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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Gene transfer for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is bedeviled by inability to obtain safely and easily sufficient cardiac transgene expression Current methods of gene transfer for heart disease include intramuscular injection into heart muscle or intracoronary delivery approaches that are cumbersome to apply Consequently we have considered the u ...

The Southeast XLerator Network proposes to create a networked and easily accessible regional technology transfer accelerator hub (“XLerator Hub” or “Hub”) to share best practices, disseminate education content, and offer products, services, facilities and other resources connected through both physical and online platforms for innovators and trainees in the Southeast IDeA states. Led by XL ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The goal of the proposed Phase II STTR research is to develop an imaging system capable of detecting and identifying biomolecules in cells and tissue sections with sub cellular spatial resolution The system combines an atomic force microscope AFM with mass spectrometry MS analysis and utilizes a unique tip enhanced laser ablation TELA method developed in ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Continuous biochemical monitoring has the power to change currently accepted standards of care shifting the emphasis from treating illness to maintaining health Point in time snapshots of a patientandapos s health can miss critical fluctuations or early warning signs that might warrant early interventions or changes in disease treatment and management PROFUS ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT This proposal describes Phase II of the development of a rapid immunoassay test kit for the determination oflactam antibiotic resistanceto be used as a point of care diagnostic test for urinary tract infectionsTodayantibiotics for UTI are prescribed empiricallywith no diagnostics available to clinicians to avoid treating resistant infections with the very drug to which the ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantThe purpose of this project is to develop an improvedminimally invasive treatment for intracranial aneurysmsIntracranial aneurysms are spherical outpouchings of blood vessels in the head that result from weakness in the vessel wallUnruptured aneurysms are present in approximatelyof the general populationand rupture can be devastating with a high morbidity and mortal ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Fibroproliferative illnesses leading to organ fibrosis and failure are responsible for approximately of deaths in developed countries whether idiopathic triggered by environmental factors infections or genetics organ fibrosis results in significant morbidity and mortality Organ fibrosis is responsible for health care costs exceeding $ billion year ...

Optical photothermal IR (OPTIR) microscopy for chemical imaging of living cells at sub-micron resolution Project Summary/Abstract Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp (PSC) and Prof. Ji-Xin Cheng of Boston University in collaboration with Prof. Rohith Reddy (University of Houston) propose to develop, validate, and commercialize a novel technical called Optical Photothermal Infrared (OPTIR) spectroscopy. ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant There are currently no drugs or other therapeutic interventions that can reverse or halt the progression of Alzheimerandapos s disease AD Age is by far the greatest risk factor for AD and it is known from studies in both mice and humans that neuroinflammation is increased with old age and to an even greater extent in AD Therefore a drug that could reduce ...

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACTThe opioid crisis is an epidemic with devastating health, social, and economic consequences for the United States. From 1999–2018, almost 450,000 people died from an overdose involving any opioid, including prescription and illicit opioids. Three million US citizens and 16 million individuals worldwide have had or currently suffer from opioid use disorder (OUD). The tot ...