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Therapeutic Opportuitues: ALS & Neuro-degenerative Diseases

Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease in the US, is the most common neurodegenerative disorder of young and middle aged adults that is incurable and invariably fatal. The only disease-modifying therapy currently available is Riluzole®, which only extends survival by 3-6 months and has recently come...

Published: 1/28/2011 | Updated: 1/11/2011 | Inventor(s): Jochen Prehn, Orla Hardiman, Matt Greenway, Dairin Kieran

Keywords(s): Prehn

Category(s): Regenerative Medicine

Osteochondral Defect Repair Scaffold

Introduction Articular cartilage is a highly specialised tissue found covering the surfaces of the bony ends of all synovial joints in the human body. Its function is to lubricate joint movement and absorb small shock impacts within a joint. The structure and composition of articular cartilage is highly ordered into distinct but seamlessly...

Published: 1/27/2011 | Updated: 1/11/2011 | Inventor(s): John Gleeson, Tanya Levingstone, Fergal O'brien

Keywords(s): Gleeson

Category(s): Regenerative Medicine

Bone Graft Substitute

Introduction Bone grafts are used clinically in the treatment of many forms of bone tissue defect (e.g. fracture alignment/non-union, critical-sized defects, maxillo-facial surgery and spinal fusion). They actively promote healing and new bone formation (osteogenesis) using a biocompatible, osteoconductive and osteoinductive graft structure that...

Published: 1/27/2011 | Updated: 1/10/2011 | Inventor(s): Fergal O'brien, John Gleeson, Niamh Plunkett

Keywords(s): O'Brien

Category(s): Regenerative Medicine