ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,353, issued on May 13, was assigned to THE INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE (Provo, Utah).

"L-serine compositions, methods and uses for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders" was invented by Kenneth Rodgers (Sydney), Rachael Dunlop (Jackson, Wyo.) and Paul A. Cox (Jackson, Wyo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "L-serine, L-serine precursors, L-serine derivatives and L-serine conjugates for treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of protein aggregation/tangles/plaques and diseases associated with protein aggregation/tangles/plaques. In particular, treatments and uses for L-serine, L-serine precursors, L-serine derivatives and L-...