ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,324, issued on March 25.

"Fatty acid analogues and methods of use" was invented by Yu-Hsin Tom Lin (San Diego), Cheng-Chi Irene Wang (San Diego) and Jason Olejniczak (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment for various diseases or conditions, such as cancer. In one aspect, the method comprises the treatment of metastatic cancers. Compounds and methods provided herein are also used for the treatment of diseases such as inflammatory disease, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disease, and dry eye syndrome. Further provided herein are dietary suppleme...