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Levonorgestrel Butanoate Formulation and Methods Relating Thereto

Abstract: This invention is a potential subcutaneous or intramuscular progestin-only, injectable contraceptive for women. Forty-five percent (45%) of pregnancies in the United States are unintended. In this group, one-third of reproductive age women are obese – increasing the risk of diabetes, hypertension and venous thromboembolism (VTE). All these...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Min Lee, Diana Blithe, Jia-Hwa Fang, Eduardo Ruiz, Ken Chen

Keywords(s): Blithe, CONTRACEPTIVE, INJECTABLE, LB, Lee, Levonorgestrel, Levonorgestrel Butanoate, LNG, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NICHD, Steroidal Progestin

Category(s): TherapeuticArea > Endocrinology, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Application > Therapeutics, TherapeuticArea > Reproductive Health

Device for Simulating Explosive Blast and Imaging Biological Specimens

Abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major health problem. Between 3.2 and 5.3 million people live with long-term disabilities resulting from TBI, and thus, contribute to the need to develop therapies that treat TBI-induced cellular damage. Researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have developed a device...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Rea Ravin, Paul Blank, Alex Steinkamp, Joshua Zimmerberg, Sergey Bezrukov, Kim Lee Mcafee

Keywords(s): Central Nervous System, CNS, explosive blast, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NICHD, SIMULATOR, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Zimmerberg

Category(s): Application > Non-Medical Devices, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Application > Medical Devices, TherapeuticArea > Neurology, Collaboration Sought > Licensing

Treatment of GPR101-Related, Growth Hormone-Related Disorders Such as Gigantism, Dwarfism or Acromegaly

Abstract: Microduplications of the GPR101 gene (located on chromosome Xq26.3 and encodes a G-protein coupled receptor) can result in an excess of growth hormone causing gigantism, that has an onset in early childhood. It is also associated with the growth of sporadic growth hormone producing adenomas in some patients with acromegaly. Current therapies...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Adrian Daly, Albert Beckets, Fabio Faucz, Giampaolo Trivellin, Constantine Stratakis

Keywords(s): acromegaly, Dwarfism, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health an, Gigantism, GPR101, growth hormone regulation, NICHD

Category(s): Application > Therapeutics, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, TherapeuticArea > Endocrinology

Enhanced Antigen Reactivity of Immune Cells Expressing a Mutant Non-Signaling CD3 Zeta Chain

Abstract: Immunotherapy is a cutting-edge new category of treatment that aims to harness and, in some cases, modify the patient’s own immune cells to improve their ability to cure diseases. It can be an effective approach for a variety of conditions, ranging from cancer to inflammatory diseases. However, a number of obstacles to the overall success...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Paul Love, Guillaume Gaud, Christian Hinrichs, John Davies

Keywords(s): CD3, Davies, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health an, Gaud, Hinrichs, Immuno-receptor Tyrosine-based Activation Motif, Immunotherapy, ITAM, Love, National Cancer Institute, Nci, NICHD, T Cell Receptor, TCR, Zeta Chain

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease, Application > Therapeutics, TherapeuticArea > Oncology, TherapeuticArea > Immunology

A Novel Transgenic Zebrafish Line Reporting Dynamic Epigenetic Changes

Abstract: Currently, there is no other whole-animal reporter for epigenetic regulation established in any vertebrate. The inventors generated this novel zebrafish line using a transgene construct containing dazl gene silencing sequences (CpG island) fused to a destabilized GFPd2 gene driven by the ubiquitously expressing ef1alpha promoter. The resulting...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Aniket Gore, Brant Weinstein

Keywords(s): Development, DNA Methylation, Epigenetic Silencing, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health an, GFPd2, NICHD, Tissue-specific Expression, Weinstein, Zebrafish

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Research Materials, TherapeuticArea > Oncology

Recombinant Virus Vectors for the Treatment of Glycogen Storage Disease type Ib (GSD-Ib)

Abstract: Glycogen storage disease type Ib (GSD-Ib) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiencies in glucose-6-phosphate transporter (G6PT), a ubiquitously expressed endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein that translocates G6P from the cytoplasm into the ER lumen. Inside the ER, G6P is hydrolyzed to glucose and phosphate by either the liver/kidney/intestine-restricted...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Janice Chou

Keywords(s): autosomal recessive disorder, Chou, G6PT, GENE THERAPY, glucose homeostasis, Glycogen storage disease type Ib, GSD-Ib, hepatocellular adenoma, metabolic and immune disorders, myeloid dysfunction, NEUTROPENIA, NICHD

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Application > Therapeutics, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, TherapeuticArea > Endocrinology

Autophagy Modulators For Use in Treating Cancer

Abstract: Cancer cells can upregulate autophagy – cell destruction – as a response to chemotherapy. Investigators in Dr. Melvin DePamphilis’ laboratory at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have shown that compounds identified by screening a library of compounds blocks autophagy in some cancer...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Melvin DePamphilis, Gaurav Sharma, Marc Ferrer-Alegre, Juan Marugan, Ajit Roy

Keywords(s): BRAF Mutation, Depamphilis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health an, Inhibition of Autophagy, NICHD, WX8

Category(s): Application > Therapeutics, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, TherapeuticArea > Oncology

Improved Gene Therapy Vectors for the Treatment of Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia (GSD-1a)

Abstract: GSD-Ia is an inherited disorder of metabolism associated with life-threatening hypoglycemia, hepatic malignancy, and renal failure caused by the deficiency of glucose-6-phosphatase-alpha (G6Pase-alpha or G6PC). Current therapy, which primarily consists of dietary modification, fails to prevent long-term complications in many patients, including...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Janice Chou, Barry Byrne

Keywords(s): Chou, GSD-1a, hepatic malignancy, hyperlipidemia, hypoglycemia, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NICHD

Category(s): TherapeuticArea > Nephrology, Application > Therapeutics, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, TherapeuticArea > Endocrinology

Time Efficient Multi-Pulsed Field Gradient (mPFG) MRI Without Concomitant Gradient Field Artifacts

Abstract: Measuring and mapping nervous tissue microstructure noninvasively is a long sought-after goal in neuroscience. Clinically, several neuropathologies such as cancer and stroke, are associated with changes in tissue microstructure. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which models diffusion anisotropy, is an ideal imaging modality to elucidate these...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Peter Basser, Michal Komlosh, Magdoom Mohamed Kulam Najmudeen

Keywords(s): Basser, Diffusion Tensor Distribution MR Imaging, DTI, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health an, Komlosh, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, mPFG, MRI, Multi-Pulsed Field Gradient, Najmudeen, NICHD

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, TherapeuticArea > Oncology, Application > Diagnostics, TherapeuticArea > Immunology

Monomeric and Oligomeric Compounds as Contraceptives and Endocrine Therapeutics

Abstract: The options for male contraceptives are limited. Research is ongoing to develop a male contraceptive based on hormonal activity. Testosterone is one of the hormones necessary in producing sperm. Testosterone is absolutely required as a hormone for male fertility. Derivatives of testosterone for male contraceptives currently in clinical trials...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Min Lee, Diana Blithe, Pranab Gupta, Bashir Kaskar, Ming-Teh Lin

Keywords(s): Blithe, CONTRACEPTIVE, Estrogenic Activity, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health an, Lee, Male Contraceptive, MONOMERIC, NCE, New Chemical Entity, NICHD, OLIGOMERIC

Category(s): Application > Therapeutics, TherapeuticArea > Reproductive Health, TherapeuticArea > Endocrinology, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing

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