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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cancer treatment today is in need of tumor-specific and effective therapies that do not harm the patient and thereby compromise treatment efficacy and prolong recovery time. A multi-modal therapeutic and imaging agent t hat does not damage healthy living tissue would have tremendous benefit to researchers and victims of this deadly disease. Nanomaterials have t ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The main objective of this project is to develop membranes with surfaces tailored for specific affinity for a particular protein or nucleic acid molecule. These 'smart' membranes will be used in the next generation of high throughput Layered Expression Scanning (LES) applications, such as tissue screening and analytical blotting (northern and western). The hear ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Tumor markers, measured in peripheral blood, could assist in diagnosis and management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and potentially improve historically dismal outcomes. Circulating antibodies, generated to a wide range of tumor-associated proteins, can be translated into a valuable blood test for lung cancer. Preliminary data supports this hypothesis. ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The trigger for autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells in Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is unclear. Evidence exists for the role of increased intestinal permeability, secondary to intestinal tight junctions (tj) disassembly, in the pathogenesis of various autoimmune diseases including T1 D. Over the last decade our studies have focused on the mechanism(s) of a ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Nitric oxide (NO) is a critical regulator of cardiovascular physiology, coordinating the activities of the endothelium, the vessel wall and circulating cells to optimize the flow of blood and oxygen to tissues. Increasing the bioavailability of NO should provide therapeutic benefit in the treatment of many diseases ascribed to insufficient NO bioavailability. A ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of the CosmoBoing! Therapeutic Exercise System is to develop a child-friendly, engaging tool for assuring that children with disabilities participate in and benefit from prescribed therapeutic exercise. The system will serve two populations of children. The first group is comprised of children with acquired and developmental disabilities who ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): Several viruses in the family Bunyaviridae are significant human pathogens and potential agents of bioterrorism. Vaccines against some of these viruses do exist, but with the exception of ribavarin, there are no broad-spectrum antiviral compounds capable of inhibiting replication of more than one member of the family. Using LaCrosse virus (LAC) as a prototyp ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This STTR Phase I proposal is directed at the development of a topical treatment for mild psoriasis. It is based on the recent discovery of a cell signaling module important for the regulation of keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. This signaling module is centered on the enzyme phospholipase D2 (PLD2). PLD2 normally hydrolyzes cell membrane phospho ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop a new software program that will improve the management of digital information from a variety of sources for individuals with learning disabilities (LD) and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a postsecondary academic settings. The software to be developed in this project is designed to assist individuals in locating, ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Neurons send instructions to other cells in the form of electrical signals that allow movement, sensation, memory, learning and countless other activities that are taken for granted in daily life. Loss of neural cell function results from traumatic injuries such as gunshots wounds or car accidents and from neurodegenerative diseases. The scale of this health p ...