A biothiol-activatable composition is disclosed that is configured to dissociate in the presence of a concentration of biomolecules that are excreted normally by a liver of a living subject comprising a noble metal nanoparticle, a reporter molecule, a linker molecule that is conjugated to the noble metal nanoparticle and to the reporter molecule, but displaceable in the presence of the biomolecules, and wherein the reporter molecule is released in the presence of the biomolecules. The noble nanoparticle is preferably a gold nanoparticle; the reporter molecule preferably comprises at least one of a fluorescent dye molecule, a radioactive molecule or an MRI agent and the linker molecule is preferably a thiol molecule displaceable by biothiols in the liver. In another aspect, the reporter molecule dissociates from the composition in the presence of a concentration of glutathione similar to what is found in liver sinusoids of a normally functioning liver.

Methods and formulations for treating oncological disorders in humans using Coenzyme Q10 are described.

The invention provides a method of diagnosing overactive bladder disorder (OAB), the method comprising: measuring the concentrations of one or more of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), acetylcholine (ACh), nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin 5 (IL-5) in a sample obtained from a subject; normalising the concentrations to the concentration of creatinine (Cr) in the sample; range standardising the normalised concentrations and subject's age to the following values: Age to 120 years old; ATP/Cr to 0.000001; ACh/Cr to 0.1; NO to 20000; IL-5/Cr to 100; wherein the likelihood of having OAB (p.sub.OAB)=1/1+e.sup.−x, where X=one or more of the following: (a) (−2.688±1.050)+5.472±2.098×subject's age+1.356±0.559×Gender (Female=1, Male=0)+(−7.998±40.273)×[IL-5/Cr]; (b) (−2.141±0.966)+4.506±1.902×subject's age+1.034±0.519×Gender (Female=1, Male=0)+(−5294.063±9075.456)×[ACh/Cr]; (c) (−2.825±1.072)+5.964±2.167×subject's age+1.312±0.562×Gender (Female=1, Male=0)+17.790±58.762×[IL-5/Cr]+(−9180.821±12700.057)×[ACh/Cr]; (d) (−2.993±1.197)+5.580±2.309×subject's age+1.724±0.719×Gender (Female=1, Male=0)+63.571±73.444×[IL-5/Cr]+(−0908.523±13606.752)×[ACh/Cr]+(−566.991±636.589)×[ATP/Cr]; (e) (−3.090±1.200)+5.393±2.256×subject's age+1.797±0.717×Gender (Female=1, Male=0)+34.767±56.331×[IL-5/Cr]+(−562.743±629.316)×[ATP/Cr]; or (f) (−2.650±1.067)+5.516±2.120×subject's age+1.389±0.583×Gender (Female=1, Male=0)+(−4.060±45.238)×[IL-5/Cr]+(−1.456±6.833)×[NO/Cr]; and wherein a pOAB above a threshold indicates that the subject has a high likelihood of having or developing OAB and a pOAB below a threshold indicates that the subject does not have OAB.

Methods and formulations for diagnosing onocological disorders in humans using epimetabolic shifters, multidimensional intracellular molecules or environmental influencers are described.

The present disclosure provides methods of evaluating a subject, e.g., a subject at risk for or suffering from a pKal-mediated or bradykinin-mediated disorder, based on values (e.g., percentages) of intact and/or cleaved kininogen in a sample of the subject. Provided methods permit analysis of patients with plasma kallikrein-mediated angioedema (KMA), or other diseases mediated by pKal useful in the evaluation and treatment. Such methods can involve the use of a detection agent that preferentially binds cleaved kininogen or intact kininogen.

Systems and methods for screening enzyme variants are described, wherein the enzyme variants may catalyze a reaction that is cofactor-dependent or cofactor-independent.

The instant invention provides workflows for the design and characterization of mechanism-based sirtuin modulating compounds, including new or improved sirtuin activating compounds. Workflows for the design of mechanism-based sirtuin activating compounds are provided, based on conditions that must be satisfied by activators if they are to exploit the common catalytic mechanism of all sirtuin enzymes and hence increase catalytic efficiency for any sirtuin and any substrate.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to NADP-dependent oxidoreductase compositions, and electrodes, sensors and systems that include the same. Also provided are methods for making the compositions and for detecting and/or measuring analytes with NADP-dependent oxidoreductase compositions.

Methods and formulations for treating oncological disorders in humans using Coenzyme Q10 are described.

Provided is a device for real-time measurement of bacteria. The device for real-time measurement of bacteria includes reaction portions, a support portion configured to support the reaction portions, a rotational shaft configured to transfer the support portion, and a sample supply portion configured to supply a sample to each of the reaction portions, and according to the device for real-time measurement of bacteria, bacteria may be measured in real time through the detection of ATP.