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Genetic Targets and Gene Therapies for Treating Levodopa-induced Dyskinesias for Parkinsonisms

The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation estimates that there are 1.0 to 1.5 million people suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the United States alone. Those suffering from PD are afflicted with tremors in the limbs and face, rigidity and stiffness of the limbs and trunk, slowed movement, postural instability, and impaired balance. Presently,...
Published: 7/21/2014   |   Inventor(s): Jack Lipton, Kathy SteecE-Collier, Nicholas Kanaan, Timothy Collier, Fredric Manfredsson, Caryl Sortwell
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Medical, Pharmaceutical, Therapeutic

080066: A Potential E. coli Vaccine to Prevent Travelers’ Diarrhea

080066: Highly Immunogenic E. coli heat-stable enterotoxin (STa) vaccine Categories: MedicalAnimal/Veterinary Pharmaceutical Therapeutic BackgroundEnterotoxic E. coli strains (ETEC) produce heat stable enterotoxin (STa). ETEC strains are a common cause of diarrhea (travelers’ diarrhea in humans) and animals (scours). Each year, approximately...
Published: 7/21/2014   |   Inventor(s): A. Mahdi Saeed
Keywords(s): Enterotoxin, Vaccine Category(s): Medical, Animal/Veterinary, Pharmaceutical, Therapeutic

020088: Process and Method of Preparing Food Products with Psyllium

The importance and benefits of dietary fiber are well known and medically accepted. An appropriate and regular intake of dietary fiber can prevent constipation and hemorrhoids and lessen the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulosis. Fiber has also been shown to play a role in treating and preventing elevated cholesterol, heart disease,...
Published: 7/21/2014   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Enriched Food and Snacks, Food Additives, Soluble Fiber Category(s): Food Science and Nutrition, Therapeutic