Abstract: Small molecule activators of interferon regulatory factor (IRF), such as IRF3, and methods of use are provided. In particular, compositions and methods for upregulating interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) activity, such as in the brain following stroke to provide potent protection against ischemic brain injury, to improve a therapeutic time window for providing treatments to stroke patients and/or for enhancement of vaccine platforms are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods of protecting cells against cytotoxic insults are provided. The methods involve administering a composition including a CpG oligonucleotide to a subject. The methods are applicable to the protection of neural and non-neural cells. For example, methods of protecting a neural cell against excitotoxic brain injury are provided. Methods for preparing medicaments for the prophylactic treatment of excitotoxic injury, ischemia and/or hypoxia are also provided. Also provided are compositions for use in the described methods.

Abstract: Methods of protecting cells against cytotoxic insults are provided. The methods involve administering a composition including a Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligand, for instance a TLR7, TLR8, or TLR9 ligand to a subject. The methods are applicable to the protection of neural and non-neural cells. For example, methods of protecting a neural cell against excitotoxic brain injury are provided. Methods for preparing medicaments for the prophylactic treatment of excitotoxic injury, ischemia and/or hypoxia are also provided. Also provided are compositions for use in the described methods.

Abstract: Methods of protecting cells against cytotoxic insults are provided. The methods involve administering a composition including a CpG oligonucleotide to a subject. The methods are applicable to the protection of neural and non-neural cells. For example, methods of protecting a neural cell against excitotoxic brain injury are provided. Methods for preparing medicaments for the prophylactic treatment of excitotoxic injury, ischemia and/or hypoxia are also provided. Also provided are compositions for use in the described methods.

Abstract: An automatic visual correction system allows different users to utilize different work stations and automatically adjusts the appearance of the indicia on the computer screen of the work station so as to make the same most comfortable for the particular user. This is accomplished by storing in memory various characteristics of the appearance of the indicia on the screen such as size, focus, contrast, brightness, color (of both the indicia and the screen) and other features for each user. Each user will have preselected each of these features and once the features are selected, the same will be stored along with information identifying the user. It may also be possible to store information relating to the user's eyeglass or contact lens prescription thereby allowing the computer to automatically make adjustments for such things as focus, size, astigmatisms and the like.