Patents by Inventor Maliha Shaikh

Maliha Shaikh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Intestinal Permeability Assay for Neurodegenerative Diseases
    Publication number: 20140147856
    Abstract: A method of identifying a subject at risk of developing or having a neurodegenerative disorder is provided. The method includes obtaining a biological sample from the subject and assaying a level of a marker of intestinal permeability in the sample. The method further includes comparing the subject's level to a control level for the marker of intestinal integrity and identifying the subject having an increased intestinal permeability relative to the control intestinal permeability as having an increased risk of developing or having a neurodegenerative disorder. A method of monitoring the efficacy of a treatment for a neurodegenerative disorder is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Rush University Medical Center
    Inventors: Christopher Forsyth, Maliha Shaikh, Kathleen Shannon, Jeffrey Kordower, Ali Keshavarzian, David A. Bennett