Patents Assigned to Oxford Medistress Limited
  • Determining coping capacity after exposure to a psychological stressor
    Patent number: 7838262
    Abstract: The present invention provides an in vitro method for quantifying exposure to psychological stress which relies on measuring the retained ability of neutrophils, preferably neutrophils in a whole blood sample, to exhibit challenge-induced superoxide anion production. Using such methodology, coping capacity of individuals for particular psychological stressors may be assessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Oxford Medistress Limited
    Inventors: Rubina Mian, David Whyte MacDonald