Inventors affiliated with Nirsense LLC, are designing somatic and cerebral oximetry devices using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). They have filed for patent protection of wearable systems capable of detecting both optical and non-optical biometric properties of a user to determine their cognitive state.
Institute of Cancer Research UK has described lysyl oxidase homolog 2 (LOXL2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and fibrosis.
Bioversys AG has divulged compounds with the ability to interact with accessory gene regulator A (AgrA) and inhibit the expression of AgrA-regulated virulence factors.
