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ABSTRACTSubstance use disordersSUDsincluding opioid use disorderscontinue to be one of the most serious public health issues in the USleading to negative physical and mental health problemsfamily disruptionand premature deathAfrican Americans with drug use histories that are under criminal justice supervision are particularly vulnerable to experiencing the negative consequences associated with SUD ...

Project Summary/Abstract Objective: This project aims to elevate electron beam therapy (EBT) technology, which provides effective radiation treatment for superficial cancers (depthandlt;6 cm), to that of other external beam radiotherapies (XRT), e.g. x-rays and protons, by bringing electron intensity modulation into the clinic. Challenge: Approximately 10% of radiotherapy patients (173,000 in U ...

Project Summary Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death and number one cause of adult disability in the United States. The primary goal of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) treatment is quickly restoring blood perfusion. However, studies have shown that this return of blood flow, while necessary, can also cause damage to local tissue leading to poor patient outcomes. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has be ...

SUMMARY: The White House has initiated an aggressive campaign to combat the current opioid crisis that is affecting all levels of the American way of life. The opioid crisis has emerged from multiple fronts. Among these various fronts, the continued use of opioids in the post-operative area is a growing addiction risk. Current post- operative pain management utilizes a multimodal pain management s ...

PAProject Summary Abstract SERis a long acting polymer pro drug of buprenorphine that is being developed to treat postoperative pain following major surgeries such as bunionectomyabdominoplastythoracotomy and knee and hip surgerySERhas no biological activity by itselfbut when administered in vivo by subcutaneous injection it enters the vascular compartment where a plasma esterasebutyrylcholinester ...

ABSTRACT SUMMARY In previous studies we identified novel non hematopoietic umbilical cord blood stem cellsnhUCBSCsthat could be expanded to high passages and exhibit restorative properties following ischemic brain injury repairWe found that the high passaged cells were equivalentif not even betterthan the low passaged nh UCBSCsThis finding suggests that these cells can serve as a source of highly ...

NIH SBIR PA-18-871 w/o Clinical Trials A Safe and Compact Neonate to Adult Neuroimaging MRI System The intriguing human brain is the most imaged end-organ non-invasively, without ionizing radiation using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). High spatial resolution brain MRI is an established diagnostic tool to assess injury mechanisms affecting newborn growth and the adult human connectome. To predic ...

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The goal of this project is to test a potentially safermore accessible method for placement of gastrostomy feeding tubes in pediatric patientsMillions of patients worldwide require enteral nutritionand hundreds of thousands of gastrostomyfeeding tube placementprocedures are performed annually in the United States aloneoverof which are in childrenThe current standard of practice for placement of ne ...

Clear Guide MedicalIncSummary Wrong level spine surgery has been classified as anever eventmeaning an adverse event that is unambiguousclearly identifiable and measurableseriousresulting in death or significant disabilityand usually preventableHoweverunlike other medical errors such as wrong side or wrong site surgeries which have been significantly reduced through the use of checklists and other ...