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Project Summary/AbstractMood disorders, like many psychiatric conditions, have their onset in emerging adulthood and often last a lifetime. Mental illnesses have an excessively large loading of Disability Adjusted Life Years, making early intervention crucial for both individuals and society. Differentiating bipolar disorder (BD) from major depressive disorder (MDD) based on the Diagnostic and Sta ...

Project Summary/Abstract Every year, approximately 1,200 severe mistreatments happen in radiation therapy. Radiation therapy lawsuits rank in the top third of all medical specialties with an average of $313,000 per claim settled or litigated. The current method for detecting treatment errors is by a weekly patient chart check, where each treatment record is manually reviewed on a weekly basis. Thi ...

The diseases caused by dengue virusesDENVmosquito borne members of the family Flaviviridaehave emerged as the most important arthropod borne viral diseases of humansThe frequencygeographical distributionand severity of DENV epidemics have increased dramatically over the past decadeDENV is spread by mosquito species that also harbor Zika virusZIKVand yellow fever virusAlthough these viruses are end ...

Project SummaryAbstractRespiratory failure from the acute respiratory distress syndromeARDSaccounts formillion ICU days annually in the U Splacing a significant burden on public health resourcesLung protective ventilation relies on positive end expiratory pressurePEEPto limit end expiratory derecruitmentand low tidal volumes to reduce inspiratory overdistentionWhile such ventilatory strategies hav ...

Bladder cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United StatesThree quarters of the nearlymen and women diagnosed with bladder cancer just this year will have a less aggressive form of the disease whichafter treatmentwill require frequent visits to the urologist for invasivepainful cystoscopy procedures for the remainder of their lifetimes to determine if the cancer has returnedAn ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Lung cancer is responsible for more cancer deaths than breast prostate and colon cancers combined Minimal improvements in the five year survival rate for lung cancer have occurred over the past thirty years Recently a mortality benefit has been demonstrated for lung cancer screening using low dose computed tomography LDCT in people with high cancer risk ...

Project Summary Abstract Every year approximately severe mistreatments happen in radiation therapy Radiation therapy lawsuits rank in the top third of all medical specialties with an average of $ per claim settled or litigated The current method for detecting treatment errors is by a weekly patient chart check where each treatment record is manually reviewed on a weekly basis Thi ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Among men prostate cancer is the most common non skin cancer and second leading cause of cancer death with over new diagnoses expected in Approximately of men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime Current treatment options for prostate cancer however have sub optimal incidences of side effects that have a significant impact on pa ...

Despite significance advances in anti retroviral treatments HIV associated neurocognitive disorder HAND remains prevalent and can affect a broad range of everyday activities An effective brief cognitive screen that could be implemented in busy HIV clinics where clinicians have limited time to provide care for patients with complex medical psychiatric and cognitive conditions has the poten ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Skeletal muscle atrophy is a widespread and serious medical problem. Frequent causes of skeletal muscle atrophy include orthopedic injuries, bed rest, advanced age, cancer, heart failure, COPD, diabetes, stroke, renalfailure, critical illness and spinal cord injury. Effects of skeletal muscle atrophy include weakness, reduced activity, falls, fractures, debili ...