Invention Description In the event of a terrorist attack or nuclear accident where large populations of individuals are exposed to radiation, it is critical for authorities to have the ability to quantify and confirm the levels of absorbed radiation. It is also essential for authorities to identify if an individual is exposed to greater than 2Gy where...

The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Chron’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is increasing globally, as is the healthcare burden, with studies showing it as one of the top 5 most expensive GI conditions. Early and accurate diagnosis is strongly associated with better patient outcomes. However, the common...

the second most common cancer in both men and women and the leading cause of cancer death in the US. Although there are risk factors for lung cancer, such as smoking, there are many cases where the patient never smoked. Because of this, there is growing interest in investigating the lung microbiota and how that may promote or prevent disease. Yearly...

Autoantibodies are an excellent biomarker for both autoimmune disease and cancer, however, some autoantibodies, called common autoantibodies, have been found to occur frequently in healthy individuals. The presence of these common autoantibodies can impede the search for disease-linked autoantibodies or lead to false positives. The identification of...

Gastric cancer (GC) is a major public health problem in many countries, with more than 1 million new cases, worldwide, in 2020, contributing to almost 800,000 deaths. And new research suggests that GC may be on the rise in the US, particularly among younger adults. Early detection of GC often allows for greater therapeutic options, however, because...

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is one of the most common juvenile autoimmune diseases and is characterized by progressive destruction of pancreatic ß-cells. By the time of T1D diagnosis, around 70-90% of pancreatic ß-cells are already dead. T1D patients face many potential health complications and co-morbidities which lead to both personal and societal...

ErbB4 is a receptor tyrosine kinase member with roles in several key pathways associated with cell proliferation, death and differentiation. ErbB4 overexpression is associated with several types of cancers as well as psychiatric and cardiovascular disorders. Currently there are no drugs available for ErbB4-driven pathologies, or methods of identifying...

In 2021, 134,592 people died from lung cancer, or 22% of all cancer deaths. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death overall and among both men and women. While the increased use of CT screening for lung cancer has resulted in a reduction in lung cancer mortality, it has also resulted in an increased detection of benign pulmonary nodules. Patients...

link;color: #0000FF;border-collapse: collapse; } DNA methylation is an epigenetic process that plays a critical role in gene expression modulation and has been implicated in many diseases, particularly cancer. One method to study the variability in methylation patterns is whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS), which analyzes single base methylation...

Despite recent advances in early detection and treatment, breast cancer remains a common and devastating health problem. With the advent of molecularly-targeted therapeutics, biomarkers that are associated with biological subtypes of cancer may be useful for predicting responses to therapeutic interventions. Researchers at the Biodesign Institute...