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This project furthers development of an effective early-stage assistive communication device for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The wearable assistive communication device uses electromyography (EMG) signals to empower users with ALS and other neuromuscular disabilities to control household devices (e.g. computers) and communicate within their environment. Increasing the capabi ...

This project develops an ultrasonic fitment tool to improve prosthetics performance for persons with lower-extremity amputations. The goal of this project is to develop a new clinical instrument used in the socket fitting process to optimize the performance of a lower-body prosthetic system and thereby improve mobility, activity, exercise, and quality of life for over 2 million American amputees. ...

This proposal addresses the significant public health threat posed by the spread of Taenia soliumthe pork tapewormin at risk human populationsInfection with Tsoliumor Taeniasiscan lead to Cysticercosiscaused by the migration and encystment of larval Tsolium in the central nervous systemCysticercosis is a severe to fatal disease which affects overmillion people worldwideprincipally in less develope ...

Fungal endophthalmitis is an infection inside the eye after corneal transplant surgery caused by contamination of the transplanted tissueAccording to the Eye Bank of Americathe incidence of postsurgery endophthalmitis more than doubled fromtoand thatof the culture positive cases were due to Candida yeastEnvironmental contamination as well as current corneal preservation conditions contribute to th ...

The goal of this NIH Phase I SBIR proposal is to develop and validate a new method to monitor the symptomatic toxicities and health-related quality of life of cancer patients who are undergoing and have undergone radiation therapy during the course of their treatment. The proposal is built around expertise in mobile application development (Vivonics Inc.) and radiation oncology (Dr. TJ Fitzgerald ...

Cancer patients receiving radiation therapy experience toxic side effects of the radiation, and sensitivity to radiation is variable across both patients and tumors, and is poorly understood. This Phase I SBIR project aims to design and demonstrate the feasibility of a Patient Reported Outcome mobile application for surveillance of RADiotherapy toxicity (PRORAD) that integrates NIH's Patient Repor ...

Here we propose to study two injectable formulations that provide different delivery routes for Talazoparib, potent PAPR inhibitor: An implant, InCeT-Talazoparib, which can be injected directly in the tumor where it will act as a sustained release depot of Talazoparib over a prolonged period of approximately 30 days. It delivers 100% of the drug to the tumor site with almost no systemic toxicity. ...

Cancer survivors commonly report cognitive impairments following chemotherapy. With a growing number of cancer survivors comes an increased urgency to better understand the precise etiology and prevalence of cognitive changes associated with cancer and cancer treatment. This pursuit is impeded by a lack of assessment tools that can accurately detect the full scope of cognitive deficits. To address ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Elderly patients are the largest consumers of prescription and non prescription medications and have been reported to account for $million in treatment costs for medication errors likely due to altered pharmacokineticspolypharmacydecline in cognitionand lower health literacyAs a result of this confluence of issues that affect the aging populationmedication management tools designed ...

PROJECT SUMMARY In response to the growing need for training on interventions to address first episode psychosisthe Center for Social InnovationChas partnered with experts in Coordinated Specialty CareCSCto develop and test CSC OnDemandAn Innovative Online Learning Platform for Implementing Coordinated Specialty CareThe product builds on the findings of the Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia ...