ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,691, issued on June 10, was assigned to BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas).

"Compounds and methods for treating cancer, neurological disorders, ethanol withdrawal, anxiety, depression, and neuropathic pain" was invented by Stephen F. Martin (Austin, Texas), James J. Sahn (Austin, Texas), Luisa Scott (Austin, Texas) and Jonathan Thomas Pierce-Shimomura (Round Rock, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein, inter alia, are compounds and methods of treating diseases including cancer, neurological disease, alcohol withdrawal, depression and anxiety, and neuropathic pain."

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