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After a breast conserving therapy histology is often performed to check whether the excised tumor specimen is surrounded by a sufficient amount of normal tissue If a positive margin is identified then a second operation will be performed Currently the re operation rate is which raises a need for intraoperative detection of residual cancers The current intraoperative tools for margin ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT As people age they steadily lose bone mass and their bones become fragile and increasingly prone to hip and other fractures and this can prove fatal The American College of Radiology therefore recommends that assessment of bone mineral density BMD be performed in post menopausal women and all people over the age of every two years If indicated preventive measure ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant ODMR Technologies Inc together with Victor Acostaandapos s group at University of New Mexico is developing a nanophotonic platform capable of uniquely detecting minute quantities of biomolecules The specific detection of biomolecules plays a central role in modern life science including cell systems biology high throughput drug scre ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This application for a Fast Track STTR award represents a collaboration between Natural Pharmacia International Inc NPI and McLean Hospital to initiate steps toward commercializing a isoflavone botanical product for treating alcoholism Excessive use of alcohol accounts for much of the public health burden related to alcohol use disorders including fetal a ...

PARP inhibitors PARPi are particularly efficacious in tumors deficient in the BRCA tumor suppressor genes but of limited activity in BRCA competent tumors There is an unmet medical need to develop targeted therapeutic agents which will augment PARPi activity for BRCA wild type cancers and to increase chemo radiosensitivity in these malignancies BRCA proteins are essential components ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most expensive disruptive and least well treated of human maladies arguably because they are not well understood Array tomography AT is a method for tissue imaging with resolution in all three dimensions sufficient to resolve individual synapses and provide quantitative characterization ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Infectious bone disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide Successful treatment often requires surgical intervention with longer term antibiotic therapy Bacterial biofilm pathogens are associated with most osseous infections and represent a major target of therapy The biofilm pathogens associated with chronic bone infections bind to and co ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The pursuit of novel therapies informed by the astounding advances in biomedical science of the past half century has been fruitful for many disorders However inherited muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy remain stubbornly resistant to sophisticated molecular approaches to therapy A few therapies are finally edging towards approval but it has become ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The mission of Bioniks is to develop and commercialize accurate low cost movement analysis systems for clinicians ergonomists athletic trainers and other professionals interested in quantifying human movement Our initial focus is on developing computer enhancements for inexpensive D cameras like the Microsoft Kinect These enhancements surpass the accura ...