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Prostate cancer PCa is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men with deaths and new cases estimated in the US in Radiation therapy is one of the standard therapies for high and intermediate risk patients and is a non surgical therapy option for low risk patients A combined chemo radiation therapy CRT approach has been shown in several trials to improve s ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Dermal scarring affects more than million people worldwide annually over million people are injured in motor vehicle accidents over million patients are severely burned and thousands of warriors are wounded in military blasts In severe burns more than of patients develop hypertrophic scar contraction which leads to hypertrophic scar contractures HSc HSc a ...

Age related macular degeneration AMD causes progressive loss of central vision and is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world A major challenge in the development of effective treatments for AMD is the lack of sensitive practical visual function endpoints People with AMD manifest delayed dark adaptation DA recovery and DA tests are a FDA approved method for diagnosing AMD Cu ...

Abstract Chronic kidney disease CKD disproportionately impacts older adults Balance mobility and falls are serious problems for CKD patients due to associated peripheral neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease which also contribute to foot ulcers and other foot problems in this population Among older adults these problems are often compounded by other comorbid conditions leaving older ...

Project Summary Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD is a complex neurological disorder that typically appears before the age of three and immediately and profoundly affects a young childandapos s ability to communicate develop language form social relationships and respond appropriately to environmental cues Behavioral intervention is a consensus andquot best practiceandquot scientific treatment me ...

This Phase I STTR project is based upon a new technique Quantitative Ultra short Time to Echo Contrast Enhanced QUTE CE MRI utilizing UTE sequences with SuperParamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles SPION that leads to quantifiable vascular images with unprecedented clarity and definition QUTE CE is particularly optimal using Ferumoxytol an FDA approved iron oxide nanopharmaceutical The techni ...

Polo like kinase PLK is a central player in regulating entry into and progression through mitosis Many studies have validated PLK as an anti tumor drug target and its inhibition is potently anti proliferative to cancer cells However recent data suggests that there are two major disadvantages of the conventional approach to blocking the kinase activity of PLK First both general kinome ...

Millions of U S adults suffer from a co occurring mental health and substance use disorder COD A COD is often difficult for providers to address and thus clients may experience poor treatment engagement symptom exacerbations homelessness incarceration and often utilize acute and emergency services increasing medical expenditures Currently the healthcare delivery system needs but does ...

Project Summary The primary goal of this proposal is to develop implement and evaluate an online module to improve obstetric providersandapos knowledge skills and practices regarding perinatal depression There is a tremendous public health need for addressing this problem as upwards of in women suffer from perinatal depression Left untreated it has deleterious effects on maternal and bi ...

Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma HCC is a disease of growing incidence globally including in the US by per year With the recent success of anti viral therapies the etiology of HCC in the American population is projected to shift from viral HBV HCV hepatitis to primarily fatty liver disease in the near future Currently only one effective systemic therapy has been developed for HCC ...