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Project SummaryNuclear magnetic resonanceNMRis amongst the most powerful analytical techniques ever inventedas recognized byNobel Prizes for methods development aloneNonethelessNMR is notoriously plagued by poor sensitivity and spatial resolutionState of the art NMR spectrometers typically feature detection thresholds ofnanograms forL sample volumesThis places NMR sensitivity many orders of magnit ...

Sonomyographic Control of Fiber Optically Sensorized Prosthetic Fingers for Graded Force Actuation Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems CorporationIFOSCalle del MundoSanta ClaraCAwww ifos com PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACTMAXIMUMLINESIn this Phase I SBIR applicationIFOS and George Mason UniversityGMUpropose an innovative control system leveraging on two emerging technologiesultrasonic imaging based readout o ...

Three CDKinhibitors were recently approved to treat breast cancerBrCAin combination regimentsDespite significant clinical activitytreatment of BrCA patients with these combinations does not result in a durable responseHencethere is an unmet medical need to develop targeted therapeutic agents which will augment the activity of CDKinhibitors in BrCA and other CDKcyclin D Myc dependent malignanciesA ...

ABSTRACT Kawasaki DiseaseKDis a febrile childhood vasculitis with potentially catastrophic clinical outcomesUntreatedone in five children develop coronary artery aneurysms causing significant morbidity and mortalityTypical KD presents as a febrile illness andgtdays in children andltyears oldThere are no diagnostic tests for KDit is diagnosed clinically based on a fever andgtdays with at leastofphy ...

Xerostomiaor dry mouthaffects approximatelyof the U Spopulationsomemillion people by causing oral discomfort and pain due to chronically dry mucosaThis condition leads to oral disease such as caries and candidiasisand has no cure or adequate treatmentMany remedial approaches have been tried with only limited successincluding the provision of fluid to the mouth via frequent sippingvarious mouthwash ...

Abstract Currentlyclinically used drug abuse medications exist for treatment of addiction to opiatesalcoholand nicotinebut not cocaineThe objective of the proposed project is to test the hypothesis that the partial kappa agonist PPLcan be effective as a pharmacotherapy for treatment of cocaine abuseBecause of chronic drug induced changes in the kappa opioid receptor systemkappa receptor directed c ...

Psychiatric disorders give rise to aberrant patterns of activity within the complex neural circuits of our brainsYetthe exact nature of these abnormal patterns is often unknown to developers of new treatmentsThe goal of this project is to enable circuit oriented research of neuropsychiatric diseases using rodent disease modelsThe long term objective is to catalyze the discovery of new therapeutic ...

Project Summary This project is focused on feasibility testing of a new device based on electromechanical signal transduction for the low cost$in electronicsoptics free and amplification freee gno PCRdetection of DNA RNA at ultralow concentrationThe device addresses the projected $B disease diagnostics market and is well suited for the detection of bacterial pathogens in body fluidsfood and water ...

Project Abstract Accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer is essential for individualized treatment decisionsWith more recent advances in multiparametric magnetic resonance imagingmpMRIsuspicious cancer lesions can be identifiedCo registered MRI ultrasound fusion targeted biopsyMRF TBallows the sampling of specific lesions of concern within the prostate has emerged as the preferred diagnostic procedu ...

Abstract The Specific Aim of this Phase I STTR proposal is to test the feasibility of blocking MCJalso called DnaJCto overcome acute acetaminophen liver toxicityAcetaminophen or APAPfrom acetyl paraaminophenolis a common drug used to address pain and feverIn the US aloneaboutpatients per year are admitted to intensive care units with APAP induced liver injury and close toof these patients undergo ...