MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — DiamiR, a developer of innovative blood-based diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative and other diseases, today announced that it has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for U.S. Patent Application No. 16/044,279 entitled “miRNA-based methods for detecting and monitoring aging.” The patent covers the use of methods developed by DiamiR based on targeted quantitative analysis of microRNAs enriched in the brain and detectable in blood plasma as biomarkers of brain aging.