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Wireless, Miniaturized Sensing Platforms for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
LUNU 2023-223
INVENTORS
John Rogers*
Arun Sharma*
Surabhi Madhvapathy
Matthew Bury
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Miniaturized, implantable temperature sensors for real-time, minimally invasive monitoring of inflammatory bowel diseases.
BACKGROUND
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, affects over 10...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Autoimmune disease, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Devices, Diagnostics, Electronics & Circuits, Gastrointestinal and Hepatic disease, Healthcare, Medical device, Obesity, Sensors, Wireless
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Pharmacotherapy for Preventing Neurodegeneration
NU 2016-108
INVENTORS
D. James Surmeier*
Steven M. Graves
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Small molecule therapeutics to prevent neurological degeneration associated with other pharmaceutical treatments
ABSTRACT
Methamphetamine and amphetamine are pharmaceutical drugs sometimes used to treat attention definicity hyperactive disorder (ADHD), obesity, and narcolepsy....
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Neurodegenerative disease, Neurologic disease, Obesity, Small molecule, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Platelet Factor 4 as a Biomarker of Defective Lymphatics
NU 2020-158
INVENTORS
Guillermo Oliver*
Stanley Rockson
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A new biomarker for identifying lymphatic vasculature diseases
BACKGROUND
Lymphatic vasculature defects often result in disfiguring, disabling, and, occasionally, life-threatening outcomes. Diagnostic tools for all of the lymphatic disorders are relatively limited, relying...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Assay, Biomarker, Diagnostics, Obesity, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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MeasureMyBites: Nutrition Measurement Using Hyperspectral Imaging Sensors
NU 2016-169
INVENTORS
Nabil Alshurafa
Aggelos Katsaggelos*
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A device that can in real-time monitor the quantify of food intake
ABSTRACT
The global market for wearable health and fitness devices is estimated to be at about $2 billion dollars with an ever increasing demand for new technologies and devices. Northwestern researchers...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Obesity
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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