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PROJECT SUMMARY Rodent-borne viral outbreaks are increasing in both frequency and impact. As weather patterns evolve, rodent populations are affected and may multiply in areas where increased contact with humans results in infection. Hantaviruses, including Andes (ANDV) and Sin Nombre (SNV), are transmitted through the excreta of infected rodents and, when aerosolized, infect humans. In the Americ ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Nearly 4.4 million individuals are on community supervision in the United States, with the majority (about 80%) being supervised under probation.1 Justice involved persons (JIPs) have a 474% increased lifetime experience with heroin, a 303% increased use of OxyContin in the last 12 months, and a 256% increased use in pain medication in the last 12 months, compared to the g ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Clinical Need: Sarcopenia and frailty represent significant and growing clinical challenges whose rates increase with age, and place patients at risk for functional decline, institutionalization, or death. Resistance exercises are strongly recommended in this age group to promote muscle regeneration and strength and are routinely a part of evidence-based home exercise programs pres ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The goal of this proposal is to advance a new therapeutic approach targeting myosin for polycystic kidney disease (PKD). PKD is a major life-threatening Mendelian disorder that affects 12,000,000 individuals, representing a market opportunity of ~$1 billion. In PKD, tiny tubules in the kidneys, liver, and other organs gradually expand into fluid-filled cysts, leading to organ failu ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Clinical Need: The coming decades promise a revolution in the personalized treatment for patients with breast cancer, including approaches to minimize collateral damage of curative. However, to help facilitate this, the academic and industrial clinical research communities need improved diagnostic biomarkers to assess the presence of muscle diseases such as sarcopenia. Onc ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT Currently in the US there are over 400,000 kidney patients on dialysis. The primary therapy mode is hemodialysis and is performed in a hospital or private clinic. Current dialysis therapy requires a large device that must be continuously connected to a reverse osmosis (RO) system. A single treatment will require over 150L of AAMI dialysate making portable device unattaina ...

Project Summary The goal of this project is to design and prepare diagnostic biomarker reference standards for the endogenous glycosaminoglycan (GAG) Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS-I) and type II (MPS- II) biomarkers. MPS-I and MPS-II are lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) which are listed on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) in the United States and are included in global Newborn ...

Project SummaryWe propose developing and validating a novel platform technology that combines the collection and chemical analysis of ultrafine particles using an in-situ multispectral technique. The sample, collected directly onto the analysis substrate, is analyzed via excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy. This approach will be validated against laboratory combustion-generated aerosols, ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACTAdolescent substance abuse (SA) has been called America’s #1 public health problem, affecting as many as 16% of all youth under age 18 and often resulting in serious consequences such as criminal involvement, health problems, and suicide. Given that adolescent SA is associated with high rates of comorbidity with mental health (MH) problems and increased suicide risk, inte ...

Summary/Abstract: Wildfire are becoming more frequently and severe due to climate change, resulting in growing exposures of major population to high level of benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from biomass-burning emissions. Wildfire exposure pose a serious threat to the health and the well-being of humans. Currently, assessment of personal exposure to wildfire is dependent on taking env ...