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Project Summary Traumatic brain injuryTBIcauses detrimental behavioral dysfunctions and brain neurodegeneration butunfortunatelythere currently is no effective pharmaceutical TBI treatmentThe underlying PhaseSTTR grant is to develop a new class of TBI drugs that inhibit the protease cathepsin BGenetically deleting the cathepsin B gene in mice results in substantial behavioral and pathology improve ...

Summary Influenza virusa member of the orthomyxovirus familyhas three different types that infect humansABand CTypes A and B produce annual epidemicsand type A influenzawhich resides asymptomatically in birdscan cause pandemic infections in humansIn addition to common flu like symptomse gfeverchillsmalaisemuscle painin susceptible populations influenza can induce potentially fatal secondary compli ...

Signature Research, Inc. (SGR) and Michigan Technological University (MTU) propose a Phase I STTR effort to develop a learning algorithm which exploits the spatio-spectral characteristics inherent within IR imagery and motion imagery.Our archive of modelled and labeled data sets will allow our team to thoroughly capture the variable elements that will drive machine learning performance.The overall ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Asthma exacerbations are a major cause of ER visits and hospitalizations with annual direct costs of approximately $billionyear in the USAViral infectionsin particular rhinoviralRVinfectionsare a major precipitant of asthma exacerbations in allergic asthmaticsAs there are overRV serotypes andfor nowno RV vaccinenovel strategies to inhibit RV induced airway inflammation are needed t ...

ABSTRACTA staggering number of overbillion individuals worldwide are currently infected with herpes simplex virus typeand or typeHSVandampHSVwhich cause genital herpesMost HSV seropositive individuals are asymptomaticASYMPand never have any recurrent herpetic diseaseIn contrasta small proportion is symptomaticSYMPwith frequentoften lifelong bouts of recurrent herpetic diseasea result of reactivati ...

The cornea is one of the most important tissues in the eye and its transparency is critical for good visual function in humansCorneal tissue injuries are the most common everyday issue for practicing ophthalmologists and can run the gamut in severityIn severe modelssuch as corneal alkaline burnsextensive healing is needed and often the burn victim is left with reduced visual acuityHealing of large ...

Radical prostatectomyRPis a commonly used treatment option for localized prostate cancerUnfortunatelythe procedure carries a risk of post surgical complications including a high risk of erectile dysfunctionEDAccording to The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Studyvirtually all men experience ED after surgeryincluding a profound loss of nocturnal erectionsThe Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study further reveals t ...

Abstract The Specific Aim of this Phase I STTR proposal is to test the feasibility of blocking MCJalso called DnaJCto overcome acute acetaminophen liver toxicityAcetaminophen or APAPfrom acetyl paraaminophenolis a common drug used to address pain and feverIn the US aloneaboutpatients per year are admitted to intensive care units with APAP induced liver injury and close toof these patients undergo ...

Xerostomiaor dry mouthaffects approximatelyof the U Spopulationsomemillion people by causing oral discomfort and pain due to chronically dry mucosaThis condition leads to oral disease such as caries and candidiasisand has no cure or adequate treatmentMany remedial approaches have been tried with only limited successincluding the provision of fluid to the mouth via frequent sippingvarious mouthwash ...

Psychiatric disorders give rise to aberrant patterns of activity within the complex neural circuits of our brainsYetthe exact nature of these abnormal patterns is often unknown to developers of new treatmentsThe goal of this project is to enable circuit oriented research of neuropsychiatric diseases using rodent disease modelsThe long term objective is to catalyze the discovery of new therapeutic ...