List

Project Summary Atrophic dry age related macular degeneration AMD is the leading cause of severe loss of vision for those over age Dietary supplements containing lutein and zeaxanthin are recommended by the NEI for those at risk of late AMD There has been a corresponding growth in demand for these two xanthophylls Lutein and zeaxanthin are currently sourced from marigolds grown mostl ...

ABSTRACT Modulation Therapeutics is developing a first in class cyclic peptide coined MTI for the treatment of multiple myeloma The company currently has a license for the parent molecule which has been awarded a patent covering the intellectual property for both composition of matter and use in cancer in the US and Europe Modulation Therapeutics is now poised to further advance this class ...

Abstract Primary central nervous system lymphoma PCNSL is an aggressive brain tumor with a dire unmet therapeutic need It has an overall incidence of per person years and is regarded as an orphan disease with potential for fast track approval Our group made a discovery via gene expression analysis that osteopontin OPN is the most upregulated gene in PCNSL compared to its non CNS ...

PROJECT SUMMARY This application for a Phase I SBIR award represents a collaboration between Clinitech LLC and McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School to develop a wearable biosensor for detecting alcohol in the interstitial fluid of humans who have consumed alcohol Excessive use of alcohol accounts for much of the public health burden related to alcohol use disorders including fetal ...

Autoimmune disease AD affects up to million Americans which costs approximately $ billion on health care annually and accounts for one of the leading causes of death in women T cells and cytokine function play an important role in autoimmune diseases such as Type Diabetes Multiple Sclerosis Rheumatoid Arthritis RA and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus SLE The most successful auto i ...

Abstract Life sciences research and other critical bioanalytical applications would strongly benefit from faster and higher efficiency sample preparation processes Sample preparation before high resolution analytical methods such as HPLC or LC MS can require effort and cost nearly equivalent to the actual sample analysis and data reduction Often sample preparation for proteomic glycoproteom ...

Tinea capitis scalp ringworm is a fungal dermatophyte infection of scalp hair follicles that afflicts of the U S pediatric population Tinea capitis is a major health care disparity because it occurs predominantly among individuals with a disadvantaged socioeconomic background and sub Saharan African descent Diagnosis of tinea capitis is currently dependent on culture and microscopy Both ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In the manufacture of pharmaceutical compounds organic syntheses are often carried out in organic solvents These solvents must then be separated from high value intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients APIs in order to produce the final product medications Many intermediate compounds and APIs are thermally labile and thermal separation processes ...

ABSTRACT Oral mucositis is a devastatingly painful inflammatory disease that frequently develops during cancer therapy and affects half a million people in the US The accompanying pain is so severe that patients often require narcotic pain medicines The clinical manifestations are ulcers in the mouth and gastrointestinal tract which are exacerbated by opportunistic infections Many patients al ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The avian origin H N influenza virus that emerged in humans in China in presents a unique challenge to vaccine development because it is poorly immunogenic Neutralizing antibodies are not detected in acute phase infection Anti H antibody responses are significantly delayed and exhibit low avidity in comparison with antibodies generated following seas ...