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More than 1 million Americans have type I (insulin dependent) diabetes. Transplantation of human islets, with the appropriate immune suppression, can provide a long-term insulin free cure. However, there is a severe shortage of human islet donors availabl

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Malignant gliomas represent a heterogeneous family of tumors that are poorly responsive to current treatments. A major obstacle to the effective management of these lesions involves the difficulty in delivering adequateconcentrations of therapeutics to the tumor cells. In addition, the inability to image the distribution of therapeutic agent hampers the plannin ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Type I diabetes is a widespread disease in which insulin producing pancreatic islets are lost, leading to unstable glucose levels. If the islets can be replaced, as with transplantation, then diabetes can be reversed.Human islets have limited utility because of a severe shortage of donors and the need for constant immune suppression to prevent rejection. Pigs ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPDAChas ayear survival rate of less thanThe success in developing therapies for other cancers over the last two decades has not improved the dismal overall survivalOSrate for PDACIt is now becoming increasingly apparent that personalized medicine based on the genetics of a tumor will be essential for developing a treatment strategyThusthere is an urgent need to deve ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Diabetes mellitus (DM) in dogs is characterized by a rapid onset of bilateral cataracts that result in vision loss. Over 400,000 dogs annually develop cataracts that results in vision loss and currently the only medical treatment for these dogs is cataract surgery between 3,500-6,000. We have developed an alternative, nonsurgical medical treatment that is comp ...

ABSTRACTAs one of the largest opioid consuming countries in the world, the prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) during 2017 is over 5 million in the U.S. alone. The significant increase of opioids use disorder (OUD) cases during the last 2 decades may be partially attributed to our overreliance on the prescription of the opioids for the management of non-cancer chronic pain, such as osteoarthri ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Low level tumor associated somatic DNA mutations can have profound implications for development of metastasis prognosis choice of treatment follow up or early cancer detection Unless they are effectively detected these low level mutations can misinform patient management decisions or become missed opportunities for personalized medicine Widely used tech ...

Abstract The identification and quantification of specific proteins in complex samples are critical processes in discoveringunderstandingand ultimately addressingthe underlying nature of human health and diseaseThe western blot is a fundamental method used for these processes due to the sensitivity and specificity enabled by combining protein sizing with immuno detectionDespite being widelyusedthe ...

Abstract The goal of this Fast track application is to develop a non invasive diagnostic testbased on MUCand MUCmucinsthat can serve as an adjunct to cytological analysis of fine needle aspiratesFNAsfor accurate prediction of malignancy in patients with cystic pancreatic lesionsDue to asymptomatic nature and lack of methods for early detectionandgtof pancreatic cancerPCpatients present with an unr ...

ABSTRACT Pancreatic cancerPCis an extremely aggressive malignancy with one of the worst prognoses of all cancersWith marked resistance to chemoand radiotherapiessurgery is the only curative optionIn patients with localized diseasecomplete surgical resection provides five year survival rate ofHoweverandgtof patients are diagnosed with unresectable primary tumors and or distant metastasisThe major c ...