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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans

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2,4,6-trimethyl-1,4-dihydro-pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid esters as Neuroprotective Drugs

The market for neuroprotective compounds is ever growing, in part due to an increasing incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease). ...
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5-lipoxygenase inhibitors: (2-azinylamino) quinone derivatives

Forecasts predict that the global inflammatory therapeutics market will continue to grow at a CAGR of 5.8% between 2010 and 2017, to record sales of $85.9 billion. 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) is a target ...
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A Device for Cutting and Holding a Cornea During a Transplant Procedure

A device and surgical method for promoting suitable grafting between a healthy donor cornea button and a recipient's healthy corneal tissue.
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A medicinal cocktail that reduces unwanted side effects characteristic of medical marijuana medical treatment

Currently, the medical marijuana market in the U.S. is worth $1.7 billion, a figure expected to rise as the legalization of medical marijuana spreads. Cannabis has been used for thousands of years ...
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A Novel Tandem Reporter That Quantifies RNA Polymerase II Termination in Mammalian Cells

Researchers at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans have discovered a novel reporter tandem reporter construct that is capable of assaying transcription termination when integrated into a ...
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Angiogenic agents from plant extracts, gallic acid, and derivatives

The process of angiogenesis, the proliferation and development of new blood vessels, occurs in multiple pathological processes. Highlighting the potential economic importance of anti-angiogenic ...
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Distraction Osteogenesis Fixture

The market for dental tissue engineering devices is rapidly growing, expecting to reach $50 million by 2015. Researchers at LSUHSC in New Orleans have designed an improved distraction osteogenesis ...
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Efficient High-Throughput Screen for Identifying Novel Anti-Fungal Compounds

High-throughput screening method for identifying novel compounds which target endolysosome/vacuole.
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Etching Alumina Ceramics

This invention involves a thermochemical process that readily produces significantly roughened surfaces on densely sintered alumina. The resulting roughened alumina components have numerous uses in ...
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Fluoride-releasing Compositions

Dental caries is a worldwide pandemic problem characterized by progressive demineralization and destruction of the hard tissues of the tooth. Fluoride is the most widely used agent to prevent dental ...
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Genomic Yeast One Hybrid System

This assay provides a method of identifying specific gene targets of transcription factors by testing their ability to directly bind genomic elements in vivo.
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High-strength corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy

Researchers at the LSU Health Sciences Center and the University of New Orleans have developed a novel adhesive composition comprising aluminum lithium alloy particles and a multifunctional polymer ...
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Human Glucocorticoid Receptor 1A Promoter and Splice Variants

Researchers at the LSU Health Sciences Center have developed a method to detect the presence of cancerous lymphocytes and a method to determine the responsiveness of a patient with cancerous ...
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Improved Nasogastric Tube

Nasogastric intubation is a medical process involving the insertion of a nasogastric tube through the nose, past the throat, and into the stomach. Problems associated with current tubes include ...
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Inhibiting furin with polybasic peptides

Furin has been implicated in the activation of certain bacterial infections, as well as
in the metastatic progression of certain tumors. Inhibitors of furin have been reported; however their ...
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Inhibition of angiogenesis and destruction of angiogenic vessels by apolipoprotein A-I and high density lipoprotein

Anti-angiogenesis therapeutics may be of use in treating disorders whose pathogenic mechanism includes abnormal or excessive vasculature. Excessive blood vessel proliferation in cancer-related ...
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Inhibition of angiogenesis and destruction of angiogenic vessels with extracts of Noni juice

The process of angiogenesis, the proliferation and development of new blood vessels, occurs in multiple pathological processes. Researchers at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans have ...
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Injection of a Radioactive Dye for Sentinel Lymph Node Identification

A researcher at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans has developed a new intraoperative injection approach utilizing a novel, radiolabeled methylene blue dye for sentinel lymph node ...
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Intracorneal Astigmatic Onlay

An intracorneal astigmatic, rectangular onlay has been discovered that can correct for astigmatism by physically adjusting the shape of the cornea.

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