The present invention is directed to antagonistic antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof having binding specificity for PACAP. These antibodies inhibit, block or neutralize at least one biological effect associated with PACAP, e.g., vasodilation. In exemplary embodiments these antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof may comprise specific V.sub.H, V.sub.L, and CDR polypeptides described herein. In some embodiments these antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof bind to and/or compete for binding to specific epitope(s) on human PACAP. The invention is further directed to using these antagonistic anti-PACAP antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PACAP and conditions where antagonism of PACAP-related activities, such as vasodilation, mast cell degranulation, and/or neuronal activation, are therapeutically beneficial, e.g., headache and migraine indications.

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating of cancer. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the use of agents that can modulate a component in the CDX2-KLF4 signaling pathway to treat myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), adult T-cell leukaemia (ATLL), lymphoma, gastric cancer, multiple myeloma, or combinations thereof, or a condition associated with abnormal activity of the CDX2-KLF4 signaling pathway.

A method of treating depression includes identifying a subject with a pain syndrome for increased responsiveness to the treatment of pain associated with the pain syndrome with botulinum toxin and locally administering a botulinum toxin subcutaneously to a face of the subject, thereby treating said pain. Identification of the pain is made prior to administering botulinum toxin for the treatment of said pain. The subject has a pain syndrome and a condition selected from the group consisting of a depressive disorder, an anxiety disorder and a sleep disorder.

Methods of treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy or its symptoms, with PPARγ agonists, and in particular, the compound of formula (I) known as INT 131: Formula (I). Also provided are methods of treating a subject that include selecting a subject having an elevated level of neurofilament light chain protein in a sample obtained from the subject, as compared to a reference level of neurofilament light chain protein, and administering a pharmaceutical composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) to the selected subject.

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The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for enhancing mosquito feeding.

The present invention relates to an eye-drop composition comprising 2-amino-9-[[(1S,2R)-1,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclopropyl]methyl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-Purin-6-one, and the use thereof for the diagnosis and treatment of herpetic eye infections in companion animals.

The present invention relates to a method for detecting heart damage in a patient. The invention also relates to methods for treatment of patients identified as having heart damage. The invention further pertains to methods for evaluating the efficacy of an ongoing therapeutic regimen designated to treat a damaged heart in a patient.

The invention provides a cerebral nitric oxide donor for use in a method for assessing the extent of brain dysfunction following brain injury, said method comprising contacting at least a portion of the brain of a subject with a brain injury with said cerebral nitric oxide donor and determining whether or not there is a subsequent change in one or more aspects of brain physiology, wherein the extent by which said one or more aspects of brain physiology improves is indicative of the extent of brain dysfunction.

The present invention provides new methods for inflammation and infection imaging and related medical applications thereof. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method for the diagnosis of inflammation and/or infection. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method for the treatment or prevention of inflammation and/or infection. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods for monitoring the effect of inflammation and/or infection treatment, and/or methods for monitoring an inflammation and/or infection treatment regimen. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method for selecting subjects for an inflammation and/or infection treatment. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method for determining the dosage of a drug for the treatment of inflammation and/or infection.

Systems and methods providing a clotting factor VIII dosing regimen are disclosed. The systems and methods include determining an estimated pharmacokinetic profile of a patient using a Bayesian model of pharmacokinetic profiles of sampled patients. The systems and methods can determine a first dosing regimen for a first dosing interval including (i) a first dosage and (ii) a first therapeutic plasma protein level in the patient varying over time based at least upon the estimated pharmacokinetic profile. The systems and methods can determine a second dosing regimen for a second dosing interval including (i) a second dosage and (ii) a second therapeutic plasma protein level in the patient varying over time. The estimated pharmacokinetic profile can be adjusted based on previous patient treatments. Further, a user can select which days a dosage is to be applied such that the protein level does not fall below a target trough.