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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Zika Stocks To Watch; $AEMD, $BCRX, $CERS, $INO; Virus Continues Spread

Point Roberts, WA, Delta BC – August 22, 2016 – Investorideas.com, a global news source and investor resource covering actively traded sectors including biotech and medical technology  stocks , releases its Zika stocks directory for investors following the sector as the virus continues its spread in the US.

As of this week, Florida’s Governor reported five new non-travel-related cases of Zika virus and the first one in the Tampa Bay area, now bringing the total to 42.

CDC report as of August 17, 2016
•Zika virus disease and Zika virus congenital infection are nationally notifiable conditions.
•This update from the CDC Arboviral Disease Branch includes provisional data reported to ArboNET for January 01, 2015 – August 17, 2016.

US States
•Locally acquired mosquito-borne cases reported: 14
•Travel-associated cases reported: 2,245
•Laboratory acquired cases reported:  1
•Total: 2,260 ◦Sexually transmitted: 22
◦Guillain-BarrĂ© syndrome: 7
  


The Florida Department of Health has identified two areas in Miami with active transmission of Zika virus. See advice (http://www.cdc.gov/zika/intheus/florida-update.html) for people living in or traveling to these areas.

Zika Virus Stocks
Aethlon Medical, Inc. (NasdaqCM: AEMD) creates innovative medical devices to address life-threatening diseases. The Aethlon ADAPT™ (Adaptive Dialysis-like Affinity Platform Technology) establishes the basis for a new class of therapeutics that target the rapid elimination of disease enabling particles from the circulatory system of treated patients.  The lead Aethlon ADAPT™ product is the Hemopurifier®, a device that addresses a broad-spectrum of viral pathogens as well as tumor-secreted exosomes that suppress the immune system of cancer patients.  Aethlon is also operating under two government contracts with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) related the development of a medical device to reduce the incidence of sepsis. Exosome Sciences, Inc. is a majority owned Aethlon subsidiary that is advancing exosome-based strategies to diagnose and monitor cancer and infectious disease progression. 
Aethlon Medical (Nasdaq: AEMD) Announces Zika Virus Data
In vitro studies that demonstrate the rapid capture of Zika virus by the Aethlon Hemopurifier
SAN DIEGO - August 11, 2016- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEMD), a developer of immunotherapeutic technologies to combat infectious disease and cancer, announced today that its researchers have completed in vitro studies that demonstrate the rapid capture of Zika virus by the Aethlon Hemopurifier®. The Hemopurifier® is a leading broad-spectrum treatment countermeasure against viral pathogens that are untreatable with or resistant to antiviral drug therapies. At present, the immunotherapeutic technology is being advanced through an FDA approved human feasibility study. The Zika studies, which were conducted with small-scale versions of the Hemopurifier®, demonstrated a 95% clearance of Zika virus from cell culture fluid in 5.5 hours and an approximate 50% clearance of Zika from human blood serum in 5 hours.
The studies were conducted with the Zika viral strain that has recently spread from South America to ravage Puerto Rico and likely responsible for the first wave of infections that have begun to occur in the United States. Zika has been declared a global health threat by the World Health Organization and is not addressed with a proven drug or vaccine therapy. According to the CDC, more than 7,300 Americans have been diagnosed with Zika virus infection, including 1,825 individuals in the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Researchers have linked Zika virus infection with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a severe neurological disorder that can cause paralysis. In pregnant women, Zika can cause Microcephaly, which results in babies being born with a small head and underdeveloped brain. Zika infection has also been associated with Arthrogryposis, a condition that results in deformities of joints in the arms and legs of newborns.
"As a result of our research team's validation of Zika capture, we have further reinforced the potential of our Hemopurifier® to be a first line of defense against the growing list of infectious viral pathogens that are not addressed with traditional drug or vaccine therapies," stated Aethlon Chairman and CEO, Jim Joyce.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) BioCryst Pharmaceuticals designs, optimizes and develops novel small molecule drugs that block key enzymes involved in rare diseases.  BioCryst’s ongoing development programs include oral plasma kallikrein inhibitors for hereditary angioedema; BCX7353 and other second generation compounds, and BCX4430, a broad spectrum viral RNA polymerase inhibitor. In March the Company announced that results from a preclinical study of its broad spectrum antiviral BCX4430 in immune-deficient mice infected with Zika virus would be presented at a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting scheduled to take place March 7-9 in Geneva, Switzerland. The primary goal of the study was to assess the effect of BCX4430 treatment on survival through Day 28 in immune-deficient mice infected with the Zika virus. BCX4430 was administered by intramuscular (I.M.) injection twice a day beginning four hours prior to virus challenge and continuing for eight days; two dose levels were tested. In the standard dose BCX4430 group, 7 of 8 mice survived through Day 28. In the low dose BCX4430 group (n=8), and in control groups administered vehicle placebo (n=8) or ribavirin at two dose levels (n=16), no animals survived to Day 28. Overall survival for the standard dose level of BCX4430 was superior to both the placebo and the ribavirin treatment control groups (p < 0.0001). For both dose levels of BCX4430, median survival was superior to both control groups (>28 days for BCX4430 standard dose and 23 days for low dose) compared to 14 to 17 days for controls. This study was conducted at Utah State University, under the ongoing Animal Models of Infectious Disease Program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. This program provides in vivo screening services for researchers, as part of a broader suite of preclinical services supported by NIAID. These services are part of NIAID’s infrastructure for responding to emerging infectious diseases, such as Zika virus, and allow for research to be quickly directed to support immediate public health needs.
Cerus Corp. (NasdaqGM: CERS) is a biomedical products company focused in the field of blood safety. Cerus currently markets and sells the INTERCEPT Blood System for both platelets and plasma in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East and selected countries in other regions around the world. In the United States, Cerus is seeking regulatory approval of the INTERCEPT Blood System for plasma and platelets. The INTERCEPT red blood cell system is in clinical development
GeneOne Life Science Inc. (KSE:011000.KS; KRX:011000.KR) a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research and development of DNA vaccines to prevent and treat incurable diseases in South Korea and internationally. Its product pipeline includes VGX-3400, a DNA vaccine, which has completed Phase I clinical trials for the prevention of avian influenza; VGX-3500, a prophylactic pre-pandemic influenza DNA vaccine that is in Phase I clinical trials for protection against swine, avian, and seasonal influenza; and FLUPRIME, a trivalent influenza vaccine, which is in Phase I clinical trials for the prevention of the outbreak of seasonal flu. The company is also developing VGX-6150, a therapeutic DNA vaccine that is in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of hepatitis C; and therapeutic DNA vaccines for the treatment of hepatitis B. In addition, it is involved in the contract manufacturing activities for various pre-clinical and clinical studies for institutions, universities, governments, and biotechnology companies. GeneOne Life Science Inc. has a collaboration with Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to test and advance a DNA-based vaccine for preventing and treating the emerging and virulent Zika virus infection. The company was formerly known as VGX International Inc.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE  PLC (NYSE:GSK) creates, discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical products, such as vaccines, over-the-counter medicines, and health-related consumer products worldwide. The company provides pharmaceutical products in various therapeutic areas, such as respiratory, anti-virals, central nervous system, cardiovascular and urogenital, metabolic, antibacterials, oncology and emesis, dermatology, rare diseases, immuno-inflammation, vaccines, and HIV. It also offers consumer health products in total wellness, oral care, nutritional, and skin health areas. In addition, it provides prescription medicines; and paediatric and adult vaccines against various infectious diseases
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NYSE MKT:INO) is revolutionizing the fight against cancer and infectious diseases. Our immunotherapies uniquely activate best-in-class immune responses to prevent and treat disease, and have shown clinically significant efficacy with a favorable safety profile. With an expanding portfolio of cancer immunotherapies and clinical studies, the company is advancing a growing product pipeline. Partners and collaborators include Roche, the University of Pennsylvania, NIH, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, US Dept. of Homeland Security, and University of Manitoba.

Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON) is Powering the Bioindustrial Revolution with Better DNA™ to create biologically-based products that improve the quality of life and the health of the planet. The Company's integrated technology suite provides its partners across diverse markets with industrial-scale design and development of complex biological systems delivering unprecedented control, quality, function, and performance of living cells. We call our synthetic biology approach Better DNA®.
SANOFI-AVENTIS SA (NYSE:SNY; Paris: SAN.PA) a global healthcare leader, discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions focused on patients’ needs. Sanofi has core strengths in the field of healthcare with seven growth platforms: diabetes solutions, human vaccines, innovative drugs, consumer healthcare, emerging markets, animal health and the new Genzyme. https://lehub.sanofi.com/en/access-healthcare/zika-a-strong-sense-of-urgency/

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Friday, August 19, 2016

#Mining and #Biotech #Stocks Added to Investorideas.com

#Mining and #Biotech #Stocks Added to Investorideas.com

Mining Companies Include: TSX: $WG.TO; TSXV: $AZR.V, $CAP.V, $CVA.V, $ZFR.V, $ERA.V; OTC: $ECORF; CSE: $NSM



Point Roberts, WA, Delta BC – August 19, 2016 – Investorideas.com, a global news source and investor resource covering actively traded sectors announces this week’s additions to its global stock directories.  Additions within the mining sector were TSX Listed Companies.

Biotech additions include a cancer treatment company, an eye treatment company and a company that directs its research towards treatments for today’s ageing population.

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Mining Companies Added:
Wellgreen Platinum Ltd. (TSX:WG.TO), Azarga Metals Corp (TSX:AZR.V), Castle Peak Mining Ltd. (TSX:CAP.V), Cava Resources Inc. (TSX:CVA.V), Zephyr Minerals Ltd. (TSX:ZFR.V), ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSX:ERA.V; OTCQB: ECORF) and Northern Sphere Mining Corp. (CSE: NSM) 

Biotech Companies Added:
Kura Oncology Inc. (NasdaqGS:KURA) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer. The company’s pipeline consists of small molecules that target cancer signaling pathways where there is a strong scientific and clinical rationale to improve outcomes by identifying those patients most likely to benefit from treatment. Kura Oncology’s lead drug candidate is tipifarnib, a farnesyl transferase inhibitor, which is being studied in multiple Phase 2 clinical trials. The preclinical pipeline includes KO-947, an ERK inhibitor, as well as an inhibitor of the menin-MLL interaction.

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp. (NasdaqCM:NYMX) specializes in the research and development of novel drugs and diagnostic products for the aging population. Nymox's lead drug candidate is NX-1207, a proprietary treatment for enlarged prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). NX-1207 is currently in Phase 3 trials in the United States. Nymox has other new drug products in development in the fields of cancer, infectious disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and other areas.

Ocular Therapeutix Inc. (NasdaqGM:OCUL) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye using its proprietary hydrogel platform technology. Ocular Therapeutix's lead product candidate, DEXTENZA™ (dexamethasone insert), is in Phase 3 clinical development for post-surgical ocular inflammation and pain and allergic conjunctivitis, and in Phase 2 clinical development for dry eye disease. A third Phase 3 clinical trial is being conducted for post-surgical ocular inflammation and pain. For glaucoma and ocular hypertension, the Company plans to initiate the first of two OTX-TP (sustained release travoprost) Phase 3 clinical trials in the third quarter of 2016. Ocular Therapeutix is also evaluating sustained-release injectable drug depots for back-of-the-eye diseases. Ocular Therapeutix's first product, ReSure® Sealant, is FDA-approved to seal corneal incisions following cataract surgery.

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Monday, August 15, 2016

#ZikaVirus Stocks Directory Update: Aethlon Medical (Nasdaq: $AEMD) Announces #Zika Virus Data

#ZikaVirus Stocks Directory Update: Aethlon Medical (Nasdaq: $AEMD) Announces #Zika Virus Data

Point Roberts, WA, Delta BC – August 15, 2016 – Investorideas.com, a global news source and investor resource covering actively traded sectors including biotech and medical technology stocks, issues an updated Zika stocks directory for investors following the sector.


Zika Virus Stocks
Aethlon Medical, Inc. (NasdaqCM: AEMD) creates innovative medical devices to address life-threatening diseases. The Aethlon ADAPT™ (Adaptive Dialysis-like Affinity Platform Technology) establishes the basis for a new class of therapeutics that target the rapid elimination of disease enabling particles from the circulatory system of treated patients.  The lead Aethlon ADAPT™ product is the Hemopurifier®, a device that addresses a broad-spectrum of viral pathogens as well as tumor-secreted exosomes that suppress the immune system of cancer patients.  Aethlon is also operating under two government contracts with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) related the development of a medical device to reduce the incidence of sepsis. Exosome Sciences, Inc. is a majority owned Aethlon subsidiary that is advancing exosome-based strategies to diagnose and monitor cancer and infectious disease progression. 

Aethlon Medical (Nasdaq: AEMD) Announces Zika Virus Data

In vitro studies that demonstrate the rapid capture of Zika virus by the Aethlon Hemopurifier

SAN DIEGO - August 11, 2016- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEMD), a developer of immunotherapeutic technologies to combat infectious disease and cancer, announced today that its researchers have completed in vitro studies that demonstrate the rapid capture of Zika virus by the Aethlon Hemopurifier®. The Hemopurifier® is a leading broad-spectrum treatment countermeasure against viral pathogens that are untreatable with or resistant to antiviral drug therapies. At present, the immunotherapeutic technology is being advanced through an FDA approved human feasibility study. The Zika studies, which were conducted with small-scale versions of the Hemopurifier®, demonstrated a 95% clearance of Zika virus from cell culture fluid in 5.5 hours and an approximate 50% clearance of Zika from human blood serum in 5 hours.

The studies were conducted with the Zika viral strain that has recently spread from South America to ravage Puerto Rico and likely responsible for the first wave of infections that have begun to occur in the United States. Zika has been declared a global health threat by the World Health Organization and is not addressed with a proven drug or vaccine therapy. According to the CDC, more than 7,300 Americans have been diagnosed with Zika virus infection, including 1,825 individuals in the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Researchers have linked Zika virus infection with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a severe neurological disorder that can cause paralysis. In pregnant women, Zika can cause Microcephaly, which results in babies being born with a small head and underdeveloped brain. Zika infection has also been associated with Arthrogryposis, a condition that results in deformities of joints in the arms and legs of newborns.

"As a result of our research team's validation of Zika capture, we have further reinforced the potential of our Hemopurifier® to be a first line of defense against the growing list of infectious viral pathogens that are not addressed with traditional drug or vaccine therapies," stated Aethlon Chairman and CEO, Jim Joyce.

Cerus Corp. (NasdaqGM: CERS) is a biomedical products company focused in the field of blood safety. Cerus currently markets and sells the INTERCEPT Blood System for both platelets and plasma in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East and selected countries in other regions around the world. In the United States, Cerus is seeking regulatory approval of the INTERCEPT Blood System for plasma and platelets. The INTERCEPT red blood cell system is in clinical development

GeneOne Life Science Inc. (KSE:011000.KS; KRX:011000.KR) a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research and development of DNA vaccines to prevent and treat incurable diseases in South Korea and internationally. Its product pipeline includes VGX-3400, a DNA vaccine, which has completed Phase I clinical trials for the prevention of avian influenza; VGX-3500, a prophylactic pre-pandemic influenza DNA vaccine that is in Phase I clinical trials for protection against swine, avian, and seasonal influenza; and FLUPRIME, a trivalent influenza vaccine, which is in Phase I clinical trials for the prevention of the outbreak of seasonal flu. The company is also developing VGX-6150, a therapeutic DNA vaccine that is in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of hepatitis C; and therapeutic DNA vaccines for the treatment of hepatitis B. In addition, it is involved in the contract manufacturing activities for various pre-clinical and clinical studies for institutions, universities, governments, and biotechnology companies. GeneOne Life Science Inc. has a collaboration with Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to test and advance a DNA-based vaccine for preventing and treating the emerging and virulent Zika virus infection. The company was formerly known as VGX International Inc.

GLAXOSMITHKLINE  PLC (NYSE:GSK) creates, discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical products, such as vaccines, over-the-counter medicines, and health-related consumer products worldwide. The company provides pharmaceutical products in various therapeutic areas, such as respiratory, anti-virals, central nervous system, cardiovascular and urogenital, metabolic, antibacterials, oncology and emesis, dermatology, rare diseases, immuno-inflammation, vaccines, and HIV. It also offers consumer health products in total wellness, oral care, nutritional, and skin health areas. In addition, it provides prescription medicines; and paediatric and adult vaccines against various infectious diseases

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NYSE MKT:INO) is revolutionizing the fight against cancer and infectious diseases. Our immunotherapies uniquely activate best-in-class immune responses to prevent and treat disease, and have shown clinically significant efficacy with a favorable safety profile. With an expanding portfolio of cancer immunotherapies and clinical studies, the company is advancing a growing product pipeline. Partners and collaborators include Roche, the University of Pennsylvania, NIH, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, US Dept. of Homeland Security, and University of Manitoba.


Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON) is Powering the Bioindustrial Revolution with Better DNA™ to create biologically-based products that improve the quality of life and the health of the planet. The Company's integrated technology suite provides its partners across diverse markets with industrial-scale design and development of complex biological systems delivering unprecedented control, quality, function, and performance of living cells. We call our synthetic biology approach Better DNA®.

SANOFI-AVENTIS SA (NYSE:SNY; Paris: SAN.PA) a global healthcare leader, discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions focused on patients’ needs. Sanofi has core strengths in the field of healthcare with seven growth platforms: diabetes solutions, human vaccines, innovative drugs, consumer healthcare, emerging markets, animal health and the new Genzyme.

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Medical Technology News: Aethlon Medical (Nasdaq: $AEMD) Announces Zika Virus Data


Medical Technology News: Aethlon Medical (Nasdaq: $AEMD) Announces Zika Virus Data

In vitro studies that demonstrate the rapid capture of Zika virus by the Aethlon Hemopurifier



SAN DIEGO, CA, August 11, 2016 -- (Investorideas Newswire) Aethlon Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEMD), a developer of immunotherapeutic technologies to combat infectious disease and cancer, announced today that its researchers have completed in vitro studies that demonstrate the rapid capture of Zika virus by the Aethlon Hemopurifier®. The Hemopurifier® is a leading broad-spectrum treatment countermeasure against viral pathogens that are untreatable with or resistant to antiviral drug therapies.  At present, the immunotherapeutic technology is being advanced through an FDA approved human feasibility study.  The Zika studies, which were conducted with small-scale versions of the Hemopurifier®, demonstrated a 95% clearance of Zika virus from cell culture fluid in 5.5 hours and an approximate 50% clearance of Zika from human blood serum in 5 hours. 

The studies were conducted with the Zika viral strain that has recently spread from South America to ravage Puerto Rico and likely responsible for the first wave of infections that have begun to occur in the United States.  Zika has been declared a global health threat by the World Health Organization and is not addressed with a proven drug or vaccine therapy.  According to the CDC, more than 7,300 Americans have been diagnosed with Zika virus infection, including 1,825 individuals in the continental U.S. and Hawaii.  Researchers have linked Zika virus infection with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a severe neurological disorder that can cause paralysis.  In pregnant women, Zika can cause Microcephaly, which results in babies being born with a small head and underdeveloped brain. Zika infection has also been associated with Arthrogryposis, a condition that results in deformities of joints in the arms and legs of newborns.

"As a result of our research team’s validation of Zika capture, we have further reinforced the potential of our Hemopurifier® to be a first line of defense against the growing list of infectious viral pathogens that are not addressed with traditional drug or vaccine therapies," stated Aethlon Chairman and CEO, Jim Joyce.

Aethlon also disclosed that it entered into an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to validate the in vitro capture of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which was discovered to be infectious to man in 2012 and has an approximate 30% mortality rate.  Like Zika virus, MERS-CoV is not addressed with a proven drug or vaccine.   The agreement is based on the modification of a contract milestone underlying the Company’s participation in DARPA’s Dialysis-Like Therapeutics program.

Broad-Spectrum Virus Capture Validations
Zika virus is the most recent of four significant arboviruses that have spread to the Western Hemisphere.  It follows Dengue, which first emerged aggressively in the 1990s; West Nile virus, which emerged in 1999; and Chikungunya, which emerged in 2013. "Arbovirus" is a descriptive term applied to hundreds of predominantly RNA viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, most notably through mosquitoes.  As a result of the Zika study, the Hemopurifier® has now demonstrated the capture of each of these four arboviruses.

Beyond Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya and West Nile virus, the Hemopurifier has also been validated to capture Monkey pox, which serves as models for human Smallpox infection.  Specific to pandemic influenza threats, the Hemopurifier has been validated to capture the H5N1 avian flu virus, H1N1 swine flu virus, and the reconstructed 1918 influenza virus, which represents a model for the strain of influenza that killed an estimated 50 million victims. 

Human Treatment Experiences
In regards to human studies, Hemopurifier therapy has previously been administered to individuals infected with Ebola, Hepatitis C and HIV.  In the case of Ebola, the successful treatment of a comatose physician with multiple organ failure contributed to the emergency use clearance of the Hemopurifier® by the FDA and the government of Canada.


About Aethlon Medical
Aethlon Medical (Nasdaq: AEMD) is a leading developer of immunotherapeutic technologies to combat infectious disease and cancer.  To augment the body's natural immune defenses, the Aethlon Hemopurifier® eliminates life-threatening disease targets that are often shielded from the immune system and not well addressed by traditional drug therapies. The technology captures circulating viruses, bacterial toxins and cancer promoting exosomes through affinity attachment to a unique structure that cloaks these targets from immune detection. At present, the Hemopurifier® is being advanced under an FDA approved clinical study. Aethlon is also the majority owner of Exosome Sciences, Inc., a company focused on the discovery of exosomal biomarkers to diagnose and monitor life-threatening diseases.  Additional information can be found online at www.AethlonMedical.com or you can connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Google+.


The Hemopurifier® in Cancer
Upwards of ninety percent of all cancer-related deaths are attributed to metastasis; the spread of cancer from a primary site of origin to other organs or areas of the body.  The mechanism of how tumors metastasize to distant sites in the body has long been one of cancer's greatest mysteries. That mystery was recently solved when circulating particles known as tumor-derived exosomes were discovered to be the seeds that promote the spread and growth of cancer metastasis.

Aethlon initiated its tumor-derived exosome research at a time when the medical community believed exosomes were merely cellular debris with no biological function.  Today, a therapeutic to address tumor-derived exosomes represents a significant unmet need in cancer care.  Aethlon has demonstrated that the affinity mechanism of the Hemopurifier® can capture tumor-derived exosomes underlying several forms of cancer, including breast, ovarian and metastatic melanoma.

Beyond their role in metastasis, researchers have also published mounting evidence that tumor-derived exosomes contribute to tumorigenesis (the formation of cancer), cancer progression, angiogenesis (creation of blood vessels to fuel tumor growth), immune evasion, and resistance to radiation and chemotherapeutic drugs.  Recent discoveries also reveal that exosomes may contribute to bacterial and viral pathogenesis, the progression of Alzheimer and Parkinson's diseases, the spread of prion proteins, and numerous inflammatory conditions.

The Hemopurifier® in Infectious Disease
Emerging pathogens pose a significant threat to mankind.  Of the hundreds of viral pathogens known to be infectious to man, only a few are addressed with proven antiviral drug or vaccine therapies.  Beyond the looming threat of bioterrorism, a proliferation of international travel, urban crowding and global warming is expected to accelerate the emergence of future pandemics.  In response, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has established an initiative to support platform technology medical countermeasures with broad-spectrum capabilities. Based on preclinical studies and human treatment experiences, the Aethlon Hemopurifier® defines this initiative.

To date, Hemopurifier therapy has been administered to individuals infected with Ebola virus, Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  In the case of Ebola, a remarkable response to a single administration of Hemopurifier therapy (comatose physician with multiple organ failure at the time), led to Time Magazine naming the Hemopurifier to be one of the "Top 25 Inventions" as well as one of the "Eleven Most Remarkable Advances in Healthcare."

Beyond human treatment experiences, pre-clinical Hemopurifier studies have validated the broad-spectrum capture of numerous viral threats. These include: Chikungunya, Dengue and West Nile virus, as well as Vaccinia and Monkey pox, which serve as models for human Smallpox infection.  Specific to pandemic influenza threats, Aethlon has validated the capture of H5N1 avian flu, H1N1 swine flu, and the reconstructed 1918 influenza virus, which represents a model for the strain of influenza that killed an estimated 50 million victims in 1918 and 1919.  In vitro studies of other viral threats are ongoing.

Aethlon has also demonstrated that the Hemopurifier captures the bacteria toxins lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA).  These studies were conducted under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) related to the treatment of sepsis.


About Exosome Sciences
Exosome Sciences, Inc., in collaboration with majority shareholder Aethlon Medical (Nasdaq: AEMD), is focused on the discovery of exosomal biomarker candidates to diagnose and monitor life-threatening diseases.  The proprietary Enzyme-Linked Lectin-Specific Assay (ELLSA™) serves as a platform to isolate exosomal biomarkers from a wide-range of bodily fluids.  In preliminary studies, ELLSA™ demonstrated the ability to isolate exosomes from urine, which resulted in high-sensitivity detection of HIV-infection.  Specific to neurological disorders, Exosome Sciences discovered TauSome™, an exosomal biomarker that may be the first non-invasive candidate to detect Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in living individuals.  In a study of former National Football League (NFL) players, TauSome levels were found to be significantly higher as compared to athlete control subjects who participated in non-contact sports. TauSome levels also correlated with cognitive decline based standardized tests of memory and psychomotor speed.   Visit www.exosomesciences.com  for additional details.

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