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PROJECT ABSTRACT The proposed research builds on a successful Phase I SBIR grant to develop and test a web based version of a parenting after divorce group interventionthe New Beginnings Programwhich has been shown in two randomized trials to reduce youthsproblem behaviors and enhance their developmental competencies in theyear period after their parents participatedThe proposed web based format w ...

Project Summary Sanfilippo disease (mucopolysaccharidosis type III; MPS III) is a devastating neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder of childhood whose pathologic features are neurologic: slowing of development, severe behavioral problems, progressive cognitive decline, dementia, and decline in motor skills leading to immobility, unresponsiveness, and death. We have focused on MPS IIID cause ...

ABSTRACTAdolescents face increased HIV riskinfrequent testinginconsistent linkage to careand a lack of prevention related knowledgeWe propose to address this by completing and evaluating the Mobile Augmented ScreeningMAStool to increase youth HIV testing via a tablet based intervention in clinical settingsand then use text messages to facilitate linkage to care for those who test positiveand deliv ...

Project Summary Abstract We propose a new approach to the decontamination of central venous catheters and the prevention of central line associated bloodstream infectionsCLABSIan important healthcare associated infectionCLABSIs cost the US healthcare system approximately $billion annuallyPronovostNEJMAdditionallyCLABSIs can be life threateningespecially in the very young and critically illEven whe ...

The goal of this proposal is to develop a commercial “plug and play”, user-friendly, powerful and reliable dynamic clamp system, to enable all neuronal electrophysiologists to be able to perform sophisticated dynamic clamp experiments, without any requirement for programming, engineering, or mathematical modeling skills. We will develop hardware and software specifically for neuroscience appli ...

Project Summary Morphometric analysis is a primary algorithmic tool to discover disease and drug related effects on brain anatomy. Neurological degeneration and disease manifest in subtle and varied changes in brain anatomy that can be non-local in nature and effect amounts of white and gray matter as well as relative positioning and shapes of local brain anatomy. State-of-the-art morphometry meth ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a continuum of neurodevelopmental characteristics that includes deficits in communication and social interaction, as well as restrictive, repetitive interests and behaviors. ASD is an increasing public health concern, with about 1 in 45 American children diagnosed with ASD in 2014, a 10-fold increase in prevalence over the past 40 years. The effect of ASD on both ...

Project Summary Abstract Bacterial infections such as those of prosthetic jointsbonesosteomyelitisand heart valvesinfective endocarditisare difficult to difficult to diagnose and treatand are a major cause of mortalitymorbidity and health care costsThe long term goal of our program is thus to develop positron emission tomographyPETradiotracers that can be used for non invasive PET imaging to detec ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Increased renal sympathetic activity is a causal pathogenetic mechanism of both cardiovascular hypertension and progressive loss of renal function in patients with chronic kidney diseaseCKDIn millions of patients with resistant hypertensiondependable thermal disruption of targeted renal sympathetic nerves can reduce blood pressure and ultimately prevent heart diseasestroke and kidn ...

Abstract Despite global success of interventional cardiac surgery for treatment of arrhythmias, electroanatomical mapping (EAM) of the heart has significant drawbacks. The procedure is slow and prone to registration errors, largely ineffective for treating transient arrhythmias, such as ventricular tachycardia, and exhibits relatively poor spatial resolution. With only a 50% success rate for first ...