APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Cancer diagnostics Cancer therapeutics Cancer research ADVANTAGES: Provides markers correlated with increased metastases risk Provides for therapies that block or reverse cancer progression through adjusting glucose metabolism ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers led by Mina Bissell … [Read more...] about Increased Glucose Metabolism is Oncogenic; Its Reversal May Be Therapeutic IB-2921
Human Health/Precision Medicine
Highly Stable 15nm Micelles for Drug Delivery and other Biomedical Applications JIB-2813, JIB-3230
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Targeted drug delivery Gene therapy Vaccine development Imaging agents Cancer research ADVANTAGES: Long lasting – in vivo half-life 29.5 hours Tunable size and stability provide platform for drug formulation Low “cargo” leakage Deep penetration in tumor tissues – micelles in ~ 15nm range Self-assembling Efficient … [Read more...] about Highly Stable 15nm Micelles for Drug Delivery and other Biomedical Applications JIB-2813, JIB-3230
Assessing Endothelial Function with a Standard Blood Pressure Cuff IB-2772
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Early identification of cardiovascular disease Endothelial function assessment ADVANTAGES: Easy to operate; no need for trained technician Facilitates regular patient testing and feedback More sensitive than conventional flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) measurement Inexpensive to manufacture Fully automated test … [Read more...] about Assessing Endothelial Function with a Standard Blood Pressure Cuff IB-2772
Acid-Degradeable and Bioerodible Materials JIB-2595
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Drug delivery, including controlled-release formulations Vaccine and immunotherapy Gene therapy Chemotherapy Sutures, scaffolds, and implantable bulk materials Diagnosis and imaging ADVANTAGES: Site-specific delivery, accurate therapeutic targeting Payload release or degradation rate can be tuned easily—from minutes to hours to … [Read more...] about Acid-Degradeable and Bioerodible Materials JIB-2595
Detecting and Treating Breast Cancer Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors IB-2578
ABSTRACT: Mina Bissell and colleagues at Berkeley Lab have developed therapeutic compositions and methods related to inhibition of FAM83A as well as methods of diagnosing cancer resistance to EGFR inhibitors. For details, see the issued U. S. Patent #9,303,088, available at www.uspto.gov. FOR MORE … [Read more...] about Detecting and Treating Breast Cancer Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors IB-2578