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PROJECT SUMMARY Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedures are estimated to rise by over 300% by the year 2030. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most significant complication following TJA with healthcare costs exceeding $1.6 billion annually. Treatment of PJI generally requires surgical intervention combined with a prolonged course of antibiotics costing $50,000 per patient. Despite thi ...

PROJECT SUMMARYThe goal of this proposal is to optimize and clinically validate a new diagnostic test for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (eCRS) at the point-of-care, improving the efficiency, value, and accessibility of personalized medicine. eCRS affects up to 5 million Americans and is characterized by varying degrees of sinonasal and peripheral eosinophilia, linked to treatment responsiven ...

ABSTRACT The goal of this study is to develop an RNAi-based genetic precision medicine to treat alcohol associated liver disease (AALD). AALD is a devastating health problem worldwide, accounts for the majority of alcohol-related mortality globally and is the second most indication for liver transplantation in the US. The current medical management for AALD remains limited, and no proven pathobiol ...

Tarn Biosciences, Inc. is a start-up pharmaceutical company headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. The company is developing new therapies for tuberculosis (TB). The goal of this STTR is to develop the MmpL3 inhibitor, HC2099, as a new treatment for drug susceptible and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). In 2019, 10 million people worldwide fell ill to TB with ~ 1.4 million lives lost. Standard-of ...

Summary/abstract. Leptospirosis is a globally important neglected disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira. It is estimated to cause more than 1 million global cases annually with a 5-20% case-fatality rate, significant morbidity, and important public health consequences. Currently there is no safe and effective vaccine to prevent human leptospirosis. LeptoX, Inc. proposes to develop the first huma ...

Cryptococcus species are a clinically important group of opportunistic fungal pathogens that can cause life threatening disease, particularly in the immunocompromised patient population. Historically, this has involved patients with advanced HIV, but is becoming more prevalent in other immunovulnerable populations. The primary pathogens, C. neoformans and C. gattii, are ubiquitous in the environme ...

1 Approximately 6.5 million Americans aged 65 and older live with dementia, supported by more than 11 million2 unpaid family caregivers. These numbers are projected to rise exponentially in the coming decades fueling the3 need to develop scalable ways to support dementia caregivers. The need to empower dementia caregivers to4 continue providing care while maintaining their own health and well-bein ...

ABSTRACT Conduct disorder (CD) remains one of the most common, impairing, and costliest psychiatric disorders among youth. Youth with CD often face lifelong adjustment, mental health, legal, social, occupational, and physical health problems. A subset of youth with CD display callous-unemotional (CU) traits. Youth with CD and CU traits are more likely to engage in chronic criminal behaviors and de ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Data is a critical and highly valuable commodity, driving meaningful change in our society, especially when it pertains to patient care and biomedical research. Currently, institutions pay inordinate sums to increase, regain, and complement their data panels. As an extra burden, data legislation and privacy protection regulations introduce barriers to forming effective partnerships ...

Project Summary/Abstract The Tiny Cargo Company offers a unique, orally administered medical countermeasure for treatment and prevention of the gastrointestinal (GI) side effects of cancer radiation therapy (RT). Our therapeutic is comprised of milk-derived extracellular vesicles (mEVs) loaded with a safe and highly effective radioprotective drug – a formulation that we call Milactatm. RT compli ...