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Non-Invasive Hydrogen Monitoring Device to Assess Gut Health (2021-114)
Humans do not produce hydrogen gas; however, many microbes found in the human gut do. The hydrogen produced from gut microbiota can have beneficial effects, but an excess of hydrogen can also have harmful effects on the human host, as it is proposed to be associated with various gastrointestinal disorders.
Hydrogen gas produced by the microbes in the...
Published: 8/30/2023
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Updated: 8/30/2023
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Inventor(s): Senu Apewokin, Michael Smith, Peng Zhang, Racheal Wilkinson, Sarah Pixley Bell, William Heineman
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diseases & Disorders > Digestive, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Biomedical, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diseases & Disorders, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diagnostics
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Plasma Test to Assess Liver Disease Severity (2019-018)
The number of people diagnosed with liver disease was 4.9 million in 2016 with 40,326 dying from this disease in the US. Liver disease can be either inherited or caused by a variety of factors that can cause damage to the liver such as viruses, alcohol use, and obesity. In the early stage of any liver disease, liver may become inflamed. However, an...
Published: 8/30/2023
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Updated: 8/30/2023
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Inventor(s): Patrick Van Dreden, Clayton Lewis, Vladimir Bogdanov
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diseases & Disorders > Digestive, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diseases & Disorders
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New Therapeutic Leads for Cachexia and Anorexia (112-005)
Dr. Glenn Millhauser and his lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Benoit at the University of Cincinnati have discovered a group of proteins that will ultimately be of value in treating extreme cases of eating disorders such as anorexia or cachexia.
The agouti-related protein (AgRP) is produced in...
Published: 8/30/2023
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Updated: 8/30/2023
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Inventor(s): Stephen Benoit
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics > Protein Therapies, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diseases & Disorders > Digestive, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diseases & Disorders > Neurologic, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diseases & Disorders, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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