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PROJECT SUMMARYNucleosomesNucsare the repeating units of chromatinmade up of DNA wrapped around a histone octamerChanges in chromatin structurefunction can dramatically impact downstream gene expression and cellular physiologydriving oncogenic reprogramming and cancer progressionThis epigenetic regulation of chromatin is controlled by two major modificationshistone post translational modifications ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The overall goal of the present study is to resurface a diseased femoral condyle in an ovine model of unicompartmental osteoarthritis OA For patients suffering from unicompartmental OA of the knee unicondylar knee arthroplasty UKA is an available first line treatment option that provides many potential advantages over more common total knee replacement p ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this proposal is to develop and validate a novel wrist brace that reduces the risk for wrist fracture by resisting wrist terminal extension while otherwise allowing unconstrained movement throughou

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACTMillions of children around the globe are afflicted with conditions that can alter neuropsychological developmentincluding human immunodeficiency virusHIVtraumatic brain injuryTBIcerebral malariaand a host of other developmental and acquired diseases and disordersEarly assessment and intervention are critical in overcoming cognitive and developmental deficiencies and are in ...

Location 1903 N HARRISON AVE, STE 101 CARY, NC 27513 United States N44MH0664102C $365 147.00 2 005 ADAPTING EXISTING CURRICULA FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ADA Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health SBIR PHS2006-1 THREE C INSTIT ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Stereotypy, describing motor behavior that is repetitive, rhythmical, and non-goal directed, is commonly observed in persons with autism and other developmental disabilities. For some children with autism or other

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant DiscoveryBioMed Inc DBM completed recently Phase I SBIR funded goals milestones specific experimental aims and efforts to screen synthetic organic small molecules on immortalized and primary differentiated human adipocyte platforms and to validate the high throughput screening HTS based Drug Discovery output with a Critical Path of bioassays dete ...

Parent Award: R44CA217587 Clinical Evaluation of the novel, Uni-directional Pd-103 CivaSheet for Lung Cancers CivaTech Oncology’s mission is to provide improved radiation therapy directly to localized tumors. The Company has developed a novel, polymer-encapsulated, membrane-like radiation source that emits radiation on only one side of the device – CivaSheet®. This directional source is compa ...

Project Summary Abstract Confusionbeing lostand losing track of oneandapos s orientation within large or unfamiliar indoor spacesthese are some of the biggest challenges facing people with visual disabilitiesSince GPS typically doesnandapos t work indoorsand isnandapos t fine grained enough anywayindividuals who cannot readily access visual information are at a significant disadvantageand many bli ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to conduct a clinical trial using a suite of web-based software products as well as a web portal that will help with standardized assessment, treatment planning, referral, and outcomes tracking for adolescent substance abuse treatment. Products will include the automated Internet version of the Self- Report Teen-Addiction Severity Index (SR-T-ASI Net ...