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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A separation method will be tested and evaluated to determine the feasibility of providing no carrier added lutetium-177 (Lu-177) for use in radiotherapeutic applications. An indirect method will be used to produce Lu-177 (neutron capture followed by decay). Separation of the Lu-177 from the target material will enable us to provide carrier-free Lu-177 suita ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Osteoporosis is a major and growing health care problem that responds inadequately to standard pharmacologic therapy. Because of its low bone mineral density, osteoporotic bone is mechanically weak and fractures more easily than normal bone. Moreover, fracture repair is compromised in osteoporotic patients. The work described in this Phase I STTR proposal aims ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Up to 3 percent of populations worldwide have psoriasis. A large number of the patients with psoriasis can be treated using UV light exposure. We propose to employ a light modulating microchip based on recent Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technological developments to build an Automated Psoriasis Treatment System. The overall goal of Phase I a ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ability to create new cardiac tissue using progenitor cells via engraftment would be a significant advance. However, the existing types of progenitor cells presently in Phase I clinical trials face significant limitations, including lack of evidence that the donor cells (1) produce new cardiac myocytes, versus creating benefits via neoangiogenesis or ventr ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): ChemMotif, Inc. is developing a range of sophisticated test strips that are reliable and sufficiently sensitive to be useful in public health, environmental, and homeland security applications. The objective of this proposal is the development of an improved analytical test strip for the determination of cyanide in water at or below EPA actionable levels (0. ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a debilitating condition that afflicts nearly 5 million Americans, and it has an increasing incidence. Despite improvements and enormous research efforts (both federally and commercially), pharmacological treatments are ineffective in many patients such that the demand for donor hearts is far greater than the supply. A primar ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ultimate objective of this research project will be the development and commercialization of a low cost, reliable and widely available point-of-care testing device for screening, diagnosis and management of disease in human patients. The proposed technique, submillimeter photoacoustic spectrometry of human breath, will initially be used to identify and q ...

Abstract: The majority of American women transitioning through the menopause will experience hot flashes. However, safe and effective treatments for hot flashes are currently lacking. Investigation of new treatments for hot flashes has been limited by the measurement of hot flashes. Current gold standard physiologic measures of hot flashes have key limitations, including electrode design, monitor ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The use of a biothreatening agent in 2001 in the United States and the ready availability of a variety of such agents highlight the need for rapid, reliable diagnostics capable of detecting and identifying these dangerous pathogens early in infection and of monitoring disease progression and therapeutic efficacy. The long-term goal of this project is to develo ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of this project is to identify specific inhibitors of B. anthracis helicase and primase and develop them into novel antibiotics for bio-defense. New antibiotics based on novel chemical scaffolds are vital to the bio-defense armory because they are likely to be effective against both natural and engineered resistant forms of bio-terrorist agen ...