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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): X-ray mammography continues to be the primary tool for breast cancer screening and plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of breast cancer. However, the difficulty in resolving overlapping structures ina 2-D projection image leads to reduced sensitivity. A number of research groups and companies are developing dedicated breast tomographic syste ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to develop and demonstrate a novel microfluidic device and assay for selection and optimization of delivery vehicles, specifically non-viral vectors for drug delivery to tumors. Tumor drug delivery is a complex phenomenon affected by several elements in addition to drug or delivery vehicle's physico-chemical properties. A key factor is tumor mic ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Phase II SBIR project is to continue development of an exciting platform based on integration of optical coherence tomography acquisition with real-time 3D spatial localization. In Phase I, in the context of gynecological diagnostic imaging, we demonstrated hardware and software for prototype image fusion between colposcopic/intravaginal imagin ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Juvenile crime imposes enormous costs on victims, on society, and on juvenile offenders themselves. However, research assessing the efficacy of interventions for young offenders show, on average, only small effects on recidivism, substance abuse, and other behavioral outcomes. A major problem with existing interventions is that they tend to neglect individual d ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Following a highly successful Phase I award, this Phase II SBIR application proposes development of MedicaSafe Opioids - a risk management system for the treatment of chronic pain patients prescribed opioid therapies. The need for this system arises from the dramatic increase in the use of opiod painkillers. Although this form of medication can be highly effect ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Twenty-six percent of the population twenty years and over have destructive periodontal disease (gt 4 mm loss of bone height). Alveolar bone height correlates well with subsequent tooth loss. Moreover, it has been foundthat periodontal disease correlates with other diseases, e.g., atherosclerosis and diabetes. Proper diagnosis, treatment, maintenance, and patie ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Bone loss due to fractures and disease is a serious medical condition in the US affecting millions of Americans. It is particularly a problem with oral craniofacial disorders were the costs of treating damage exceeds60 billion annually. Furthermore, periodontitis is associated with systemic disorders such as diabetes mellitus, preterm low birth weight, and car ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Phase II project is to advance the development of novel tolerance-inducing peptides (Tregitopes) to prevent and/or treat Type 1 diabetes (T1D) by optimizing the clinical delivery vehicle and treatment protocol, and by identifying correlates of efficacy in preparation for Phase 1 clinical trials. More than 13,000 children in the U.S. are diagnos ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains an unsolved challenge for the nephrologist, as it almost inevitably leads to end-stage renal failure, a life-threatening condition that necessitates renal replacement therapy. Few, if any, of the currently practiced therapeutic strategies oppose the molecular and cellular program of fibrosis that drives renal disease. There ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This grant application is initiated by Ion Channel Innovations, LLC., (ICI) an early stage biotechnology company that has completed the first, and only, phase I safety trial using plasmid DNA transfer with a non-specific gene MaxiK potassium channel promoter to treat urinary urgency, frequency, nocturia, and incontinence also known as overactive bladder or OAB ...