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AbstractIf there were a simple and accurate means totake the pulseof a toothi efunctionally similar to a pulse oximeter that could be clipped on a tooth rather than the tip of a fingerthe quality and cost of dental care would be significantly improvedThe ability to measure dental pulp blood flow provides the most direct means to determine the viability of a tooth and is a vital piece of informatio ...

Methamphetamine use disorder is associated with damage to regions of the brain that control cognitive and psychiatric functionOne third to one half of adults with methamphetamine use disorder experience cognitive impairments and other psychiatric symptoms that significantly impact treatment outcomesincreased relapse and lower treatment retention ratesMounting evidence demonstrates how immune facto ...

Evolution of an Adaptable Prosthetic Foot Design for Normalization ofBiomechanics During Community Participation Summary/AbstractThe vision of this project is to improve the functional physical mobility of people with lower extremity amputations especially on uneven ground, side-slopes or when foot placement varies from side-to-side. People with amputations will be enabled to confidently participa ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Fatal overdose from opioid misuse is one of the most pressing issues affecting the modern worldAs one of the nation s leading preventable causes of deatha critical line of defense against opioid use disorderOUDmust be standardized screening provided by the patient s primary care physicianpsychiatristand or counselorStandardized screening methods for opioidshoweverare simply inferio ...

ABSTRACTApproximatelypeople in the United States have been diagnosed with a primary brain tumorOf thesemalignant gliomasMGsaccount for approximatelyof all intracranial tumorswith an overall patient survival rate of onlyMore than any other cancerbrain cancer has lasting physicalcognitiveand psychological impacts on a patient s lifeand the highest per patient initial cost of careSurgical resection r ...

Filoviruses, consisting of two major virus families including the ebolaviruses and marburgviruses (MARV and RAVV), cause periodic outbreaks of severe viral hemorrhagic fever with mortality rates as high as 90%. Since it is difficult to predict the species that would dominate future outbreaks, development of broadly protective therapeutics to prevent and manage future filovirus outbreaks is of high ...

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. This often is attributable to thrombus formation at an atherosclerotic plaque or thromboembolism. Patients who present within 4.5 hours of symptom onset are eligible for thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). This serves andlt;5% of victims. Recently, major advance has been made with proven efficacy fro ...

Project Summary AbstractThe recent rapid expansion of genomic data greatly contributes to the understanding of disease development and progressionTo translate these genetic discoveries into clinical applicationswe need to develop therapeutic platforms that can specifically modulate the expression of disease related genes in vivoSmall RNAssuch as microRNAs and siRNAs function in messenger RNA silen ...

PhenylketonuriaPKUis a genetic disorder of metabolism characterized by a pathological elevation of phenylalaninePhein the body stemming from a dysfunctional phenylalanine hydroxylase enzymePAHThe resulting high concentrations of Phexcan result in severe intellectual disabilitybehavioral problemsand neurological deficitse gseizuresStrict control of dietary Phe is the primary treatment for PKU curre ...

This proposal aims to complete preclinical validation and commercialize a novel vaginal packing product based upon a biocompatible polymer hydrogel strategy. The hydrogel will form in situ after being injected into a bag placed within the vaginal cavity during pelvic brachytherapy. The hydrogel packing can then be removed readily after the brachytherapy treatment. This Phase II proposal focuses on ...