Methods and compositions for delivering medicine and other substances to the brain and the body via the cribriform plate using foamable compositions are described. Methods and compositions for improving nasal hygiene and moisturizing the nasal cavity using foamable compositions are also described.

The present invention provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a perillyl alcohol derivative such as a perillyl alcohol ester, or an isoperillyl alcohol derivative such as an isoperillyl alcohol ester. The derivative may be a perillyl alcohol or an isoperillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent such as valproic acid. The route of administration may vary, including inhalation, intranasal, oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.

A method and system is provided for determining a discrimination index in a subject that may be suffering from or at risk for a stress-induced psychiatric disorder. The discrimination index may be equal to a ratio of a subject's cued fear response and non-cued fear response measured during a fear-potentiated startle (FPS) paradigm. Such a value may allow a physician or researcher to quantify how well a subject discriminates between signaled (cued) fear and un-signaled (non-cued) fear, which may be a biomarker for psychiatric disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, phobias, and/or generalized anxiety disorder. The determined discrimination index may provide a standardized way of diagnosing and evaluating mental illnesses, more uniform treatment of patients, and/or more precise monitoring and evaluation of treatment efficacy.

A method of managing non-infective nasal symptoms may include combining a steroid with a diluent, and acetylcysteine, azelastine, or theophylline. The combined ingredients may be mixed to formulate a topical composition for intranasal irrigation or nebulization. The steroid may include fluticasone, budesonide, or methylprednisolone.

Disclosed herein include methods and compositions for incorporating an effector gene into the genome of a cell. The method can comprise introducing into a cell a donor nucleic acid comprising a recognition site, a splice acceptor site, a self-cleaving peptide sequence, an effector gene, and an optional transcript stabilization element. The donor nucleic acid can be incorporated into the intron of a target gene differentially expressed in a unique cell type and/or in a cell during a unique cell state via non-homologous end joining (NHEJ)-dependent DNA repair. There are also provided, in some embodiments, methods and compositions for treating a disease or disorder in a subject.

The present invention provides compositions for delivering cannabinoids to the nasal cavity. The subject invention utilizes a composition comprising one or more cannabinoids and an adjuvant mixture to enhance the delivery of the cannabinoid, benefitting the subject to whom the cannabinoid is delivered.

The present invention relates to a composition wherein olopatadine is stably dissolved and a process thereof.

The present invention relates to a method for alleviating cancer-induced pain through the control of pain signals in the central nervous system. More specifically, the present invention provides an effect of effectively alleviating cancer-induced pain by blocking tumor progression- and pain-related nerve signal transduction by delivering siRNA to the brain through nose-to-brain drug delivery.

The use of powdered or gelled hypochlorous acid (HOCI) in the treatment or prevention of viral and bacterial infection is disclosed.

Disclosed is a family of intranasal spray dispensers for administering uniform low doses of desmopressin so as to achieve safe antidiuresis in human patients. The dispensers of the invention may be used in the treatment of nocturia, primary nocturnal enuresis, incontinence, urinary frequency, diabetes insipidus, or any disease or syndrome where desmopressin therapy is useful or where safe temporary suppression of urine production may lead to beneficial health effects or increased convenience in voiding control.