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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Many patients requiring stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancies are unable to find a suitable HLA matched sibling or unrelated donor Transplants using stem cells from umbilical cord blood provide an alternative for these patients allowing transplantation to proceed with less stringent HLA matching requirements Unfortunately in addition to t ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantThe Cell SafeTM is a fundamentally new approach in replacement of dysfunctional insulin producing cells in patients with diabetesby transplantation of new islets in a three dimensional scaffold embedded in a highly compatible bioengineered perfusion system that continuously supplies tissue fluidblood ultrafiltrateso that the cells ae protected from immune rejection ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Chikungunya virus CHIKV is an emerging disease of global public health importance Originally identified in sporadic CHIKV outbreaks occurred in Africa and Asia for several decades Beginning with an outbreak on the island of La Reunion in the virus has continued to spread to new regions around the globe CHIKV is now endemic in the Caribbean is present in t ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantCardiovascular diseases and Asthma affects betweenandmillion people in the United States includingmillion childrenduring the pastyearsits incidence worldwide has doubledAsthma is responsible formillion person days of restricted activity anddeaths per yearamounting to $billion in direct heath related coststhere is uncertainty about the specific factors that are contr ...

The average lifespan and the number of older individuals is increasing in the US but because age is a primary risk factor for most chronic disease there is an accompanying increase in the burden of chronic disease in the US Diet and lifestyle choices including dietary supplementation may be useful approaches to slowing the aging process and increasing healthspan and also may be the best stra ...

Two of the most promising approaches to cancer immunotherapy are immune checkpoint blockade by monoclonal antibodies and the adoptive transfer of immune cells The recent successes in treating melanoma with anti PD and anti CTLA antibodies as well as the extremely successful application of T cells engineered to express the CAR receptor targeting CD to treat B cell lymphomas initiated a waterfal ...

Project Summary Marijuana e g cannabis is the most frequently detected drug of abuse Cannabis abuse has a substantial impact on public safety as driving under the influence of cannabis will impair driving skill and the marijuana use in the workplace will increase the risk of adverse events and the loss of productivity With the recent wave of legalization of marijuana use in numerous states ...

Project Summary AbstractDescriptionSignificanceNon tuberculous mycobacteriaNTMrespiratory infections is increasing across the globeIn the USin those overyears oldannual prevalence of pulmonary NTM disease increased significantly fromtocasesbetweenwith Hawaii having the highest prevalence atcasesPulmonary NTM istimes more common in womenThese numbers are likely underestimated because of a lack of m ...

ABSTRACT The estimates of natural product producing gene clusters within the genomes of microorganisms are far greater than the number of known natural products indicating that there is a wealth of untapped molecules within these organisms that offer huge potential as leads for new medicines Unfortunately the prevailing paradigms for natural product discovery are ill suited for accessing this ...

Project Summary Abstract Phenylketonuria PKU is a serious inborn metabolic disorder affecting out of every children born in the U S annually Characteristic effect of PKU is the impaired capability of the body to convert the amino acid phenylalanine Phe to tyrosine and as a result Phe level is elevated in the blood stream While Phe is required for normal growth and brain developm ...