the FM 100, are time consuming to score and are highly susceptible to transcription errors. Researchers at the University of Missouri-St. Louis have developed the Automatic Cap Arrangement Scoring Device (ACASD) to significantly reduce testing time...

. Katti; Raghuraman Kannan; Dean Hainsworth and Kattesh V. Katti CONTACT INFO: Paul Hippenmeyer, Ph.D., M.B.A.; hippenmeyerp@missouri.edu; (573)-882-0470...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a muscle disease caused by mutations of the dystrophin gene. Gene replacement therapy represents a very promising approach to cure this disease. The dystrophin gene is one of the largest ...

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States due to its severe aggressiveness and lethal malignancy. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is over expressed in more than 95% ...

The most common reason why clinical trials fail is that they fall well below their goals for patient accrual. Researchers will frequently overpromise and underdeliver on the number of patients that they can recruit during ...

UMKC Researchers have developed novel cell lines that are useful in the examination of osteocyte function, biomineralization, SOST/sclerostin, FGF23 and other mechanisms of osteoblast-to-osteocyte differentiation. The two ...

Researchers at Washington University have identified a novel genetic variant that strongly correlates with disease progression. Dr. Alison Goate and collaborators used an established biomarker for the decline of AD patients ...

spectroscopic portals, but these have turned out to have very low detection efficiencies despite the fact that they cost nearly $400,000 a piece. However, the office continues to search for new technologies that adequately detect neutrons. This invention...

Infections with the herpes simplex virus can lead to severe corneal scarring and opacity. The currently available therapy for HSV keratitis involves the use of a 1% trifluorothymidine(TFT) solution. However, one of the ...

vehicles, and this research team at the University of Missouri was the first and only to reach the Department of Energy's target of holding 150x storage capacity at 500 psig (this team actually achieved 180x). This invention also covers high pressure...

In the U.S., healthcare is a $2.4 trillion industry, and health information technology costs exceed $65 billion per year. Healthcare expenditures are currently at 17% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and are expected to rise to 20% by 2017...

at the University of Missouri is a technology that will allow continued addition of transgenes as the need arises in the future using engineered plant minichromosomes. Artificial chromosome platforms in maize were produced by telomere-mediated truncation while...

with the nanomaterials may increase cellularity over time, thus initiate tissue regeneration. This device has the primary application in the cosmetic market as an injectable dermal filler to reduce signs of aging. The base technology is also believed to be applied...

, Ph.D. Contact Info: Dr. Wayne McDaniel, Ph.D. ; McDanielWC@missouri.edu ; 573-884-3302...

Developing new technologies for cancer screening and early diagnosis is a critical issue for saving cancer patients' lives. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short (~18-24-nt) non-coding RNAs molecules that regulate gene expression at the post...

developed by researchers at the University of Missouri analyses nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) for predictive biomarkers of breast cancer. One such biomarker is the Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) glycoantigen, which is over-expressed on the majority of breast cancer...

. The current invention developed by researchers at the University of Missouri is a new vaccine platform utilizing inactivated spores that is easy to customize to a disease of interest. The time between identification of an emerging pathogen to vaccine creation...

the periphery of the capsule. In order to capitalize on the well known tumor affinity of gold nanoparticles to tumor vasculature, Nanoparticle Biochem Inc (NBI), has developed proprietary technology that allows efficient conversion of radioactive gold-198 to its...

SciNote is a nonprofit company providing a unique software platform for nonprofit scientific research institutions and higher education in the greater Midwest area. The company will form partnerships with local universities ...

retained only 58% of the initial fluorescence demonstrating that these nanoparticles have excellent utility in lifesciences research, forensics, chemical - biological sensors and biological imaging applications. Through our patented technology of novel...