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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Atrial fibrillation AF is the most prevalent type of cardiac arrhythmia in the developed world affecting million people in the United States alone a number that is expected to double by because of population aging Current pharmacological options are ineffective which may be in part because these drugs fail to target key pathogenic mechanisms Recen ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Critically ill patients commonly arrive at an intensive care unit with anemia While blood transfusions are the standard of care with the intention to increase or maintain oxygen delivery to tissues questions have been raised about the benefit of blood transfusions particularly in non bleeding patients with moderate anemia A noninvasive measure of intracellu ...

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 Each year million Americans go to health care providers because of vertigo dizziness or balance problems It is the second most common complaint heard in doctorandapos s offices and will occur in of the nationandapos s population at sometime in their lives From through of US adults aged years and older million Americans had ve ...

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 Methamphetamine MA dependence is associated with long term damage to regions of the brain that control cognitive and psychiatric function One third to one half of MA dependent adults experience persistent cognitive and other psychiatric disorders up to three years or longer into remission The neuropsychiatric impairments that persist following abstinence ar ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Human brain development represents a highly vulnerable time to chemical exposures because immature cells are actively undergoing differentiation into more complex cell types e g neurons astrocytes oligodendroglia to form neural circuits A major reason for this vulnerability is that neuronal differentiation requires critical time dependent changes to the ...

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 Doppler ultrasound is relied upon as the primary and often the only test used to diagnose vascular pathology Because variations in technical skill directly impact surgical referral decisions there is a strong clinical need to ensure that provides both attain and maintain skills in this procedure The problem we address is the lack of a quantitative or standar ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States However less than of patients are eligible for the current approved interventions of tissue plasminogen activator or thrombectomy We seek to develop new therapeutics to reduce the extent of damage and functional impairment resulting from ischemic injury to the brain an area of signi ...