ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,868, issued on July 21, was assigned to University of Rochester (Rochester, N.Y.).

"Methods and compositions for rejuvenating CNS glial populations by suppresion of transcription factors" was invented by Steven A. Goldman (Webster, N.Y.), John N. Mariani (Rochester, N.Y.) and Abdellatif Benraiss (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of inducing rejuvenation in a population of adult glial progenitor cells, and methods of treating a subject having a myelin deficiency are disclosed in this patent application. The method of inducing rejuvenation in a population of adult glial progenitor cells may comprise administering,...