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Location 1903 N HARRISON AVE, STE 101 CARY, NC 27513 United States N44MH0664102C $365 147.00 2 005 ADAPTING EXISTING CURRICULA FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ADA Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health SBIR PHS2006-1 THREE C INSTIT ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Liver failure secondary to hepatitis, hepatotoxin exposure, and cirrhosis threatens the lives of thousands in the United States alone. Estimates of yearly direct healthcare costs for liver disease in the U.S. range from $60 billion to over $100 billion. Vesta Therapeutics has developed proprietary technologies for the isolation and preservation of primary hepat ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to conduct a clinical trial using a suite of web-based software products as well as a web portal that will help with standardized assessment, treatment planning, referral, and outcomes tracking for adolescent substance abuse treatment. Products will include the automated Internet version of the Self- Report Teen-Addiction Severity Index (SR-T-ASI Net ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The success of research-based prevention programs depends on the degree to which they are implemented with fidelity. This Phase II project will enhance All Stars, a drug abuse prevention program, by integrating web-based and multimedia technologies. Enhancements will improve program fidelity by making the program easier to deliver. They will improve effectivene ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Obesity and Type 2 diabetes affect the lives of millions of people worldwide, add significantly to health-related expenditures, and are seemingly unmanageable health issues, since rates of occurrence are steadily increasing. In parallel with the increasing incidence of obesity and insulin resistance, is the occurrence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this submission is to develop a quantitative microRNA assay for screening right and left colon cancer in stool of patients, particularly at the early adenoma stage (e.g., polyps 3 1 cm with high grade dysplasia), which shows higher sensitivity than FOBT, and results in better compliance and is more economical than invasive colonoscopy. We studied ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of this Phase II research is to design, fabricate, and surgically evaluate a robotic catheter for endocardial ablation procedures. Phase I research successfully demonstrated the feasibility of this concept through the development of a tele-operated catheter prototype with shape memory alloy (SMA) actuated bending segments. Phase II researc ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The worldwide market for implant-based dental reconstruction products will approach nearly 3.5 billion by 2010 with an annual growth rate of 15%. Currently, an implant patient waits 3-14 months from the time of tooth extraction until a functioning crown is in place, resulting in significant inconvenience for the patient and high cost for the overall procedure. ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Laser Biopsy Inc, (LBI) has a vision of improving the speed and quality of cancer diagnosis with reduced patient risk and reduced cost. LBI is developing a new medical imaging system that will enable pathologists to perform real-time diagnosis of biopsies taken during surgical procedures. Most cancer diagnoses are made by biopsying the suspicious lesions under ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) was first introduced successfully in clinical treatment in the earlier 1980s by Dornier Medical System in Germany. Now it has become the modality for urolithiasis diseases. However, SWL also causes acute renal injury, such as hemorrhage, hematoma, edema and enlargement of kidney. Although most patients recover well following ...