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Project Summary Surgery and acute post-operative pain are major contributors to persistent pain, chronic pain, and opioid dependence. Currently, there are no products on the market in the United States that can be used to monitor surgical nociception. Existing products use indicators that are susceptible to intraoperative influences such as blood loss, anesthetic drugs and antihypertensives. This ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Rodent-borne viral outbreaks are increasing in both frequency and impact. As weather patterns evolve, rodent populations are affected and may multiply in areas where increased contact with humans results in infection. Hantaviruses, including Andes (ANDV) and Sin Nombre (SNV), are transmitted through the excreta of infected rodents and, when aerosolized, infect humans. In the Americ ...

Project Summary / Abstract Nerve injuries arising from trauma, disease, or as a surgical necessity, lead most often to permanent loss of some or all functions mediated by the injured nerves. 50,000 peripheral nerve procedures are performed every year in the US, and 300,000 across Europe. After complete transection of a nerve, the optimal clinical procedure for nerve repair remains the surgical end ...

Despite prevalent use of anti-platelet and anti-lipid therapies, stroke remains the third major cause of death and is the leading cause of adult disability in the US with an estimated cost in the range of $34 billion annually. Approximately 20% of the annual 795,000 stroke patients die within one year and 15-30% are permanently disabled. Antiplatelet therapy is mainly used for primary prevention o ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Nearly 4.4 million individuals are on community supervision in the United States, with the majority (about 80%) being supervised under probation.1 Justice involved persons (JIPs) have a 474% increased lifetime experience with heroin, a 303% increased use of OxyContin in the last 12 months, and a 256% increased use in pain medication in the last 12 months, compared to the g ...

SUMMARY The growth rate in the number of people diagnosed with Parkinsonism is substantial. Estimates indicate that from 1990 to 2015 the number of Parkinsonism diagnoses doubled, with more than 6 million people currently diagnosed. By 2040, there will be between 12-14 million people diagnosed with Parkinsonism. Parkinson’s disease (PD), multiple system atrophy Parkinsonian variant (MSAp), and p ...

Project Summary Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for physician visits in the USA. A substantial number of chronic LBP (cLBP) patients do not adequately respond to current treatment options. Thus, the development of new treatments for cLBP is urgently needed. The use of imagery to treat illness, including chronic pain, is one of the oldest medical practices. Although still unde ...

PROJECT SUMMARYAn area of significant unmet need is the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive, fast-growing and lethal brain cancer that represents 48% of all malignant brain tumors. Untreated, GBM is fatal within three months, and due to its high rate of recurrence and invasive nature, the current standard of care, consisting of safe maximal tumor resection, radiation therapy and chemoth ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Clinical Need: Sarcopenia and frailty represent significant and growing clinical challenges whose rates increase with age, and place patients at risk for functional decline, institutionalization, or death. Resistance exercises are strongly recommended in this age group to promote muscle regeneration and strength and are routinely a part of evidence-based home exercise programs pres ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is mutated and/or amplified in majority of primary glioblastoma (GBM). While EGFR-mutant GBM cancer cells are dependent on EGFR signaling for survival, numerous small molecule EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have failed to show efficacy in this disease. There are two main reasons for these failures: i) Many of these EGFR-TKIs ...