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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Atopic dermatitis AD or severe eczema is a very common life long skin disease with of adults in the US requiring systemic therapy Clinical manifestations of AD include multiple inflamed lesions erosions accompanied by lichenification thick leathery skin fibrotic papules and severely dry skin with increased susceptibility to infection A major uncont ...

PreeclampsiaPEis a pregnancy specific disorder characterized by hypertension and commonly by the appearance of urinary proteinThis disorder occurs inof pregnancies worldwide and is the second leading cause of maternal fetal morbidity and mortality worldwideIn low resource settingsPE accounts for up toof maternal deathsThe etiology of this disease is poorly understoodThis confounds therapeutic inte ...

PROJECT SUMMARY This proposal aims to develop a novel caveolae targeting antibody for rapid clinical translationIts long term objective is to develop the caveolae pumping systeman active transendothelial transport pathwayto provide an effective solution to the delivery and toxicity problem of systemically administered chemotoxinsWork will be based on the current proprietary mouse monoclonal antibo ...

New pharmacological treatments for epilepsy will be discovered through the development of new screening platforms that are rapidreliableand can identify novel disease modifying therapiesor anti epileptogenic treatmentsXona MicrofluidicLLCXonais in a unique position to provide such screening tools and services for epilepsy researchXona focuses on the development of microfluidic platforms for neuron ...

Exposure to toxic levels of metals causes significant negative chronic health problems in the exposed populationsDuring and after exposuremetals such as manganeseleadnickelmercuryetcare present in biological fluidsA fully integrated wearable device would enable real time monitoring of exposure levelsThis would quickly alert those exposed to toxic concentrations of metals and mitigate the chronic h ...

Abstract Overmillion Americans are currently affected by Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADwith an economic burden estimated at andgt$billion year inthat is projected increase at least four fold over next several decadesIn spite of the dearth of pharmacological options to modify the course of the disease at presentthe field has developed accurate biomarkers that demonstrate that the pathology of AD is p ...

Principal Investigators for Small BusinessDiscoveryBioMedIncDBMand Monell Chemical Senses Center Project Summary Abstract Bitter taste in foods and medicines presents a barrier to overcoming global public health challengesfood insecuritypoor nutritional healthand poor compliance with medication useparticularly among children and the elderlySugar and saltthe mainstays to address these challengesfur ...

Abstract Intelligent intraoperative display of anatomic and physiologic information coupled to real time situational awareness to critical tissues will benefit all surgeryThe current surgical vision is limited to naked human eyes in open surgery or more recently using laparoscopic digital imaging for minimally invasive surgery and robot assisted surgeryIn laparoscopic visionalthough the visualizat ...

ABSTRACTTAPS ESP Language accessibility and cultural awareness are essential elements of quality healthcareLimited English ProficiencyLEPindividuals are less likely to self identify a need for behavioral health serviceswhich results in longer duration of untreated disordersAccurate identificationdiagnosisand treatment are entirely dependent on a linguistically accurate screening and assessmentespe ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This Fast Track Small Business Technology Transfer study between Materia Inc in Pasadena CA and the University of Kansas intends to build upon successes of our current Phase II Fast Track STTR grant R GM which ends on March Preliminary results serve as a solid foundation for this Fast Track submission entitled andquot Development of Re ...