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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Severe infections various types of trauma and other etiologic factors can cause ALI that rapidly morphs into ARDS The incidence of ALI ARDS is around in adults in US alone Despite medical advances and better management through ventilation intervention the mortality is still unacceptably high at This problem is likely to escalate given the a ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Atrial fibrillation AF is the most common diagnosed arrhythmia with the number Americans diagnosed with AF estimated at million and continuing to increase as the population ages Electrical activity during AF is characterized by complex activation patterns that are difficult to map However there is growing evidence that AF is driven by stable sources i ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Dentin hypersensitivity is a painful condition affecting from of the population It is caused by the movement of fluid in the dentinal tubules and can be eliminated by occluding these patent tubules Tooth whitening is a $ billion business in America and is predicted to grow both here and abroad In this grant we propose a treatment for dentin hypers ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This proposal will assess the quantitative capabilities of surface enhanced Raman scattering SERS detection of cocaine and marijuana metabolites in urine samples Combining low cost instrumentation and novel chemical sensing provides an innovative new approach for diagnosing illicit drug use Current methods use a colorimetric indicator to screen specimens fo ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In Phase I Biocrede developed a completely new urinary tract silicone Foley catheter with a andgt month shelf life made from a proprietary polymeric formulation to effectively reduce catheter associated urinary tract infections CAUTI via nitric oxide NO release for andgt weeks Key features of the new technology include catheters continuously d ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This proposal will develop a new small molecule drug to be advanced into human clinical trials in the chronic post TBI patient who still has chronic cognitive impairments months to years after the initial TBI According to the Centers for Disease Control approximately million Americans suffer from post TBI cognitive impairments This includes people sustai ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The founders of Skeletal Tissue Engineering Laboratory Technologies LLC STEL are researchers at the University of Michigan Our research team has developed an innovative and paradigm shifting approach to ligament tissue engineering and a unique methodology for ACL replacement This tissue engineered ligament technology offers the possibility of radical impr ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The purpose of the research being proposed is to develop a highly effective nasal rinse that can treat chronic rhinosinusitis CRS in an entirely new way Often CRS is overlooked because it is rarely life threatening CRS is estimated to affect an astounding of the US population with direct costs exceeding $ billion annually and additionally causing ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Managing the demands of work and personal life is a major stressor affecting employees yet there are virtually no evidence based workplace supervisory training interventions to address this critical public health concern Research has shown work family conflict can affect employeesandapos health workplace productivity family interactions and safety and wel ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Osteoarthritis OA diagnosed in over of the US population is the primary cause of musculoskeletal lower extremity disability Although there is no cure exercise remains the core treatment to manage OA regardless of age comorbidity pain severity or disability Yet many people with this condition do not engage in regular fitness and thus may resort t ...