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Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is the bacterium most frequently isolated from the respiratory tract of ICU pa- tients in the US and is a major cause of pneumonia in intubated patients. Furthermore, infection with PA gener- ally has a poor prognosis, with an estimated 40-69% of PA ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) cases re- sulting in mortality, and more than 30% of survivors suffer recur ...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a serious condition that affects about 4% of the population. During sleep, the tongue can fall into the oropharynx and occlude the airways Patients with this condition suffer many instances of apneas (complete cessation of breathing) and hypopneas (period of abnormally low respiratory rate). The apnea- hypopnea index (AHI) gives the number of such episodes per hour ...

AbstractThe incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) in the United States has grown dramatically over the past two decades. Efficient and effective resources and materials for training neonatal care providers in empirically based practices for NOWS are greatly needed. The goal of the proposed Phase I STTR project is to develop a highly accessible mobile/web-based multimedia curricul ...

PROJECT SUMMARY In the United States, nearly 100,000 patients receive general anesthesia and sedation daily to safely undergo surgical and non-surgical procedures. A high proportion of these patients are older than 65 years of age. These older patients are at higher risk of post-operative delirium and cognitive dysfunction. Many of these older patients have dementia, including mild cognitive impai ...

Summary Worldwide, only 1 out of 70 patients with corneal endothelial dystrophies and injuries receive a corneal transplant due to the limited corneal donor pool, the need for advanced surgical facilities and talent, and expense. RashmiVu is developing a stem cell based regenerative technology that addresses this large unmet global need through a paradigm shift, wherein treatment could be as simpl ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Anemia is characterized by low blood hemoglobin levels and has high prevalence affecting over one-third of the worldandapos;s population or about 2.5 billion people. Anemia has numerous causes, including nutritional deficiencies, oncologic conditions, and hematologic diseases, including hemoglobin gene variants. More than 7% of the worldandapos;s population carry hemoglobin gene va ...

Project Summary/Abstract !Amblyopia is vision loss caused by neglect of a structurally normal eye due to strabismus, asymmetric refraction (anisometropia), or deprivation. It is irreversible if not treated by age 7, but half of all patients in the U.S. are undetected and untreated until after it is too late, making it the leading cause of preventable vision loss. Rebion (Rebiscan, Inc) has develop ...

Rapid Assessment of Drug Abuse from Municipal Wastewater by Smart Surface-Enhanced RamanScattering Technique PROJECT SUMMARY Rapid assessment of drug abuse from municipal wastewater is a new strategy that can overcome many limitations of traditional surveillance technologies by providing a more rapid and objective measure of drug use, which can alert communities about raising problems in their ear ...

ABSTRACT Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a highly debilitating disease that affects about 1% of the global population, which increases up to 10% in individuals aged more than 65 years. The life expectancy for these patients is less than 10 years after diagnosis, and no specific drugs are available for pharmacologic treatment. Despite the introduction PDE5, prostacyclin analogs, and endothelin antag ...

Among the 1.7 million new cases of breast cancer diagnosed globally each year, 15-20% are triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which has an aggressive phenotype with high metastatic capability and poor prognosis. However, current therapeutics for TNBC have unpredictable efficacy, poor biomarker availability, serious side effects, and the development of treatment resistance. The goal of this propo ...