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Flexible needle for targeted delivery of chronic pain treatment

Flexible needle for targeted delivery of chronic pain treatment

Unmet Need For patients suffering from chronic pain associated with degenerative changes, inflammation, neuropathy or cancer, the ability to carry out daily life and work activities is a challenge. Current treatment methods are limited and…

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Adjustable tubular retractor for brain surgery

Adjustable tubular retractor for brain surgery

Unmet Need In 2018 the Journal of Neurosurgery estimated that there were 22.6 million patients globally suffering from neurological disorders, with 13.8 million of them requiring surgery. During intracranial operations concerning aneurysms, tumor extractions, and…

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Machine learning model to improve adult ADHD diagnosis

Machine learning model to improve adult ADHD diagnosis

Unmet Need Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with a substantial effect on families and society. It is marked by the person’s hyperactivity, inability to keep focus and control impulsive behaviors. Despite…

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Gene therapy and small molecule treatment of chronic pain without addiction

Gene therapy and small molecule treatment of chronic pain without addiction

Unmet Need Chronic pain is an escalating issue worldwide – in the U.S., an estimated one of five adults are affected. Chronic pain is difficult to treat, often requiring powerful opioids to provide relief. These…

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A method to improve the clinical utility of kilohertz frequency alternating current devices to treat neurological disorders

A method to improve the clinical utility of kilohertz frequency alternating current devices to treat neurological disorders

Unmet Need Many neurological disorders, including pain and spasticity, are characterized by undesirable increases in sensory, motor, or autonomic nerve activity. Local application of kilohertz frequency alternating currents (KHFAC) can effectively and completely block the…

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A method of treating neurodegenerative diseases by preventing mitochondrial dysfunction

A method of treating neurodegenerative diseases by preventing mitochondrial dysfunction

Unmet Need Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a devastating neurological disorder that results in significant cognitive impairment and memory loss. A common feature in late onset AD patients is the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the…

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Clenbuterol Therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Clenbuterol Therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Unmet Need Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating disease with progressive loss of muscle function and inevitable death usually in 3-5 years. There are currently two available therapies on the market which prolong life…

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A stable, easily manufactured intranasal oxytocin formulation that contains only food grade preservatives

A stable, easily manufactured intranasal oxytocin formulation that contains only food grade preservatives

Unmet Need Current formulations of oxytocin used for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders have several drawbacks. For example, many intravenous and intranasal formulations, like those approved in Europe, contain preservatives like chlorobutanol which is highly…

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An injectable hydrogel scaffold that delivers gene therapies locally

An injectable hydrogel scaffold that delivers gene therapies locally

Unmet Need Gene therapy has applications ranging from tissue engineering to vaccine development to infectious disease. Most approaches to deliver nucleic material involve the systemic intravenous delivery of condensed nucleic acid (e.g., within a virus…

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Treatment for juvenile neuronal ceriod lipofuscinosis

Treatment for juvenile neuronal ceriod lipofuscinosis

Unmet Need Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL), or Batten disease, is one of the most prevalent pediatric neurodegenerative disorders which occurs with a frequency of between 2 and 4 in 100,000 live births. It starts…

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Method for treatment of dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases

Method for treatment of dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases

Unmet Need There are over 50 million people worldwide with dementia, with about 10 million new cases diagnosed every year. Though approximately 70% of dementia cases are associated with Alzheimer's disease patients, there is no…

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Screening method to identify lead compounds to treat hereditary neurological disorders and other diseases associated with MutSβ activity

Screening method to identify lead compounds to treat hereditary neurological disorders and other diseases associated with MutSβ activity

Unmet Need The human genome is constantly under the threat of DNA damage and replication errors that can result in mutations. A heterodimer of DNA mismatch repair proteins named MutSβ has been linked to a…

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