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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Epoch Telemetry System for Long Term Monitoring of Biopotentials ABSTRACT Epochandquot is a wireless multi channel biopotential recording system designed for small animal translational research models of human disease developed in Phase I and II Obtaining long term continuous recordings from animal models of disease is a critical component of translational ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Some of the most significant therapies that treat disease target nucleic acids Drugs that target nucleic acid include cancer drugs antibiotics and antivirals Combined these classes of drugs have annual sales worldwide of $ billion Antibiotics that target nucleic acids account for $ billion of the $ billion of sales annuall for all antibiotics an ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant A range of neurological diseases are now being researched or treated using fully implantable electronic systems to either record or modulate brain activity in humans These implants are currently being protected using polymer coatings that envelop the implant and help keep body fluids away from the sensitive electronics Brain implants with complex three dimens ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant One of the challenges of research in infectious diseases is to find ways to use the increasing knowledge of the mechanisms underlying disease transformation and progression to develop novel therapeutic strategies for diseases such as increasing menace of bacterial infections Targeting specific RNA such as rRNA which are involved in proliferation and survival ...

Project Summary/Abstract According to the ADA, 25.8 million children and adults have diabetes. Diabetics have an increased risk of complications such as heart disease and are prone to impaired wound healing. A major cause of morbidity and hospitalizationis diabetic foot ulceration (DFUs) that may result in infection, gangrene, amputations requiring prolonged hospitalization, costly treatments, an ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Self monitoring has been described as the andquot cornerstone of the behavioral treatment of obesityandquot Consistent self monitoring of energy intake is associated with improved dietary adherence and weight loss and maintenance The problem is that individuals are notoriously bad at self monitoring their intake and suffer from an underreporting bias The s ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Heart attacks i e myocardial infarction or MI occur in more than million patients annually Advances in pharmacological therapy have dramatically improved survival following the initial MI Consequently the number of patients with previous MI continues to increase and as a result put in jeopardy millions of patients for development of heart failure I ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant According to the ADA million children and adults have diabetes Diabetics have an increased risk of complications such as heart disease and are prone to impaired wound healing A major cause of morbidity and hospitalization is diabetic foot ulceration DFUs that may result in infection gangrene amputations requiring prolonged hospitalization costly tr ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The purpose of this Phase II STTR project is to develop a polymeric system for the combination delivery of two antineoplastic agents gemcitabine and paclitaxel Based on the successful results of the STTR Phase I award this Phase II proposal details the rationale and research plan for the synthesis and evaluation of in vivo efficacy of two novel macromolecula ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In spite of remarkable progress in management of rheumatoid arthritis RA a devastating autoimmune disease that affects million Americans causing chronic inflammation of joints and surrounding tissues the gap of unmet needs in this therapeutic field remains wide open First of all almost of the patients do not respond adequately to the most advanced ...