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Abstract Two million laparotomies are performed annually in the U S with ventral hernia being a frequent complication in of patients The average cost patient for each hernia operation in the U S in was $ which amounts to $ billion annually The ten year ventral hernia recurrence rate is There are $ B in hernia meshes sold annually in the United States With ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Dermal scarring affects more than million people worldwide annually over million people are injured in motor vehicle accidents over million patients are severely burned and thousands of warriors are wounded in military blasts In severe burns more than of patients develop hypertrophic scar contraction which leads to hypertrophic scar contractures HSc HSc a ...

Project Summary Abstract X ray computed tomography CT has been increasingly used in medical diagnosis currently reaching more than million CT scans every year in the US The increasing use of CT has sparked concern over the effects of radiation dose on patients It is estimated that every CT scans will cause one future cancer i e cases of future cancers from million CT scan ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the proposed project is to advance the development of novel peptides targeting MARCKS (Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate) protein as platform drug molecules for the treatment of Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and its more severe form, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), thereby providing the first pharmacologic therapeutic for this ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Antibody therapy for serious bacterial infections using polyclonal immune antitoxin or anti capsule horse serum actually predates small molecule antibiotic use However for reasons of safety convenient empirical use and cost the development of broader spectrum antibiotics rapidly supplanted the use of immune serum But drug resistance is quickly reducing th ...

Abstract Particle tracking PT is a powerful biophysical tool for elucidating molecular interactions transport phenomena and rheological properties in complex biological environments Unfortunately PT remains a niche tool in life and physical sciences with a limited user base in large part due to significant time and technical constraints in extracting accurate time variant positional data fr ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Hearing loss innate and acquired occurs in over million Americans and globally in over million people To compensate many with hearing impairment rely on the combination of audio information and visual cues from the face cheeks nose and eyes to facilitate speech understanding In healthcare settings this important visual communication is severely hindered by the ubi ...

PROJECT SUMMARY While optogenetics is well suited for understanding the dynamic activity of neural circuits the first central theme of the NIH BRAIN Initiative PAR its neurochemical impacts remain largely uncharacterized due to a lack of appropriate tools Given that the predominant mode of cellular interactions is neurochemical commercial development of such tools will fulfill the ...

Summary Nervous systems process information by integrating the electrical activity of neurons in complex networks The alterations in the flow of electrical activity through neuronal networks of the brain play a causal role in the pathogenesis and or the appearance of symptoms of neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases A fundamental goal of BRAIN Initiative is therefore to elucidate how the ...

Summary Drug safety issues pose a serious challenge to the health and well being of patients The development of our innovative technology aims to address a significant gap in the in vitro assessment of drug induced cardiotoxicity which is the number one reason for withdrawals of all marketed drugs as well as the premature termination of promising drug development candidates Pressured by the eno ...