imaging Agents  
This invention provides amino acid derivatives useful in detecting and evaluating brain and body tumors, including (1S,2S) anti-2-[18F]FACPC and (1R,2R) anti-2-[18F]FACPC.
US20130123185 METHODS OF TREATING AND DIAGNOSING ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME  
In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing organ inflammation or failure such as pulmonary inflammation comprising administering a heme scavenger such as...
US20130122514 METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY, AND USES IN PREDICTING THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES  
One aspect of the present disclosure encompasses methods for determining a protein kinase or phosphatase activity in a biological sample, comprising: contacting in a reaction mix a first test...
US20130116275 INHIBITORS OF HIF AND ANGIOGENESIS  
Inhibitors of the Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) and angiogenesis and their methods of use including the treatment of cancer, hypoxia related pathologies, disorders leading to ischemia, for example...
8435979 Use of imipramine blue and analogs thereof in treating cancers  
Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs. The compounds and compositions...
8435972 Method for the treatment of central nervous system cancers and compositions related thereto  
Use of compounds disclosed herein, typically progesterone or analog or derivative thereof, in the treatment of central nervous system cancers, specifically neuroblastoma and glioblastoma is...
8435923 Compositions, materials incorporating the compositions, and methods of using the compositions and materials  
Compositions, materials incorporating the compositions, and methods of use thereof, for the protection and/or decontamination of contaminants are disclosed.
8435493 Imaging agents  
The present invention provides novel amino acid compounds useful in detecting and evaluating brain and body tumors. These compounds have the advantageous properties of rapid uptake and prolonged...
US20130109628 MICRORNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO  
The disclosure relates to microRNAs (miRNAs) for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of neoplasia. The disclosure relates in particular to sequence corresponding to miR2 and the miR-548 family,...
8432095 Process for fabricating metal bus lines for OLED lighting panels  
Systems and methods for the design and fabrication of OLEDs, including high-performance large-area OLEDs, are provided. Variously described fabrication processes may be used to deposit and pattern...
8430836 Conduit device and system for implanting a conduit device in a tissue wall  
Various embodiments of the present invention provide a conduit device including an attaching device configured for defining a helical pathway through a tissue wall and complementary ring in...
8426398 Conjugates of noscapine and folic acid and their use in treating cancer  
The present invention is directed to compounds which are conjugates of two non-toxic natural products, noscapine (and various noscapine analogs) and folic acid (and various folic acid analogs),...
US20130095042 SILICA-BASED NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF STIMULATING BONE FORMATION AND SUPPRESSING BONE RESORPTION THROUGH MODULATION OF NF-KB  
Osteoporosis, is an exceedingly common malady that leads to bone fracture and results from an imbalance in the rate of osteoblastic bone formation with respect to osteoclastic bone degradation....
8420680 NMDA receptor antagonists for neuroprotection  
Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of disorders associated with NMDA receptor activity, including neuropathic pain, stroke, traumatic brain...
8420354 Methods to manufacture 1,3-dioxolane nucleosides  
This application provides a process for preparing enantiomerically pure β-D-dioxolane nucleosides. In particular, a new synthesis of (−)-DAPD, suitable for large scale development, is described. In...
US20130085383 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMAGE-GUIDED THERAPIES  
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media relate to providing image guidance that can improve the accuracy of interventional procedures, such biopsy sampling, for example, by accurately...
US20130073054 TISSUE SUPPORT STRUCTURE  
An apparatus includes a component having a shape memory material. The shape memory material has a first shape including a substantially elongate segment. The shape memory material has a second...
US20130070440 OLED Light Panel in Combination with a Gobo  
A first device is provided. The first device may include a first light source comprising one or more organic light emitting devices and a gobo that is optically coupled to the first light source....
US20130065267 CONJUGATES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CHAPERONE-MEDIATED AUTOPHAGY  
This disclosure relates to methods of detecting chaperone-mediated autophagy. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of measuring chaperone-mediated autophagy in living cells and in...
US20130064807 USE OF THROMBIN MUTANTS TO INHIBIT THE ANTICOAGULATION EFFECT OF THROMBIN INHIBITORS  
The present disclosure provides methods for inhibiting the anticoagulation effect of a thrombin inhibitor in a patient in need thereof comprising administration of a therapeutically effective...
8394957 9-aminonoscapine and its use in treating cancers, including drug-resistant cancers  
9-aminonoscapine, prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions including 9-aminonoscapine, and methods of preparation and use thereof...
8394760 Multifunctional nanostructures, methods of synthesizing thereof, and methods of use thereof  
A nanostructure and methods of synthesizing same. In one embodiment, the nanostructure includes a nanospecies, a hydrophobic protection structure including at least one compound selected from a...
US20130059314 FRET-BASED METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE AND KINASE ACTIVITY  
This disclosure relates to methods of determining activities of protein phosphatases and kinases. The disclosure further relates to methods of clinical monitoring of calcineurin activity and...
US20130045203 Uses of Noscapine and Derivatives in Subjects Diagnosed with FAP  
This disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising noscapine or noscapine derivatives to a subject diagnosed with a...
US20130040947 TRKB AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USE  
Compounds and methods related to the activation of the TrkB receptor are provided. The methods include administering a 7,8-di-hydroxyflavone derivative with modified flavone or heterocyclic ring to...
US20130037827 OLED LIGHT PANEL WITH CONTROLLED BRIGHTNESS VARIATION  
Embodiments may provide a light source with a controlled brightness variation. A first device is provided that includes a substrate and a plurality of OLEDs disposed on the substrate. Each of the...
US20130034552 TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE CONJUGATE COMPOSITIONS, AND USES RELATED THERETO  
This disclosure relates to temperature sensitive conjugates, compositions, and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to conjugate polymers comprising a) a temperature...
US20130030523 ANNULOPLASTY RINGS AND METHODS FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR  
An annuloplasty ring, configured for implantation in the annulus of a heart valve, comprising multiple segments each of which are geometrically shaped from a three dimensional perspective to...
US20130005837 CANCER BIOMARKERS TO PREDICT RECURRENCE AND METASTATIC POTENTIAL  
Described herein are methods for predicting recurrence, progression, and metastatic potential of a prostate cancer in a subject. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise analyzing a sample from...
US20130005656 Modified Factor VIII  
Methods of treating patients with Factor VIII deficiency by administration of modified porcine factor VIII are disclosed. The particular modified porcine factor VIII is one in which most of the B...
8343131 Catheter for modified perfusion  
A catheter adapted for use in passing fluids and medicines therethrough for use in the perfusion or reperfusion of blood or blood-fluid mixtures into the arteries, veins, tissues, conduits, or...
US20120328568 COMPOSITIONS AND USES OF LECTINS  
The disclosure relates to uses of a purified or isolated lectin to kill bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to method of treating or preventing an...
US20120322895 BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERIC NETWORKS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME  
Methods of manufacturing a three-dimensional, biodegradable, thermoset polymeric network composition having desirable degradation and mechanical properties, comprising a macromer component...
US20120322144 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS  
A device may be configured to allow manipulation of the cell(s), such as test or drug applications, independent of the operation and/or structure of the device. The device may be configured to...
US20120302575 Methods for Preventing Oxidative Stress Injury of a Tissue by a Folate-Tempol Conjugate.  
The present disclosure is generally related to methods of preventing oxidative stress injury induced by renal is-chemia-reperfusion by a Folate-TEMPOL conjugate.
US20120302565 KINASE INHIBITORS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING PATHOGEN INFECTION AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF  
The present invention provides compositions and methods of use thereof to prevent and/or treat pathogenic infection. In particular, the present invention provides the use of kinase inhibitors to...
US20120294803 CXCR4 ANTAGONISTS FOR IMAGING OF CANCER AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS  
The invention provides radiolabeled CXCR4 antagonists, compositions and methods of use for imaging of chemokine CXCR4 receptors and biological conditions associated with the expression of CXCR4...
US20120294503 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMS STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING MULTISCALE BILATERAL FILTERING TO MAGNETIC RESONANCE (RI) IMAGES  
Systems, methods and computer-readable storage mediums relate to segmenting MR images using multiscale bilateral filtering. Before the multiscale bilateral filtering, the MR images are transformed...
US20120289491 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY VIA A TAPERED ADMINISTRATION PROTOCOL  
The present invention provides methods for the treatment or the prevention of neuronal damage in the CNS. Specifically, the methods of the invention provide for the administration of a...
US20120277222 TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERS USING TRKB AGONISTS  
Novel compounds and methods for activating the TrkB receptor are provided. The methods include administering in vivo or in vitro a therapeutically effective amount of a compound containing four...
US20120277178 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FRAGILE X PREMUTATION RVGG REPEATS-MEDIATED TOXICITY  
Compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of fragile-X associated disorders are provided, as well as methods of screening compounds and kits to screen a library of compounds.
US20120270788 Method of Administering Porcine B-Domainless fVIII  
The present invention provides a method of administering porcine B-domainless factor VIII (OBI-1) to a patient having factor VIII deficiency to provide more rapid and effective protection against...
US20120264592 COMPOSITIONS, MATERIALS INCORPORATING THE COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING THE COMPOSITIONS AND MATERIALS  
The invention relates to composition and methods of using described compositions as oxidative catalysis. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a composition having a nitrogen oxide...
US20120264217 RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS EXPRESSION VECTORS  
In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to vectors containing bacterial nucleic acid sequences and a paramyxovirus gene. Typically, the expression vector comprises a bacterial artificial...
US20120251537 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS AND TUMORS  
PD-1 antagonists are disclosed that can be used to reduce the expression or activity of PD-1 in a subject. An immune response specific to an infectious agent or to tumor cells can be enhanced using...
US20120245133 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A TRAUMATIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY  
Methods of treating a subject with a traumatic central nervous system injury, more particularly, a traumatic brain injury, are provided. The methods comprise a therapy comprising a constant or a...
8268809 Kinase inhibitors for preventing or treating pathogen infection and method of use thereof  
The present invention provides compositions and methods of use thereof to prevent and/or treat pathogenic infection. In particular, the present invention provides the use of kinase inhibitors to...
US20120231015 FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN (FMRP), COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO  
The invention relates to fragile X mental retardation protein (FMKP), compositions, and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to treating a neurological disorder by...
US20120226260 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DRUG DELIVERY TO OCULAR TISSUE USING MICRONEEDLE  
Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an...
8252846 Strategies for delivery of active agents using micelles and particles  
The present invention provides biodegradable particles (e.g., three-dimensional particles) and micelles which can be used to encapsulate active agents for delivering to a subject. The present...