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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Anasys Instruments and Prof Lynne Taylor of Purdue propose to develop nanoscale chemical characterization capabilities for drug formulation research This project will build on successful Phase I research demonstrating feasibility of atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopy AFM IR in pharmaceutical applications This Phase II research will advance ...

Project Summary Natural products (NPs) and derivatives thereof provide a rich source of chemical matter for drug discovery and development. Over the past 30 years, NP-derived drugs have accounted for more than 35% of FDA approvals. Despite their demonstrated importance, development of new NPs has slowed over the past 15 years due to the lack of efficient methods for discovery, production, and opti ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this project is to develop a genetic test, involving the protein, RGS9, to identify patients that are at risk for developing tardive dyskinesia (TD) or L-DOPA induced dyskinesia (LID). Antipsychotic drugs have revolutionized the treatment of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders but a debilitating side-effect of "typical" antipsychotics is TD, ...

There is a world wide twin epidemic of obesity and TypeDiabetesT Dwith an urgent need to find effective new drug treatments for inducing weight lossStable derivatives of the endogenous glucoregulatory hormoneglucagon like peptideGLPare in clinical use for the treatment of T D but are of equally great interest as an emerging treatment of obesity and of age related neurodegenerative conditions inclu ...

Project Summary There is a world-wide “twin epidemic” of obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), with an urgent need to find effective new drug treatments for inducing weight loss. Stable derivatives of the endogenous glucoregulatory hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) are in clinical use for the treatment of T2D but are also of great interest as an emerging treatment of obesity. Another closel ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The broad objective of this project is to develop an integrated wet lab dry lab kit for high throughput detection of RNA modifications The final product will provide all required molecular biology reagents a set of simple and robust experimental manipulations for facile analysis of modifications and researcher friendly analytic cloud based software requi ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Becoming a mother is a significant transition in a woman's life. It is associated with considerable social, personal, career/job, and financial changes. Such transitions can precipitate major changes in health behaviors , like physical activity (PA). Up to one-year postpartum 57 percent of women are rarely or never exercising. With subsequent pregnancies women ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Becoming a mother is a significant transition in a woman's life. This transition can precipitate major changes in health behaviors, like physical activity. Once a woman has a child she is much less likely to participate in regular, moderate to vigorous physical activity compared to women without children. Thus, new mothers are at risk for future weight gain and ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Preeclampsia is a pregnancy specific hypertensive disorder that can lead to multi organ failure seizure and maternal death Preeclampsia is also responsible for as many as of premature births in the United States Although better neonatal care has improved the likelihood of preterm babies surviving many face increased mortality and serious long term mor ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The central goal of this application is to develop a combination product comprising two fully human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) produced in plants for the prevention of serious disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV causes high morbidity and mortality in certain neonate populations as well as in the elderly and in bone marrow transplant patie ...