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Project Summary Abstract Autism spectrum disorder ASD is a continuum of neurodevelopmental characteristics that includes deficits in communication and social interaction as well as restrictive repetitive interests and behaviors ASD is an increasing public health concern with about in American children diagnosed with ASD in a fold increase in prevalence over the past years T ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose developing a trans-molecular RNA-switch for scientists to negatively affect the activity of endogenous microRNA for use as a molecular tool or therapeutic, an anti-miR. Since the discovery of miRNA, the creation of effective anti-miRs has been important, first to study and verify miRNA interactions, and, secondly, as a therapeutic tool. But, creating ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The proposed product is an analytical scale UHPLC column for separating protein drugs in native form with the Phase I proposal focused on anion exchange chromatography as the separation mechanism The bonded phase is made of polymer chains in this case bearing weak anion exchange groups The study will be expanded to cation exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography in ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Antiviral drugs are a crucial countermeasure for influenza A virus IAV particularly in circumstances of increased IAV incidence or if a vaccine is unavailable e g virulent H N IAV However the emergence of IAV strains that are resistant to current antivirals H N underscores the need for new treatment strategies particularly those that modify the host response IAVs ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantTriple negative breast cancerTNBCis one of the most aggressive forms of human cancerand currently has no targeted therapyChemotherapy is the only available treatment for TNBC patientsbut is deleterious and not effective once tumor spreadsTNBC represents a major unmet medical needaboutof breast cancer incidenceswomen worldwide inare TNBCTNBC disproportionally affects ...

Project Summary Staphylococcus is the most common cause of community and hospital acquired infective endocarditis worldwide Staphylococcal S aureus endocarditis is a serious health problem in children and adults that carries high morbidity and mortality The incidence of this disease is increasing due to healthcare advances with widespread use ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): About 3-4% of all fractures are estimated to be open fractures, where the fracture is exposed through defects in the skin and soft tissues. This equates to about 250,000 open fractures in the United States annually. Open fractures present a high risk of infection. Infection results in considerable financial burden to both the patient an healthcare system, requ ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant An estimated two million Americans suffer from infections caused by multi drug resistant MDR bacteria resulting in a substantial impact on patientsandapos lives and an extraordinary economic burden Due to the arsenal of antibiotic resistance mechanisms that these bacteria present traditional antibiotic therapies are often ineffective New strategies that u ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant We propose new probes for correlative super resolution fluorescence and electron microscopy that use biorthogonal reactions Click SNAP and HALO tags to label targets in living cells To minimize quenching of the fluorophores by the gold particles the small Undecagold gold atoms gold cluster label will be used this has minimal absorption at wavelengt ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant There is an urgent need for a platform technology that can monitor changes in metabolite and protein biomarkers below current detection limits because in many cases the disease has progressed to an advanced state by the time the abundance of the biomarker has become measurable Our molecular motor powered nanodevice linked immunosorbent assay MONA LISA is ...