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PROJECT SUMMARY In this Phase II SBIR, HomesRenewed Ventures, LLC (HRV Washington, DC) will build on our previous efforts to expand and validate an interactive mobile application (APP) for guiding home modifications (environmental interventions) critical to Aging in Place (AiP). Home modifications (HM) are associated with falls preventions, improved activities of daily living (ADLs), and emotional ...

PROJECT SUMMARY 21MedTech, LLC is developing the ARRAYTM antibiotic-loaded envelope to address the need for novel methods to tackle rising rates of infections associated with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). There were 1.5 million CIEDs implanted in 2011 and that number continues to grow. Between 1% and 4% of implantations result in infection, which have potential for severe ...

PROJECT SUMMARYMonoubiquitination (Ub) of histones is an important post-translational modification (PTM) that regulates multiple DNA-related processes including DNA replication, transcription, and repair. Aberrant regulation of histone Ub is strongly linked to the pathogenesis of diverse diseases, including cancer, aging, and inflammation. However, the ability to map the distribution and dynamics ...

The proposal is aimed to develop a sensitive method to measure the activity of heparan sulfate 6-O-endosulfatase (SULF). SULF is an enzyme that removes the 6-O-sulfo groups from heparan sulfate polysaccharides to modulate the functions of heparan sulfate. Evidence has demonstrated that the level of SULF contributes to the progression of cancers; however, the method that measures the activity from ...

Modern pharmaceuticals have greatly improved the quality of life for many patients suffering a variety of illnesses. Unfortunately, among the 17 most commonly prescribed drugs, only 6 are highly effective for most patients, 5 have a modest effect, and 6 show little clinical effect. Worse still, unwanted illness and death from treatment of patients with the incorrect drug or dosage causes over 275, ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The cellular pathophysiology that underlies diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, begins to change long before disease symptoms become apparent. Moreover, current imaging techniques typically only visualize morphology and structure. Therefore, imaging techniques that can characterize metabolic changes have the potential to detect disease processes long bef ...

PROJECT SUMMARYHistone post-translational modifications (PTMs) are some of the most widely studied epigenomic factors, and alterations in histone PTM abundance / distribution have been implicated in numerous disease etiologies. Epigenomic mapping of histone PTMs in limited cell populations or single cells (SCs) would provide the opportunity to study the epigenetic landscape of rare and heterogenou ...

Project SummaryThe goal of this project is to optimize and evaluate inSoma Bio’s proprietary recombinant elastin-based biomaterial, Fractomer®, as an effective, low-cost skin grafting support matrix for the treatment of severe burn wounds. Burns are most successfully treated by surgical excision followed by skin grafting; however many patients with severe damage do not have sufficient healthy s ...

Abstract Considerable evidence demonstrates how children’s social emotional (SE) development plays a significant role in their academic achievement, behavior, and emotional wellbeing. As the scientific base has grown supporting the positive impact of social and emotional learning (SEL) instructional practices, efforts to integrate SEL into academic settings has gained momentum, with teachers inc ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Family caregivers are often required to provide post-discharge assistance to individuals with disabling conditions, resulting in strain and negative effects on the caregiver’s health and well-being. While assessing and addressing the needs of family caregivers has been identified as a priority area, there are no comprehensive programs designed to assess a family member†...