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ABSTRACTBreast CancerBCis the leading cause of cancer death for woman in the USBreast cancer is treated by a combination of surgeryradiationand various types of chemo and targeted therapeutic strategiesApproximately half of patients who have positive sentinel lymph nodes at surgeryand as many asof patients who do noteventually present with metastatic diseaseOverof BC patients eventually have skele ...

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most lethal form of adult brain cancers with a median survival of andlt;15 months despite aggressive standard chemoradiation. GBM are formed by GBM stem-like cells (GSCs) - a major contributor to tumor recurrence and a natural focus for therapeutic development. There are two main reasons responsible for treatment failure: 1) high intra- and inter-tumor cellular and molecu ...

This project will develop a Socially-Assistive Robot (SAR) to provide cognitive training, in the form of learning to play the piano, to improve cognitive functioning and reduce feelings of loneliness in socially-isolated older adults. The SAR will administer cognitive training via guided practice on a set of standard piano lesson tasks designed to reflect particular cognitive functions: memory, at ...

PROJECT SUMMARY This proposal responds to PAR-18-870 titled “BRAIN Initiative: Development Optimization, and Validation of Novel Tools and Technologies for Neuroscience Research (STTR).” This project is a Fast Track STTR with a phase I and phase II. The small business, Applied Universal Dynamics Corp. (AUD) is collaborating with the University of Minnesota (U of MN). The activity patterns of t ...

Compatibility between Brain-Computer Interface and High Efficiency Augmentative and AlternativeCommunication Systems: Phase II ABSTRACT Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) enable text production for people who cannot move, but have only simple communication interfaces and are not widely used. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems are widely used and give efficient and precise commun ...

Project Summary/Abstract Despite the investment of billions of dollars in biomedical research each year from NIH, barriers remain in effectively translating basic science discoveries from academia to commercial products that benefit patients. These barriers include a funding gap between basic research and commercial developments, a lack of knowledge by innovators on how to bring products to market ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The for profit small business concernTricorder Array Technologies LLCwill developin partnership with the University of Alabama at BirminghamSIDECAReSensing and Integrating Data for Environmental Conditions in Animal ResearchThis device will automate collection of relevant data that will enhance consistency in animal models used to study human health treatment researchOur innovative ...

PROJECT SUMMARYThree of top five causes of death in humans globally are lung relatedchronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPDlower respiratory infections and lung cancers collectively account for over eight million deaths annuallyCurrentlyin preclinical settingstatic cell cultures and animal models are the most widely used systems for mechanistic and translational studiesHowevercritical limitation ...

Abstract We propose an ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic testRDTto detect exposure to pulmonary flukes of the genus ParagonimusParagonimiasis affects an estimatedmi l l ion people and remains amongst the most neglected of all neglected tropical diseasesNTDsThis trematode is acquired upon ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crustaceans and migrates to the lungs where it forms cystsTreatment is ...

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 ...