Resveratrol: Thousands of Bottles of Wine, High-Dose Pills Not
Required.
While an earlier published rodent study showed that ultra-high
doses of resveratrol (1565 milligram human dose - equivalent to 1500
bottles of wine or many dietary supplement capsules) . . .
Rosetta Genomics and M. D. Anderson to Develop Test to Identify
Risk of Recurrence of Lung Cancer.
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (Rehovot, Israel), a leader in the
development of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products,
formed a research collaboration with The University of Texas M. . . .
Cytokinetics obtains United States patent.
Cytokinetics (South San Francisco, CA) has patented methods which
identify candidate agents as binding to a protein or as a modulator of
the binding characteristics or biological activity of a . . .
Bayer HealthCare obtains United States patent.
Bayer HealthCare AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has patented peptides
that function in vivo as agonists of the VPAC2 receptor. These insulin
secretagogue polypeptides are shown to lower blood glucose in . . .
Pharmacia & Upjohn obtains United States patent.
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company (Kalamazoo, MI) has patented the
enzyme and enzymatic procedures for cleaving the .beta. secretase
cleavage site of the APP protein and associated nucleic acids, . . .
Spectros Closes Technology Access Agreement With Caliper.
Spectros Corporation (Portola Valley, CA) signed an agreement with
Caliper Life Sciences allowing Caliper limited access to certain
Spectros optical imaging technologies for undisclosed terms. . . .
New York University obtains United States patent.
New York University (New York, NY) has patented methods for the
identification of agents that modify or mimic P protein function. Cells
expressing a P protein are generally more sensitive to . . .
Roche Molecular Systems obtains United States patent.
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA) has patented a
composition comprising a first modified thermostable enzyme exhibiting
3'exonuclease activity but essentially no DNA polymerase . . .
University of California obtains United States
patent.(Disease/Disorder overview)
University of California (Oakland, CA) has patented the human small
conductance calcium activated potassium channel type 3 (hKCa3/KCNN3)
gene, which is expressed in neuronal cells, skeletal muscle, . . .
Chinese University of Hong Kong obtains United States
patent.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China) has patented
an isolated protein from the Chinese medicinal herb, Yuzhu, Polygonatum
odoratum (Liliaceae). The protein disclosed is an . . .
Bionovo Develops High Throughput Method for Simultaneous
Quantification of Multiple Bioactive Compounds.
Bionovo, Inc. (Emeryville, CA) has developed a novel analytical
2-dimensional liquid chromatography mass spectrometry-based
(LC/LC-MS/MS) multiplexing platform that allows for the rapid, . . .
Novelo obtains United States patent.
Novelo, Inc. (San Carlos, CA) has patented certain cells, including
types of cancer cells such as lymphomas, are capable of expressing high
levels of CD84Hy1. Immunotargeting using CD84Hy1 . . .
University of Cincinnati obtains United States patent.
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) has patented GLP-1 and
GLP-1 receptor antagonists which have a sedative or anxiolytic effect on
the mammalian central nervous system. Conversely, GLP-1 and . . .
Ohio University obtains United States patent.
Ohio University (Athens, OH) has patented a new approach in the
field of plant gums is described which presents a new solution to the
production of hydroxyproline(Hyp)-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs), . . .
Xencor obtains United States patent.
Xencor (Monrovia, CA) has patented the use of protein design
automation (PDA) to generate computationally prescreened secondary
libraries of proteins, and to methods and compositions utilizing . . .
China Kangtai Cactus Biotech Announces Improved Milk Production
in Cows From Cactus Cattle Feed.
China Kangtai Cactus Biotech Inc. (Harbin, China), a vertically
integrated grower, developer, manufacturer and marketer of a variety of
cactus-based consumer products in China, announced test . . .
Sanofi-Aventis obtains United States patent.
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (Frankfurt Am Main, Germany) has
patented a widely applicable process for identifying chemical compounds,
which modulate G-protein-coupled receptors, by means of . . .
Heska obtains United States patent.
Heska Corporation (Loveland, CO) has patented canine immunoglobulin
G (IgG) and canine interleukin-13 receptors (IL-13R) as well as fusion
proteins containing canine IgG and/or canine IL-13R. In . . .
Orthologic obtains United States patent.
Orthologic Corporation (Tempe, AZ) has patented a method of
promoting healing of a chronic dermal skin ulcer, such as a diabetic
ulcer, on a subject. The method comprises the step of contacting . . .
University of Arizona obtains United States patent.
University of Arizona (Tuscon, AZ) has patented a protein (Snow1),
mutants thereof, and nucleic acids encoding said protein, that interacts
with Ice1 and which activates CBF3 promoter activity thus . . .
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