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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Epilepsy is the th most common neurological disorder with in people developing epilepsy the occurrence of more than one unprovoked seizure at some point in their lifetime Unfortunately of all patients have intractable medication resistant epilepsy Thus new anti epileptic drugs AEDs that target alternative mechanisms of action are needed ...

ABSTRACT Perinatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy HIE affects to infants per every born Mortality from HIE can be up to and approximately of survivors suffer significant long term disability including cerebral palsy epilepsy and developmental disorders Damage during the acute phase of HIE is caused by a deficit in oxygen and glucose in the brain However increasing evide ...

Project Summary Abstract Multiple Myeloma MM is the second most common form of blood cancer and remains an incurable and deadly disease Proteasome inhibitor PI therapy is a cornerstone in the treatment of MM but resistance to this class of agent is an emerging challenge in the clinic New therapeutic approaches that specifically target resistance are needed to maximize responses and ultimate ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantProteolytic Imaging of Remodeling Myocardium Abstract Heart attacksi emyocardial infarction or MIoccur in more thanmillion patients annuallyAdvances in interventional and pharmacological therapies have dramatically improved survival following the initial MIand patients are often surviving acute MI with more extensive myocardial injuryConsequentlythe number of patien ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Nucleic acids are avenues for drug design both as therapeutics and as targets Here we propose to establish new methods for identifying antibiotic ribosome targets and lead compounds Targeting specific RNA such as rRNA which are involved in proliferation and survival of bacteria is a promising approach We are developing fast and low cost methods to screen s ...

Project Summary Abstract Eradication of bacteria that are located in periodontal pockets is a daunting challenge to dentists and oral care professionals Doxycycline or minocycline with scaling and root planing Sandamp RP have been the mainstays but the field urgently needs further advances in perio bacteria eradication A high precision photochemical implement that could be used simultaneousl ...

ABSTRACT Traditional approaches to drug development for Alzheimer s disease are becoming increasingly expensive and in many cases disappointingly unsuccessful Based on preliminary in vitro and in vivo studies we have identified a novel small molecule methyl dimethyl oxo dihydrobenzo c naphthyridine carboxylate UK that significantly decreases A production and pro in ...