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Site offers patent drafting, provisional or non-provisional patent application, rush orders, prototypes and modeling, and other inventor or entrepreneur services.  A one stop shop for the inventor.  

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

MPEP Random

PatentNerd is a web-page that randomly selects a page out of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.  A great study tool or to quiz yourself on the go on your cell phone.  Bookmark the automatically loading page at http://www.patentnerd.webs.com/autoload.html

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Researchers study the possible use of carboranes

Researchers study the possible use of carboranes: "When protein plaque builds up in the blood, it can result in serious diseases such as heart disease and Alzheimer's.

Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors, a class of drugs under investigation for the treatment of one cause of plaque build-up, also exhibit negative side effects.

Researchers in the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia are studying the possible use of carboranes, which are clusters of boron and carbon atoms, to prevent such side effects. These boron-rich clusters are substituted for carbon-based benzene rings commonly found in pharmaceuticals of all types, including COX inhibitors, which give unwanted side effects.

COX activity is seen in common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen. However, prolonged use of COX inhibitors can result in a variety of negative side effects, such as possible digestive and liver problems. Some COX inhibitors have recently been pulled from the market due to an increased risk of heart complications."