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Treating or Preventing Anorexia Nervosa via Precision Targeting of Neuronal Circuit
This invention provides methods of treating one or more eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and related clinical syndromes. A new treatment strategy has been discovered, comprising inhibiting two different neural circuits, which rescues all three of the activity-based anorexia (ABA) animal model phenotypes of extreme increases in...
Published: 4/27/2023
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Inventor(s): Haijiang Cai, Wesley Schnapp
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > CNS & Neurosciences, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Virtual Reality Systems and Methods for Improving Clinical Outcomes
The invention provides a virtual reality (VR) experience, including VR goggles and haptic feedback devices, for patients to explain the benefits of a medical treatment or the consequences of non-compliance. The immersive experience seeks to have a greater impact on a patient’s behavior versus a discussion with a healthcare provider alone.
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The...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Marvin Slepian, Syed Hossainy, Fuad Rahman
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Health Education, Medical Training and Operations, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Health IT
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Novel Peptides Bioavailable to the Brain for Non-Opioid Pain Relief and/or Addiction Treatment
Inventors at the University of Arizona have developed oxytocin analogues which have high potency, are designed to be more stable compared to the native oxytocin hormone (an endogenous peptide which inhibits pain and promotes social connection), have very high selectivity for oxytocin receptors, and are bioavailable for brain therapeutics. These druggable...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Lajos Szabo, Robin Polt, John Streicher, Michael Heien, Parthasaradhi Reddy Tanguturi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Immunology, Autoimmune & Inflammation, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > CNS & Neurosciences, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Small Molecules, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Virtual Cognitive Rehabilitation (VCR)
This invention is a phone-based application that utilizes existing technology like Android smartphones and the Oculus RIFT Virtual Reality headset system, to provide navigational tasks centered around exploitation of virtual worlds for the treatment of patients with cognitive impairments, particularly those that have experienced a traumatic brain injury.
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Virtual...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Jonathan Lifshitz, Daniel Griffiths, Loren Matthew Law
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Modulators of Melanocortin Receptors for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety
This invention is the use of the melanocortin 5 receptor (MC5R) ligand to treat depressive and anxiety disorders. MC5R antagonism is the proposed mechanism of action.
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Depression and anxiety often have similar treatment, but experiencing the full effects of current pharmacotherapy can range from weeks to months. Antidepressants and anxiolytics...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Victor Hruby, Minying Cai
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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A Diagnostic Test for Schizophrenia
This invention is a method by which schizophrenia can be diagnosed by providing patients with a single dose of antipsychotic medication and a questionnaire. The questionnaire serves to determine their degree of sleepiness/sedation in response to the medicine, which aids in dictating their diagnosis. In addition, a blood test for serotonin 2A receptors,...
Published: 11/16/2023
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Inventor(s): Amelia Gallitano-Mendel
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Biomarkers, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Research Tools > Screening assays, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic
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Tailor Made Opioid Antagonists
This technology proposes a therapeutic approach to treat opioid abuse and other side effects associated with the use of opioids in the treatment of pain.
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In 2010, as many as 2.4 million opioid users were reportedly abusing their prescriptions. Opioids are highly effective at mitigating pain but several side effects limit their therapeutic...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Ruben Vardanyan, Victor Hruby
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > CNS & Neurosciences, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Small Molecules
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Brief Tobacco Cessation Intervention Training Program for "Health Influencers"
This invention is an in-person workshop and website that provides information and training for “helpers” and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners to better help individuals to change harmful health behaviors, including tobacco cessation. Training focuses on “helping conversations” that avoid confrontation...
Published: 11/16/2023
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Inventor(s): Myra Muramoto
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Health IT, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Web & Internet
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Brief Health Behavior Change Intervention Training Program for Health Professionals
This invention is an in-person workshop and website that provides information and training for “helpers” and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners to better help individuals to change harmful health behaviors, including tobacco cessation. Training focuses on “helping conversations” that avoid confrontation...
Published: 11/16/2023
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Inventor(s): Myra Muramoto
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Neurology > Mental Health, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Health IT, Technology Classifications > Software & Information Technology > Web & Internet
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