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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most common reason for hospitalization in the U.S., with over 1 million admissions per year. Patients admitted with CHF usually need IV diuretics to promote fluid removal. The readmission rate is high – over 20% by 30 days, and 30% by 90 days post-discharge. This also presents an enormous economic burden - hospitalizations account for a large percentage of t ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantAlthough acetaminophen is the most common drug for treating pain and feverand also the most common cause of life threatening drug induced liver damagethere are no tests that specifically diagnose a liver injury from an overdoseThe object of this grant is to complete the development of AcetaSTAT ran innovative new method to diagnose an acetaminophen overdoseThe new t ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Clean water is one of the most basic societal needs in the world Few situations incite more public outcry than when a community learns that their drinking water has been tainted Two of the biggest threats to groundwater quality in the U S are contamination from either chlorinated solvents or petroleum Left unattended the size and scope of the problems asso ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This project aims to improve the accuracy of tests for early tooth decay dental caries specifically for interproximal surfaces where the posterior teeth abut one another In these regions there is no physical space to visually inspect or probe for caries Instead dentists rely on bitewing X rays BWs But dentists cannot tell whether lucencies observed ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Acetaminophen (APAP) is the most commonly used drug for the treatment of pain and fever in the world today. In large doses, APAP causes acute liver failure and is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the US. Thecurrent laboratory test for the diagnosis of APAP toxicity, measurement of APAP levels in peripheral blood, is only effective in the first 24 ho ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Phase II project, BlueInGreen, LLC will build a hypersaturated dissolved ozone (HYDOZTM) unit to deploy in a large pilot-scale study at Springdale Wastewater Treatment Facility (SWWTF) in Springdale, Arkansas. F urthermore, BlueInGreen will collaborate with the University of Arkansas to measure the ability of HYDOZ ozonation to remove refractory microbe ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this combination Phase I / Phase II STTR project is to test the hypothesis that anti-drug monoclonal antibodies are a safe and effective therapy for the medical problems associated with phencyclidine (PCP) abuse. There are currently no specific medications for treating the medical problems caused by acute or chronic PCP abuse. Thus, long-lasting m ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Otoreflectance (OR) is a new class of hearing-test instruments utilizing acoustic signals presented and recorded in the ear canal. OR instruments address the following limitations in existing instruments to screen and diagnose middle-ear function: (1) detection of otitis media, (2) prediction of conductive hearing loss, (3) detection of middle-ear dysfunction i ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Phase II project, Vegrandis, LLC proposes to develop a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) microfluidic based "sample-in, answer-out" bioassay chip for diagnosis of ovarian cancer. The proposed bioassay chip will use MHD microfluidics to pump the sample and reagents necessary to perform the assay and will have integrated micro-electrochemical detection of a panel ...