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Clonogenic assays measure the ability of single cells to proliferate and form a colonyThis process approximates closely the regrowth and recurrence of tumors after treatment with radiation or chemotherapyproviding an assay to screen for drugs that block this processYetclonogenic assays are labor intensive and too cumbersome for high throughout screeningHTSof compound librariesHere we propose to de ...

Besides surgeryradiotherapy is the most effective treatment modality for localized prostate cancerThe success of radiotherapy stems from the exploit of a therapeutic window in tumor response and normal tissue tolerance which maximizes the chance of sterilizing the tumor while sparing the surrounding normal tissue from severe damageThis requires an accurate and individualized radiation dose distrib ...

Project SummaryAbstract There is an urgent need of bioinformatic tools for mining glycan array data in order to accurately and statistically study the interactions between cell surface glycans and glycan binding proteinsWe propose here to develop a software and hardware integrated system for the interpretation of glycan array dataThe problem with existing glycan array data mining tools is that the ...

Personal Mercury Monitor for Exposure Measurements Project Summary/AbstractWorkers in the oil and natural gas industry are vulnerable to exposure to toxic mercury (Hg) vapor as a result of routine inspection and maintenance of equipment such as compressors and other process equipment that concentrate species of low volatility over time. Exposure of workers to elemental mercury vapor is of concern ...

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most significant risk factor contributing to death of retinal neurons and resulting visual field loss in primary open angle glaucoma, the most common form of glaucoma. The current standard of care for glaucoma includes IOP- lowering medications delivered topically as eye drops, which de ...

Sepsis is a devastating cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs), with estimates of U.S. incidence ranging from 894,000 to 3.1 million cases annually. The heterogeneity of clinical presentation (etiology, patient history, severity, etc.) creates a major challenge for patient management and has significantly complicated development of new therapies, almost all of which have f ...

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) affects an ever growing population. While this disease typically has been associated with juveniles, the disease in adult populations is rapidly increasing. The defining clinical component is insulin loss, which occurs because of sustained inflammation in the islets. At present there is no means to prevent or reverse insulin loss. A major inflammatory pathway in T1D that cont ...

Human milk is the best feeding option for preterm infantsHoweverdue to the high nutrient needs of preterm infants in US Neonatal Intensive Care UnitsNICUsthe mother s own milk is most often mixed with bovine milk sourced fortifiers to achieve goal nutrient levelsThe Human Milk ConcentrationHMCdevice concentrates a mother s milk by removing water so that preterm infants can receive adequate nutrien ...

Approximatelyof all women in the USoverannuallyare exposed to IV oxytocin at some point during labor to increase the frequency and strength of uterine contractionsOxytocin is classified as a high alert medication requiring clinical vigilanceOxytocin is generally safebut adverse outcomes arise when contractions become too frequenta condition called tachysystoleTachysystole is associated with fetal ...

Aerosolized pathogenssuch as Influenza virusescan spread rapidly and silently throughout a populationcausing severe outbreaks that can be difficult to controlEarly detection of these airborne pathogens is key to controlling outbreaksespecially among vulnerable populations such as in hospitalstreatment centers or nursing homesYet available methods are neither rapidnor portableCurrent methods rely h ...