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Validation of a Novel Therapeutic Approach for Cryptococcal Meningitis PILadShivanand and McCabeAaron Project Summary When Cryptococcus is manifested as cryptococcal meningitisCMit creates a large burden of mortality and morbidity to the patient and is very difficult for the clinician to treatThere are now an estimatedUS cases andcases of CM worldwide annuallywith estimated mortality ofper yearCM ...

Abstract Chronic kidney disease CKD is a progressive disorder affecting almost of the general population and this disease has shown a relentless growth over the past decades Patients with CKD have higher rates of hospitalization greater mortality shorter life expectancy and their healthcare costs are up to times more expensive than non CKD patients Thus treatments to slow halt ...

ABSTRACT SUMMARY The outcome of this phase project will yield a turnkey system for spectroscopy polarimetry in the terahertz THz frequency range designed to support development of new drugs This system will directly probe protein vibrations using polarized terahertz radiation allowing researchers to rapidly characterize intramolecular vibrations which will help identify sites on ...

ABSTRACT Trauma is the th leading cause of morbidity and mortality after heart disease malignancies and lower respiratory illnesses in the United States Blunt abdominal trauma BAT is commonly caused by vehicular accidents and falls Uncontrolled bleeding is a major factor in early mortality after trauma contributing to to of trauma related deaths Transcatheter arterial embolization ...

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 ...

Insomnia of sufficient clinical severity to meet diagnostic criteria is present in approximatelyof older adultsnearlymillion individuals in the US aloneIf left untreatedit can lead to increased rates of depressioncognitive impairmentand cardiovascular diseaseTreatment relies on pharmacotherapysuch as sedativehypnotic therapywhich is associated with an increased risk of fallsaccidentsand deliriumco ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Our recently completed Phaseanimal studies demonstrated the ability of our novel second generation partialp MHC constructDRhMOGto treat acute and chronic EAE with potency comparable to the parent RTLmoleculepDRMOGin matched DRTg mice and in DRnegative mismatched miceHaving met our Phasemilestonesour Phase II application will produce a fully humanized DRhMOGmolecule and ass ...

Minnesota HealthSolutions MHS in conjunction with Mayo Clinic of Rochester proposes the current project to address the NIMH DSIR priority to develop novel tools for the dissemination and implementation of evidence based treatment EBT We propose to develop a web and mobile based platform eChildPsych which integrates assessment treatment tools progress monitoring and reporting This susta ...

This is a Phase I STTR to investigate the preclinical efficacy of a novel immunomodulator DR MOG in a clinically relevant thromboembolic stroke model in mice We have previously shown that T cells are activated after stroke infiltrate brain and exacerbate ischemic brain damage Strategies that reduce T cell activation and brain tissue infiltration have been investigated as potential therapeu ...

VIGILANT DIAGNOSTICS NIAID NIH STTR Phase I Application Vastly improved influenza diagnostics through the development of a portable thermal contrast reader PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Despite recent advances in rapid influenza diagnostic tests false negatives stemming from poor sensitivity contribute to nosocomial transmission and prevent thousands from receiving appropriate antiviral treatment A ...