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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A high percentage of the ~ 500,000 children born prematurely each year in the US require intravenous feeding after birth because they do not tolerate oral feeding. This is accomplished with a total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solution, which is prepared from component solutions: small and large volume parenterals (SVPs and LVPs). Aluminum (Al) is a common contam ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A high percentage of the ~ 470,000 children born prematurely each year in the US require intravenous feeding after birth because they do not tolerate oral feeding. This is accomplished with a total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solution, which is prepared from component solutions: small and large volume parenterals (SVPs and LVPs). Aluminum (Al) is a common conta ...

Project Summary Abstract Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with a very lowyear survival rateTherapeutic options are limited in efficacy and many have substantial toxicityTargeted drug delivery may improve the therapeutic index of cancer drugs by enhancing drug localization to the cancer cell while minimizing off target side effectsreceptors are highly expressed in pancreatic and other can ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Modern radiation therapy treatment modalities such as intensity modulated radiation therapy are associated with complex dose distributions and sharp dose gradients Experimental dose validation using multidimensional high spatial resolution dosimeters is mandatory The product to be developed is a novel high resolution dosimetry system that combines reusabil ...

The long range goal of this fast track research application is to improve healthcare quality and reduce healthcare costs nationwide among those at risk for medication related hospitalizationThe specific objective of this proposed research is to develop an algorithm that uses existing electronic health information to efficiently identify patients at risk of medication related hospitalization so tha ...

The long-range goal of this fast-track research application is to improve healthcare quality and reduce healthcare costs nationwide among those at risk for medication-related hospitalization. The specific objective of this proposed research is to develop an algorithm that uses existing electronic health information to efficiently identify patients at risk of medication-related hospitalization so t ...

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's Abstract): The investigators have developed a plasmid vector that expresses the normal human alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) gene in human respiratory epithelium when delivered as a plasmid-cationic liposome complex. In subjects with inherited AAT deficiency, they showed that liposome mediated transfer of the normal AAT gene to the nasal respiratory epi ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the Western world. The hallmark of the disease is retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) dysfunction with subsequent death of the foveal photoreceptors. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) have been demonstrated to repair damaged tissues including heart muscle and nerve under selected conditions. ...

Project Summary Opioid use disorderOUDhas reached epidemic levels in the United Stateswith catastrophic resultsmore Americans died from opioid overdoses inandthan in the entirety of the Vietnam WarPrimary care providersPCPsserve a critical role in combatting this epidemicbecause they see patients who misuse opioids but are not yet dependent in addition to those who are already dependentHoweverther ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of healthcare- and community-associated infections. Moreover, K. pneumoniae is frequently resistant to last line antibiotics like third generation cephalosporins and carbapenems. In fact, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella is considered an Urgent Threat by the CDC requiring aggressive, immediate action. One of the five core actions proposed by ...