US Patent Issued to New York University on Dec. 9 for "Use of mannose 6 phosphate and modifications thereof for memory enhancement and reducing memory impairment" (New York, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,203, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to New York University (New York).

"Use of mannose 6 phosphate and modifications thereof for memory enhancement and reducing memory impairment" was invented by Cristina Maria Alberini (New York), Dirk Trauner (New York) and Christopher James Arp (The Woodlands, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are compositions and methods for memory enhancement, including recovery of memory impairment. The compositions and methods relate to mannose-6-phosphate and derivatives of mannose-6-phosphate. The methods relate to administration of M6P or derivatives thereof to individuals in whom memory enhancem...