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Targeting Plasma Extracellular Vesicles as Therapy for Severe Bacterial Pneumonia (UCLA Case No. 2025-274)

UCLA researchers in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine have identified a novel method of targeting plasma extracellular vesicles to help suppress inflammation and infection during severe bacterial pneumonia. BACKGROUND: Direct and indirect lung injury such as through pneumonia or following abdominal infections can lead to...

Published: 6/27/2025 | Inventor(s): Jae Woo Lee

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Category(s): Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary

Ingestible Device for Medical Interaction With the Gastrointestinal Tract and Surrounding Tissues (Case No. 2024-226)

Summary: UCLA researchers have conceptualized an ingestible, self-powered, and wireless capsule that can be used to effectively diagnose and treat gastrointestinal disorders. Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including conditions like irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, and gastroparesis, impact millions of people worldwide...

Published: 6/27/2025 | Inventor(s): Wentai Liu, Ryan Kochis, Brian Arianpour, Alejandro Miron Jabalera

Keywords(s): Biosensor, brain-gut microbiome, Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology & Digestive Disease, gastrointestinal (GI) tract diseases, gut inflammation, Human Gastrointestinal Tract, minimally invasive device, Neuromodulation, wireless capsule endoscopy

Category(s): Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases, Therapeutics > Gastroenterology, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Mechanical > Sensors, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Life Science Research Tools > Screening Libraries

A Diagnostic Epigenetic Score for Determining the Effect of Biomarkers for Asthma Drug Response (UCLA Case No. 2024-106)

UCLA researchers in the Department of Computational Medicine have developed a novel machine learning algorithm to generate an accurate molecular score for determining asthma drug response. BACKGROUND: Asthma is a globally prevalent, high-burden disease marked by substantial clinical heterogeneity and variable treatment response. This heterogeneity...

Published: 6/19/2025 | Inventor(s): Elior Rahmani

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Category(s): Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases

Method for Non-invasive Assessment of Pressure and Cardiac Efficiency (Case No. 2024-258)

Summary: Researchers in the Department of Medicine and Radiological Sciences at UCLA have developed a novel computational model for estimating ventricular mechanical efficiency using routine clinical exam practices. Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) involves complex heart defects that make it harder for the heart to pump blood effectively....

Published: 4/22/2025 | Inventor(s): Kim-Lien Nguyen, Sanjib Gurung, John Finn

Keywords(s): acute myocardial infarction, Blood Pressure, Catheterization, heart disease mitigation, heart failure, heart support, hemodynamic monitoring, ventricular system

Category(s): Therapeutics > Cardiovascular, Therapeutics > Radiology, Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics

Bone Depth Gauge Design and Deployable Mechanism (Case No. 2024-185)

Summary: Researchers in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA have developed a novel bone depth gauge and deployable mechanism for orthopaedic screw insertion. Background: Orthopaedic screws are typically used in surgeries to treat fractures that may have been caused intentionally, such as for tumor resection or joint replacement, or...

Published: 4/11/2025 | Inventor(s): Ashley Kita, Eric Smith, Rhorie Kerr

Keywords(s): bone health, Invasiveness Of Surgical Procedures, Orthopaedics, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P), Surgical Instrument, surgical tool

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Aging, Mechanical > Sensors, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases

Interferon Activation Score Is a Biomarker for Immunotherapy in Malignant Glioma Patients (UCLA Case No. 2024-043)

UCLA researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery have characterized immune responses in malignant glioma patients receiving immunotherapy to develop a robust biomarker that will allow prediction of clinical outcomes following treatment. BACKGROUND: Malignant gliomas are the most common primary brain tumors in adults. No cures exist and most gliomas...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Robert Prins

Keywords(s): adjuvant therapy, Biomarker, Chemotherapy, Clinical Trial, dendritic cell vaccination, Glioblastoma, Glioma, immune response, Immunotherapy, interferon, malignant glioma

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Diagnostic Markers > Cancer, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases, Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology

Quercetin as substrate for antiviral treatment against Hepatitis C virus infection (UCLA Case No. 2023-003)

UCLA researchers in the Department of Pathology and Hematology have developed a novel antiviral treatment for Hepatitis C virus based on the metabolic modulating properties of dietary compound Quercetin. BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is responsible for 180 million infections worldwide and over 12,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Despite most...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Nu Lu

Keywords(s): antivirals, hepatitis, immune metabolism, Inflammation, liver disease

Category(s): Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases

2022-197 Novel Live Multi-Antigenic Recombinant Vaccine Against Tuberculosis

SUMMARY: Researchers at UCLA’s School of Medicine have developed a potent multi-antigen vaccine for protection against tuberculosis. BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that, when active, can affect many organs in the body but can especially cause severe lung disease manifest by chronic cough, fever, and weight loss, and, if...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Marcus Horwitz

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Category(s): Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases, Therapeutics > Vaccines

2022-057 NEW TREATMENT FOR SJOGREN'S SYNDROME

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology have identified a novel and safe therapeutic to ameliorate symptoms for the autoimmune disorder, Sjögren’s Syndrome. BACKGROUND: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder that affects over 4 million people in the United States. Most commonly,...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Daniel Kaufman

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Category(s): Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Autoimmune, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases

2021-260: THE INNATE IMMUNE HEALTH SCORE

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics have developed a strategy to quantitatively assess the functionality of macrophages, a key player of the innate immune system, using a paired experimental and computational strategy. BACKGROUND: The immune system is formed by two major inter-related components,...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Alexander Hoffmann

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Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy, Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases

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