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ABSTRACT Transplantation is an accepted and highly successful therapy for end stage organ diseaseWhile success rates and survival have risen steadilydue largely to improved immunosuppression regimesthere is a growing appreciation that damage and inflammation that occur early in the life of the graftsignificantly impact chronic rejection and thus long term survivalCentral to these early event injur ...

PROJECT SUMMARYfluorouracilFUhas been the first choice chemotherapy drug for colorectal cancerCRCfor many yearshoweverits clinical utility remains hindered by hematopoietic and gastrointestinal toxicities resulting from its non selectivitySide effects include fatigueloss of appetiteand diarrhea among othersall of which can lead to reduced quality of lifeThe economic burden associated with chemothe ...

Project Summary and Abstract Falls are the leading cause of death due to injuryThis simple motion is so common thatof community dwelling older adultsandof long term care facilities will experience a fall in the coming yearThe risk of falling substantially increases for those having Alzheimer s disease and related dementiasand those with Parkinson s diseaseThe financial burden is significant with f ...

Principal Investigators for Small BusinessDiscoveryBioMedIncDBMand Monell Chemical Senses Center Project Summary Abstract Bitter taste in foods and medicines presents a barrier to overcoming global public health challengesfood insecuritypoor nutritional healthand poor compliance with medication useparticularly among children and the elderlySugar and saltthe mainstays to address these challengesfur ...

ABSTRACT Vaccine adjuvants help stimulate the body to generate an immune response when co injected with an antigenthe compound for which immunity is desiredAlthough the human body is capable of producing antibodies to most injected antigensadjuvants can help boost the body s ability to mount a successful and acquired immune response to the presented targetAdjuvants have been shown to enhance immun ...

In resource limited settings, rapid and accurate diagnosis of infections is critical for managing potential exposures to highly virulent pathogens,whether occurring from an act of bioterrorism or a natural event. This is especially important for hard to detect intracellular bacterial andalphavirus infections, that overlap symptomatically and often treated empirically due to a lack of reliable and ...

Project Summary Abstract Multiple MyelomaMMis the second most common form of blood cancer and remains an incurable and deadly diseaseProteasome inhibitorPItherapy is a cornerstone in the treatment of MMbut resistance to this class of agent is an emerging challenge in the clinicNew therapeutic approaches that specifically target resistance are needed to maximize responses and ultimately produce cur ...

ABSTRACTSignal Solutions has developed a novelnoninvasive and automated piezoelectric based sleep detection system for high throughput studies of sleep in miceand has recently expanded to rat studies as wellThe respiratory signal detected by the piezo sensor during sleep can be applied to investigate important health conditions including respiratory depression due to disease or drug useand other s ...

Project Summary Abstract Quality parks provide numerous benefits to individuals and communitiesincluding health cost savings through physical activity and stress reliefincreased tax revenue via augmented property values and attracting businessesand positive social and environmental impacts through outcomes such as civic pride and pollution controlThe Community Park Audit ToolCPATprovides a compreh ...

Project Summary Abstract Peripheral T cell lymphomaPTCLis a heterogeneous cancer that constitutes up toof all non Hodgkin lymphomaNHLThe World Health Organization classification recognizes a number of distinct subtypes of PTCL but the diagnosis of these different subtypes is challenging even for expert hematopathologistsFurthermoreof PTCL cases are not classifiable into any specific subtype at all ...