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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term goal of this project is to develop and commercialize noninvasive equipment, called the sleep and respiratory track (SARTrak) system, for high throughput detection of sleep apnea in animals. The specific goal for the Phase I application is to design and evaluate a basic model of the SARTrak system with eight chambers (one chamber per animal), i.e. ...

Pathological hallmarks of Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADinclude extracellular deposits of Apeptidesintraneuronal aggregates of abnormally phosphorylated tau protein and neuroinflammationMost proposed AD disease modifying therapies have focused on strategies that reduce brain Aamyloid or tau pathological accumulationHoweversuch approaches have been unsuccessful in late stage AD clinical trials and ma ...

Project Summary Abstract Statement of the problemOnly three pharmacotherapeutic treatments for Alcohol Use DisorderAUDare FDA approved and none are widely usedandltof AUD patientsor show a strong effect to reduce riskyor dependence based drinking in the long termandltsee sustained decreased drinking outcomesUnfortunatelyapproximatelyof the population suffers from AUD and overof all medical morbidi ...

Project Summary This project will develop newD visualization to improve stent graft deployment during minimally invasive endovascular aortic repairEVARby overcoming limitations ofD x ray fluoroscopyfluoroD holographic guidancenavigation and controlD GNandamp Cwill be provided to decrease fluoro radiation dose burden to patients and OR staff during treatment of aortic aneurysmsparticularly when dep ...

In the USthe number of individuals agedand older will increase byover the next decadeConcurrentlyMedicare costs are expected to double to treat chronic diseases that will plague this increasing number of older adultsOne of the most wide spread chronic diseases that affects older adults is sarcopeniawhich is observed inof adults overyears of age andof adults overyears of ageThis disease is characte ...

ABSTRACTA staggeringof US adults are obeseSince obesity greatly dysregulates glucose homeostasisalmost all obese individuals suffer from TypediabetesT Dor prediabetesThese diseasesand accompanying comorbid chronic health complicationsare largely responsible for burgeoning US healthcare costsUnfortunatelylife style modification programstypically the first line treatment for obesity linked T Drarely ...

Providing Army combat medics with meaningful experience in treatment of battlefield injuries is a particular challenge. Moulage has the potential to assist in acquiring what could otherwise be very hard-to-come-by preparatory experience for distressing real-life emergencies medics and soldiers may encounter in the field. However, current approaches to moulage are limited in their ability to reflec ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, and the second leading cause of cancer death. However, when prostate cancer is diagnosed in its early stages, it can be effectively treated and cured. Combined with the digital rectal examination, the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test has been widely used to detect prostate cancer in its early stages. ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Preeclampsia, a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality around the world, responsible for approximately 76,000 maternal and 500,000 infant deaths per year.As a heterogeneous and poorly understood disorder, its pathogenesis and possible treatments are an area of active research. While the majority o ...

DESCRIPTION: New therapeutic agents are urgently needed for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD), the world's most common genetic disease. Our long-term goal is to develop a drug for use in children that prevents the inexorable progression of SCD. SCD affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States and millions worldwide. It kills more children in Africa than HIV, but while HI ...