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SUMMARYParkinsonandapos s diseasePDis the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADaffecting more thanmillion people in the United StatesBecause age is the major risk factorthe prevalence of both diseases is steadily increasing as our population agesPD belongs to the group of protein misfolding neurodegenerative diseases that are due to the misfolding and ...

Abstract: Thoracotomy is one of the most painful surgical procedures and patients are at high risk of developing opioid addiction. Recent studies have shown 1 in 7 patients became new persistent opioid users after physical recovery from the surgery was complete. The largest risk factor for opioid addiction is being prescribed opioids in the first place, and Thermaquil wants to reduce this incidenc ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT In October 2017, the U.S. Government declared the current opioid epidemic the worst drug crisis in American history. Synthetically derived opioids such as fentanyl and fentanyl-derivatives have been at the forefront of this public health emergency, exhibiting the highest year-to-year contribution to overdose deaths. While the mu opioid receptor (MOR) antagonist naloxone ha ...

SUMMARY Despite significant advances in the surgical and medical management of congenital heart diseasecongenital cardiac anomalies remain a leading cause of death in the newborn periodMost severe forms of congenital heart disease require multiplestaged surgical interventionsA significant source of the heightened morbidity and mortality associated with these operations is the development of cardia ...

Project Summary AbstractThe recent rapid expansion of genomic data greatly contributes to the understanding of disease development and progressionTo translate these genetic discoveries into clinical applicationswe need to develop therapeutic platforms that can specifically modulate the expression of disease related genes in vivoSmall RNAssuch as microRNAs and siRNAs function in messenger RNA silen ...

ABSTRACTTherapeutic use of gas phase nitric oxideNOhas several important applications in medicineSince its first medical application more thanyears agoinhaled nitric oxideINOhas become a mainstay of intensive care for lung failure patientsAs a pulmonary vasodilatorINO is essential in neonatologylung transplantationand pulmonary hypertensionAs an inhaled antiseptic agentNO has been proposed in the ...

Project Summary Abstract Clinical decision supportCDSis a process for enhancing health related decisions and actions with pertinentorganized clinical knowledge and patient information to improve healthcare deliveryFor exampledoctors may have trouble remembering to order all guideline recommended care for sepsisCDS delivered via an order set in the electronic health recordEHRcan simplify this proce ...

Small-molecule combinations expand hematopoietic stem cell ex vivo and in vivo Abstract Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are featured by their self-renewal potential and ability to differentiate into multiple blood lineages. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is a mainstay of life-saving therapy for hematopoietic malignancies and hypoproliferative disorders. The use of noninvasively accessib ...

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 ...

With gas turbines becoming smaller and more powerful the need to accurately predict the temperature distribution of the turbine blades become crucial. The high Reynolds number (Re), poorly behave flow encountered in gas turbines makes Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) inaccurate and Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) too expensive to be used as analysis tools. Large Eddy Simulation (LES) appr ...