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Pulmonary hypertensionPHis a disease affecting approximatelyof the general population that is characterized by abnormally elevated mean pulmonary artery pressuremPAPand pulmonary vascular resistancePVRIf left untreatedPH can ultimately lead to right heart failure and deathCurrent diagnostic approaches utilize invasive right heart catheterizationRHCto measure mPAP and PVREarly detection of PH leads ...

Project SummaryUltrasonic vocalizations (USVs) are known to reflect emotional processing, brain neurochemistry and brain function - key observations in animal model studies. Collecting and processing USV data is time-intensive, manual, and costly. Most importantly, it limits researchers’ ability to employ fully effective, and nuanced experimental designs, and is a barrier to entry for other rese ...

Abstract Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the supporting structures of the teeththe periodontal ligament and alveolar boneThe total prevalence of periodontitis in adults agedyears and older wasrepresenting aboutmillion adults agedyears and olderandin adults agedyears and older in the U SEpidemiological data confirm that diabetes is a major risk ...

ABSTRACT Opioid overdose is a major public health crisisand a clear sign of problem drug useMany people who experience an overdose receive a naloxone reversal and are treated in a hospital emergency departmentHoweverfew overdose survivors enroll in treatmenteven if they receive care and referral to treatment while in an emergency departmentMedication assisted treatmentsMATsuch as methadone or bupr ...

Project Summary This proposal seeks to expand upon breath analysis technology that is being actively studied as the focus of NIH grant #6R42DA049655-02 and leverage this technology for rapid COVID-19 diagnostics. There is a dire need for sensitive and specific diagnostic tests for COVID-19 that can be performed quickly. The differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) breath analysis technology curren ...

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 ...

PROJECT SUMMARYABSTRACT To datethe standard method to access a mouse tail vein is manual injectionbut its yield rate is poor in generalThis leads to multiple needle insertions associated with tissue damage and painBesidesfailure in tail vein injection leads to data lossand thereby more animals will be required to compensate itFinallythe dose variation induced by unreliable injection increases erro ...

Altered vascularity and deregulated metabolism are two important cancer hallmarksInterest in therapeutically exploiting these functional endpoints continues to growsince metabolism and vasculature significantly impact a tumor s fateThere is growing demand for systems level technologies that measure tumor metabolism within an intact microenvironment to inform strategies to prevent resistancerecurre ...

Traumatic injuries account for 30% of all life years lost in the US and is the leading cause of death for people under 46 years of age. Uncontrolled bleeding or hemorrhage constitute 30-40% of trauma related deaths and are considered to be a major cause o

RESEARCH andampRELATEDUnitPROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT In response to PAthe aim of this Phase I STTR proposal is to optimize and develop peripherally actingcannabinoidreceptorCB Rneutral antagonists displaying favorable therapeutic profiles for treating diabetic nephropathyDNDN is a chronic diabetic kidney disease and affectstypeand typediabetic patientsIt is characterized by persistent albuminuria an ...