Researchers from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa are seeking protection for a simple and user-friendly point-of-care device for diagnosing tuberculosis. Their electrochemical lateral flow device merges lateral flow device technology and electrochemical device technology by using porous electrodes that are capable of transporting electrolytic liquid and fluid sample.
Cytokinetics Inc. has disclosed fast skeletal muscle myosin inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Becker muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury, limb girdle muscular dystrophy, stroke, tendinitis and tremor, among others.
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research has divulged naphthalene monoimide compounds acting as modulators of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of tau protein reported to be useful for the treatment of traumatic encephalopathy, progressive supranuclear palsy, tauopathies, frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Hangzhou Highlightll Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has identified NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammation, liver and metabolic disease, neuroinflammation, immunological, cardiovascular and renal disorders.
Jinyao Biotechnology (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. has synthesized glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, eczema, allergic rhinitis and Crohn’s disease.
In what represents their first patenting, a researcher from the University of California is seeking protection for non-invasive methods of brain monitoring that use electroencephalography (EEG) to detect new or worsening brain injury in pediatric patients.
The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute has described cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and myotonic dystrophy type 1 disease.
Maze Therapeutics Inc. has divulged apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of chronic kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, diabetic, hypertensive, HIV-associated nephropathy, lupus nephritis, pre-eclampsia and sepsis.