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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This project addresses the need for better methods for deciphering the glycosylation of proteins in clinical samples Glycosylation is an important modifier of protein structure and function and contributes to disease processes But we currently know little about the glycosylation of most proteins The current methods for probing glycans on proteins are not su ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The product is a slide coated with silica colloidal crystals to combine protein electrophoresis with matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry MALDI MS detection giving superior performance in both The Phase II proposal will be to develop an instrument for facile application of the slide in proteomics of intat glycoproteins This propos ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Mass spectrometry based proteomics is an emerging technology that has seen possible applications everywhere The technique can potentially use one drop of our blood to reveal onset and progress of diseases Current Randamp D using plasma serum proteome sample sets however is severely limited by the high complexity and dynamic range of protein concentrations ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Like all neurons of the central nervous system CNS retinal ganglion cells fail to regenerate and often die after damage to the optic nerve such as occurs in optic nerve stroke or other optic neuropathies Loss of axonal connectivity and neuronal death that occurs after damage to the optic nerve results in vision loss While therapeutics targeting secondary ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant There are parathyroid glands in the neck and they are responsible for the production of parathyroid hormone which maintains calcium homeostasis throughout the body They are difficult to identify relative to the other tissues in the neck such s lymph nodes fat thyroid etc This has resulted in the incidence of accidental parathyroid removal ranging from ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Recreational use of prescription opioids among adolescents is a significant and growing public health concern and has been referred to as an emerging epidemic in the U S Although a number of science based interactive drug abuse prevention programs exist focused on preventing use of non prescription drugs among youth to our knowledge no science based inter ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease in the US Chemotherapy is a mainstay of treatment after surgical removal of tumors but the balance of clinical benefit versus disabling or life threatening side effects is often uncertain Genotyping of cancers to identify mutated oncogenes has enabled an era of targeted therapy Drugs targeting ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Perioperative hemorrhage remains the major complication of transurethral and open prostatic surgical procedures Significant blood loss from these procedures causes delayed healing and longer hospitalization which significantly increases the cost of patient care Moreover prolonged urethral catheterization due to significant post operative hematuria is one of ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Photolitecandapos s patented technology is focused on developing improved agents for tumor imaging image guided surgery and or photodynamic therapy PDT The proposed STTR proposal includes fluorescence image guided PDT a andquot See and Treatandquot approach The fluorescence imaging compound with long wavelength absorption near nm should be extremel ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This project aims to improve the accuracy of tests for early tooth decay dental caries specifically for interproximal surfaces where the posterior teeth abut one another In these regions there is no physical space to visually inspect or probe for caries Instead dentists rely on bitewing X rays BWs But dentists cannot tell whether lucencies observed ...