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Summary The most prevalent inherited disorder of GABA metabolismsuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiencySSADHDpresents a non specific neurological phenotype associated with physiological accumulation of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA and the GABAderivativehydroxybutyrateGHBAn absence of targeted therapy for SSADHD underlies this application s rationalePreclinical and clinical stu ...

Project Summary and Abstract Falls are the leading cause of death due to injuryThis simple motion is so common thatof community dwelling older adultsandof long term care facilities will experience a fall in the coming yearThe risk of falling substantially increases for those having Alzheimer s disease and related dementiasand those with Parkinson s diseaseThe financial burden is significant with f ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this STTR Phase I proposal is to develop novel multi-layer microparticles and demonstrate their feasibility to isolate and expand stem cells for medical research and therapeutic applications. In recentyears, stem cells have been used in a wide variety of applications, including cell- based therapies, drug screening, and models to understand the ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Polychromatic flow cytometry [FC] is one of the most powerful analytical techniques routinely used in immunology. Flow cytometry plays a critical role in several growing clinical applications: leukemia and lymphoma immunophenotyping for diagnosis and sub-categorization (now using 8-10 colors); in CD4/CD8 measurement in HIV-positive patients; and in HLA typing f ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Atrial fibrillation remains the most commonly occurring cardiac arrhythmia. It is associated with a lower quality of life and a higher rate of morbidity and mortality. Cryotherapy and radiofrequency catheter ablations for the purpose of eliminating atrial fibrillation have become a mainstream treatment option. They produce lesions that block the spread of elect ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This Small Business Innovation Research SBIR Phase I project aims to develop a microfluidic based nitric oxide NO sensor as an early sepsis risk assessment device Sepsis causes significant strain on the U S healthcare system consuming over $ billion annually due to extended hospital stays and significant morbidity and mortality Rapid diagnosis and in ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States with some sub-types remaining essentially untreatable, expansion of available drug targets will provide significant new options for the development ofmore effective antineoplastic agents. The major goal of this project is to apply a unique drug discovery strategy to cancer drug development. Th ...

AbstractIn newborn infants intermittent total hemoglobin concentrationTHbmeasurement represents an essential diagnostic testHoweverblood sampling in neonates results in iatrogenic anemiais a painful experience for infantsand is a tedious procedure for health care personnelBlood sampling forTHbmeasurements represents a high proportion of painful procedures required in infantsyet heel sticksthe most ...

Project SummaryAbstract The World Health Organization ranks migraine as therd most prevalent disease worldwide andth most disablingth most in womenmaking it the most common neurological disorderOne of the primary reasons for the disabling nature of migraine is the poor efficacy of currently available therapeuticsLess thanof patients achieve complete relief with acute agents such as triptans and on ...

Project Summary Abstract Most of the deaths from drug overdoses are driven by synthetic opioidsDentistry highly contributes to the opiate addiction epidemicFollowing dental surgeryof oral surgeons prescribe opiatesand most opiates are prescribed after wisdom teeth extractionthird molarto reduce pain caused by dry socketsApproximatelymillion surgical tooth extractions are performed onmillion patien ...