...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| 20120129837 | Derivatives of Fluorene, Anthracene, Xanthene, Dibenzosuberone and Acridine and Uses Thereof Chemical agents, such as disulfonamide derivatives of fluorene, anthracene, xanthene, dibenzosuberone and acridine, and similar heterocyclic ring structures, including salts thereof, that act as anti-cancer and anti-tumor agents, especially where such agents modulate th... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108562 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS PAD4 inhibitory compositions and methods for their use in treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease are provided according to embodiments of the present invention.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108563 | Methods Of Treating Liposarcoma Provided herein are methods of treating liposarcoma in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an Hsp90 inhibitor.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082623 | SHH Regulation and Methods Thereof The invention provides for methods of upregulating endogenous GDNF by inhibiting Shh signaling. The invention further provides a method for increasing the production of cholinergic neurons and dopamine neurons by subventricular zone (SVZ) neurogenesis in a subject. The ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120052120 | NANOTECHNOLOGY FORMULATION OF POORLY SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS Embodiments of the present invention are directed to articles of manufacture, spheres having a diameter of 50 to 500 nanometers which contain poorly soluble drugs and methods of making such spheres. Embodiments of the present invention have particular application for th... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120022011 | HSP90 INHIBITORS WITH MODIFIED TOXICITY The invention provides purified 19-substituted geldanamycin derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and prodrugs thereof that are potent Hsp90 binding agents that are useful for the treatment and/or the amelioration of symptoms of cancer and other prolife... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022026 | METHOD OF TREATING CANCER The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing hyperproliferative disease in a body tissue of a subject, comprising the steps of administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that induces double strand bre... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020876 | HEDGEHOG PATHWAY INHIBITORS This disclosure generally relates to methods useful for improving, for example, blood vessel density and/or blood vessel patency to a tissue by administration of a hedgehog pathway inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the hedgehog pathway inhibitor is administered with an... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110319415 | Susceptibility to HSP90-Inhibitors The present invention relates to a method of selecting (a) cell(s), (a) tissue(s) or (a) cell culture(s) with susceptibility to an HSP90 inhibitor. Also a method for determining the responsiveness of a mammalian tumor cell or cancer cell to treatment with an HSP90 inhib... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301186 | USE OF HAPTOGLOBIN GENOTYPING IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE This invention is directed to methods and compositions for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Specifically, the invention is directed to compositions comprising vitamin E, statins and/or glutathione peroxidase mimetics; methods of treating diabetic patients expr... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110294772 | USE OF CYCLOSQUARAMIDE COMPOUNDS AS ANTI-TUMOUR AGENTS Use of squaramide-based macrocylic compounds as kinase inhibitor agents and as anti-tumour agents. More specifically, said compounds are used to treat diseases such as cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, HIV replication, etc. Furthermore, the present invention... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110287083 | Bioabsorbable Composition and Coatings Including Same Bioabsorbable compositions of A) blends of bioabsorbable homopolymers and/or copolymers containing glycolide and lactide and B) salts of fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters are described. Processes for making the compositions and surgical articles made totally or in pa... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110281814 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING BREAST CANCER The invention relates to methods and compositions for treating a subject afflicted with breast cancer using a CX-CR4 antagonist and optionally in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281002 | ANTIMICROBIAL SOLUTIONS AND PROCESS RELATED THERETO Disclosed are antimicrobial compositions for treating poultry, meat, and other surfaces to substantially eliminate bacteria and microorganism harmful to humans. The compositions include a combination of an aliphatic heteroaryl salt, trichloromelamine, and at least two a... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110275581 | NUCLEAR EXPORT INHIBITORS OF TOPOISOMERASE II ALPHA A method of treating cancer in a subject comprising the step of administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a combination of a compound that binds a nuclear export signal (NES inhibitor) on topoisomerase IIα and a topoisomerase inhibitor. Twenty... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268822 | METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING KOTALANOL AND STEREOISOMERS AND ANALOGUES THEREOF, AND NOVEL COMPOUNDS PRODUCED THEREBY Compounds having the general formula (I): wherein X is S, Se or NH, and stereoisomers thereof, and de-O-sulfonated analogues of all of the foregoing, but excluding naturally occurring kotalanol and de-O-sulfonated kotalanol, and methods for synthesizing same. The compou... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110263554 | SCREEN FOR INHIBITORS OF FILOVIRUS AND USES THEREFOR The invention provides methods to identify agents useful to prevent, inhibit or treat viral infections, e.g. filovirus infections, as well as compositions having one or more agents to prevent, inhibit or treat viral infection.... | 10/27/2011 |
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| 20110263563 | Ansamycin Hydroquinone Compositions Aspects of the present invention provide compositions comprising a sulfur containing compound and a compound of the formula (I); and also provide methods of their preparation and use. ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110257145 | METHOD OF TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES A method of treating neurological diseases, like Alzheimer's Disease by administering a compound that activates protein kinase C and inhibits histone deacetylases to an individual suffering from the neurological disease. The method utilizes benzolactam compounds that re... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256235 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO PREVENTION OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED ALOPECIA The present invention relates to a method for protecting a human patient or a mammalian animal to be subjected to chemotherapy treatment of a tumor not residing in the scalp of the patient or the skin of the animal against chemotherapy-induced alopecia, comprising admin... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110245265 | CXCR4 ANTAGONISTS FOR KIDNEY INJURY Methods to treat or prevent acute kidney injury and chronic kidney injury in subjects using CXCR4 antagonists are disclosed.... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110237560 | MODULATING AND/OR DETECTING ACTIVATION INDUCED DEAMINASE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF A method for stratifying a subject, said method comprising: measuring the AID expression and/or activity in a first sample of the subject, and comparing said expression and/or activity to a reference AID expression and/or activity, wherein an AID expression and/or activ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110223255 | IMPLANTABLE PRODUCTS COMPRISING NANOPARTICLES The present disclosure relates to nanoparticle-containing implantable and preferably biodegradable medical products and their use for the thermotherapeutic after-treatment after surgical removal of tumors and cancerous ulcers.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110224184 | NAPHTHOQUINONE DERIVATIVES USEFUL FOR PREVENTION OF AMYLOID DEPOSITS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES INVOLVING AMYLOIDOGENESIS The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising substituted 1,4 naphthoquinones that are effective in preventing oligomerization of beta amyloid and subsequent pathologies associated with amyloid fibrils. These compositions are useful for the treat... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110207814 | Combination Therapy for Breast Cancer Treatment The present invention provides a novel treatment which features immune therapy in the context of the functions of MSCs as a novel approach to breast cancer treatment. By identifying and elucidating the role of MSCs in the behavior of breast cancer cells at metastatic si... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110206638 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE MUTATION RATE OF VIRUSES The disclosure provides compositions and methods for reducing the mutation rate of a virus, such as an RNA virus or a DNA virus, in a cell infected with the virus by, in one aspect, contacting the cell with an effective amount of an iron chelator or an antioxidant. Also... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110201587 | HSP90 INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE The present invention provides methods for treating various clinical conditions associated with biological activity of HSP90 in a subject. Such methods include administering to the subject in need of such a treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a composition c... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110195945 | Compounds, Compositions and Methods for Treating or Preventing Hypoxic or Ischemic Injury Compositions and methods of treating or preventing disease or injury to a human patient or biological material undergoing ischemic or hypoxic conditions.... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110177002 | CYLIC POLYAMINES FOR BINDING PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE The invention pertains to a compound for detecting cell death. According to the invention, the compound comprises a cyclic polyamine unit for the complexation of a bi- or trivalent metal ion. The compound of the invention may contain a reporting tag like fluorescein or ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110176997 | METHOD TO MAKE POROUS MATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS The present invention relates a method to make porous materials which are useful in pharmaceutical, medicine, industry, and agriculture. The most advantage of the porous materials is to provide extremely large surface area for further modification and to incorporate a b... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110171193 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY HYPERTENSION Provided herein are methods and materials for treating pulmonary hypertension (PH) in a subject. Also provided herein is a method of diagnosing whether a has PH by detecting a PH marker. A PKG pulmonary hypertension marker has been identified and may be useful in predic... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110160272 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE OF ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS IN THE PREVENTION AND/OR CONTROL OF EPILEPSY In accordance with some preferred embodiments, without limitation, the invention comprises methods and compositions for the prophylactic and/or antiepileptic administration of angiogenesis inhibitors in conjunction with seizures or traumatic insults to the brain, which ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110160175 | 18,21-Didesoxymacbecin Derivatives for the Treatment of Cancer The present invention relates to macbecin analogues that are useful, e.g. in the treatment of cancer, B-cell malignancies, malaria, fungal infection, diseases of the central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases, diseases dependent on angiogenesis, autoimmune di... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110150775 | GENOMIC APPROACHES TO FETAL TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS The present invention provides systems for developing and/or testing therapies for prenatal diseases and conditions including Down Syndrome. The present invention also provides diagnostic methods for Down Syndrome involving, in some embodiments, gene expression analyses... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110151012 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POORLY WATER SOLUBLE PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS The present invention provides compositions comprising a poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agent, a carrier protein, and an antimicrobial agent, wherein significant microbial growth is inhibited in the composition. The amount of the antimicrobial agent in the composit... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110142848 | ANTI-BETA-2-MICROGLOBULIN AGENTS AND THE USE THEREOF A method for treating cancer includes treating a subject with an agent against beta-2-microglobulin; and treating the subject with radiation or a cancer therapeutic agent. The agent against beta-2-microglobulin includes anti-b2-M antibodies and miRNAs.... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110136752 | NOVEL ANTIBIOTICS The invention relates generally to novel antibiotics and their analogs, to processes for the preparation of these novel antibiotics, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel antibiotics; and to methods of using the novel antibiotics to treat or inhibit variou... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110135651 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL MOBILIZATION A therapeutic combination for improved mobilization of the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, and methods of use thereof are described. The therapeutic combination comprises G-CSF and an inhibitor of the EGFR signaling pathway. The role of EGFR is established by s... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110135712 | Biologically Active Taxane Analogs And Methods Of Treatment By Oral Administration The present invention relates to a novel chemical compound of formula S-(1): for use in the treatment of cancer, to compositions containing said compound, methods of manufacture and combinations with other th... | 06/09/2011 |