Medical Patent News

• Climate variability may speed up the spread of vector-borne diseases

  The study reveals that climate variability affects mosquito-borne disease risks, emphasizing the need for improved surveillance and public health strategies.

• New national guidelines for anal cancer prevention in HIV patients based on UCSF research

  New recommendations for screening and treatment are based on the results of a major national study led at UCSF.

• Transgender people face challenges getting needed care

  Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people face barriers to accessing surgery and to the health system in general, describe authors in two new research papers published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

• UNF researchers awarded U.S. patent for targeted cancer-fighting compound

  Three University of North Florida (UNF) researchers have been awarded a U.S. patent for a targeted cancer-fighting compound, or peptoid, that the team has discovered targets certain breast, colon and lung cancers and stops them from progressing.

• Non-invasive blood test shows 83% sensitivity in detecting colorectal cancer, offering hope for early diagnosis

  The performance of a blood-based testing method that uses cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to screen for colorectal cancer.

• Bio-Techne to present at the KeyBanc Life Sciences & MedTech Investor Forum

  Bio-Techne Corporation today announced that Will Geist, President, Protein Sciences Segment, will present at the KeyBanc Life Sciences & MedTech Investor Forum on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 9:45 a.m. EDT.

• U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

  In the United States, sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people and about 2 million Americans carry this genetic mutation.

• Cellular Origins Launches Constellation, its Configurable Robotic Platform to Enable Scalable Manufacture of Advanced Therapies

  A closed, fully automated, and configurable robotic platform for cell therapy manufacture can achieve 30-fold increase in space efficiency and reduces production costs and labor by 51% and 16-fold, respectively.

• Impaired glucose tolerance and cardiovascular risk factors associated with fertility problems

  The present study provided strong evidence that supported the hypothesis that hyperinsulinemia and glucose intolerance cause infertility in women.

• Metformin use associated with lower risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes

  Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that usually causes joint pain and can be severe enough to require knee and hip replacements.