ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,200, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Young BioPharma LLC (Lowell, Mass.).

"Capsaicin analogs and uses thereof" was invented by Young Shen (Andover, Mass.) and Junke Liu (Jamaica Plain, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides compositions comprising compounds having formulas (I), (II) or and additionally provides methods for the use thereof in the treatment of various disorders including neurological disorders, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, wherein R1-R7, X, A, and Q in (I), R1-R15 in (II) and R1-R15 in (III) are as defined herein. In certain embodiments, methods for the treatment of various disorders...