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Good methods to interrogateand ideally perturbneural systems at the network level have been elusive until recentlyThe advent of biochemical breakthroughsnamely neuronally targeted genetically encoded calcium reporterssuch as GCaMPand light activated channelssuch as channelrhodopsinhave enabledall opticalelectrophysiology where experiments can be conducted that involve simultaneousor closely sequen ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The long term goal of this project is to develop prosthetic foot technology that can function differently for different activities Although current prostheses can be very effective for particular tasks e g walking running or standing an amputee must choose a single prosthesis to achieve reasonably good performance across all daily activities This resul ...

Project Summary The goal of this project is to develop a multimodal neuromodulatory opioid sparing device for low back paindemonstrate effective pain reliefthen evaluate opioid reduction for patients with acute or chronic back pain presenting for treatmentPain and opioid use disorderOUDare intricately relateddependence begins for up towith medications prescribed for paineither directly or through ...

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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Castration resistant prostate cancer CRPC directly contributes to patient mortality It is imperative to develop new and effective adjunct therapy to enhance the response of CRPC to hormonal therapy Recently we developed ProFineTM a proprietary formula consisting of bioactive flavonoids enriched in pomegranate fruit and ...

DESCRIPTION: Biomarkers currently employed for the detection of organ toxicity are often not sensitive enough to detect the early stages of acute organ damage, i.e. at a stage when reducing or eliminating exposure to a toxin could prevent progression of organ damage or a disease process, nor do they adequately discriminate damage to one organ system vs. another. For example, the level of aminotra ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose a novel and competitive urinary tract silicone Foley catheter made from a proprietary polymeric formulation to effectively reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) via nitric oxide (NO) release. Preliminary studies show that the device will be able to: (1) continuously deliver NO at rates enough to maintain bactericidal properties ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In Phase I Biocrede developed a completely new urinary tract silicone Foley catheter with a andgt month shelf life made from a proprietary polymeric formulation to effectively reduce catheter associated urinary tract infections CAUTI via nitric oxide NO release for andgt weeks Key features of the new technology include catheters continuously d ...

Parkinsonandapos;s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects ≈1 million patient in the U.S. annually and 7 to 10 million people worldwide. PD is characterized by disorders of movement, which are caused by the progressive loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc), and autonomic dysfunction, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and cognitive ...

Project Summary Liquid biopsy is a potentially powerfulnon invasive approach for detectingclassifying and monitoring tumors by capturing cell free DNA molecules found circulating in blood and other bodily fluidsAny next generation sequencingNGSbased approach requires an efficient protocol for converting cell free DNA into a sequencing libraryNearly all currently available NGS library preparation m ...