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oying nanotechnology," said Klein. "That's because ADDLs are present in very low concentrations, and nanotechnology has the potential to provide the ultra-sensitive assays needed for the clinic."

Klein, Grant A. Krafft, formerly at Northwestern University Medical School and now chief scientific officer at Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Caleb E. Finch, professor of biological sciences and gerontology at the University of Southern California, reported the discovery of ADDLs in 1998. Krafft and Finch are co-authors on the PNAS paper. Northwestern and USC hold joint patents on the composition and use of ADDLs in neurodisorders.

The patent rights have been licensed to Acumen Pharmaceuticals, based in Glenview, Ill., for the development of drugs that treat Alzheimer's disease and other memory-related disorders. Clinical trials could be two or three years away.

In addition to Klein, Krafft and Finch, other authors on the paper are Yuesong Gong (lead author), Lei Chang, Kirsten L. Viola, Pascale N. Lacor and Mary P. Lambert, from Northwestern University.


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Contact: Megan Fellman
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18-Aug-2003


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