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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378080 | Methods for identifying compounds for motion sickness, vertigo and other disorders related to balance and the perception of gravity The present invention provides a method of identifying a compound that modulates a mammalian vestibular system. The method consists of administering a test compound to an invertebrate, and measuring a geotactic behavior of the invertebrate, where a compound that mod... | 05/27/2008 |
| 6730287 | Methods for identifying compounds that modulate vigilance states The invention provides a method of identifying a compound that alters vigilance. The method consists of contacting an invertebrate with a candidate compound, evaluating a vigilance property in the contacted invertebrate, and determining if the candidate compound alt... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6656972 | Control of pain with endogenous cannabinoids Novel pharmaceutical therapeutic compositions and methods for using same for the treatment of pain experienced by an individual are provided. The compositions contain at least one member selected from among anandamide and palmitylethanolamide.... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6551575 | Methods for identifying compounds for motion sickness, vertigo and other disorders related to balance and the perception of gravity The present invention provides a method of identifying a compound that modulates a mammalian vestibular system. The method consists of administering a test compound to an invertebrate, and measuring a geotactic behavior of the invertebrate, where a compou... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6525090 | Methods of treating mental diseases, inflammation and pain Methods are disclosed for treating or preventing disorders such as mental diseases, inflammation and pain by inhibiting the enzyme anandamide amidohydrolase. A therapeutically effective level of an anandamide amidohydrolase inhibitor is administered such ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6348498 | Control of pain with endogenous cannabinoids Novel pharmaceutical therapeutic compositions and methods for using same for the treatment of pain experienced by an individual are provided. The compositions contain at least one member selected from among anandamide and palmitylethanolamide.... | 02/19/2002 |
| 5925672 | Methods of treating mental diseases, inflammation and pain Methods are disclosed for treating or preventing disorders such as mental diseases, inflammation and pain by inhibiting the enzyme anandamide amidohydrolase. A therapeutically effective level of an anandamide amidohydrolase inhibitor is administered such ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5485546 | Discrimination and testing methods and apparatus employing adaptively changing network behavior based on spatial and heterocellular modification rules An apparatus for categorizing objects employs a neural network having a plurality of cells each having memory for storing a state variable, and a plurality of synaptic junctions connecting cells of the network and having memory for storing a synaptic stre... | 01/16/1996 |