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DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantComprehensive bio psychosocial screeningwhich covers not only physical symptoms and psychosocial issuesbut also practical concerns such as transportationfinanceswork and childcareoffers the true opportunity to maximize the benefits of medical care and social support to patients and their families while enhancing operational efficiency and resource management for hea ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Over percent of the U S population is currently overweight or obese percent are obese Obesity is a primary cause of numerous chronic diseases including type II diabetes cancer heart disease and the metabolic syndrome Behavioral weight loss interventions have successfully resulted in significant clinical improvements in weight percent weight lo ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant We propose to develop a small fully integrated ultra sensitive commercial magnetometer that will merge the multi use and cost effective attributes of present EEG electrodes with the sensitivity of SQUID sensors Our device referred to as a magnetrode will combine reliable autonomous operation with straightforward multi channel integration for a robust MEG ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantThe goal of this small business innovation research grant is to develop and commercialize a highly accurateminimally invasive risk stratification technique for colorectal cancerCRCthat is simple enough to be performed by the primary care provider during an annual physical examAlthough existing guidelines recommend CRC screening for all patients over agertmillion Ame ...

PROJECT SUMMARY This Phase II project aims to continue development of a commercial qualityinnovative cloud hosted information management systemcalled Climbthat will increase laboratory efficiency and provide improved capabilities for research laboratoriesClimb is designed to offer integrated laboratory process management modules that include mobile communications tools data monitoring and alert sy ...

Project Summary! This STTR Phase II project continues the development of the Newborn Acuity Cardstm and the Newborn Contrast Cardstm Together these Newborn Cards form a new clinical test of visual acuity and contrast sensi tivity for use on newborn full term and preterm infants The stimuli are square wave gratings which the examiner presents to the infant in a fixation and following protocol ...

Ebola EBOV and Marburg MARV viruses belong to the family Filoviridae and can cause fatal hemorrhagic fevers characterized by widespread tissue destruction with an incubation period of days Because of the safety concerns these viruses are designated as the biosafety level agents Currently there is no effective vaccine or therapeutic treatment against filoviral infection and pathogenes ...

Boulder Nonlinear Systems BNS and Prof Edward Boyden s Synthetic Neurobiology Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Media Lab propose to develop a new liquid crystal spatial light modulator SLM capable generating high resolution holograms to overcome the imaging gap that currently divides cellular level optogenetic techniques and whole brain techniques to improve function ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Stroke the leading cause of disability cognitive impairment and death in the US imposes significant financial and personal burden The residual effects of stroke affect many aspects of life not addressed by traditional rehabilitation treatments In particular persons with mild stroke typically defined as a stroke with no or sligh motor impairment and a high ...

Among the measures against drunk driving available to policy makers and prevention practitionersResponsible Beverage ServiceRBStraining has shown promiseIn these programsalcohol servers are educated in a number of techniquesincluding correct identification checkingrecognizing signs of intoxication in patronsand managing patrons via drink counting techniques to safely keep them under Driving While ...