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Abstract Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the supporting structures of the teeththe periodontal ligament and alveolar boneThe total prevalence of periodontitis in adults agedyears and older wasrepresenting aboutmillion adults agedyears and olderandin adults agedyears and older in the U SEpidemiological data confirm that diabetes is a major risk ...

The Point DigitA Ratcheting Prosthetic Finger UsingAdvanced Rapid Manufacturing Technology Project SummaryAbstract The goal of the proposed project is to develop and commercialize a purely mechanicalratcheting prosthetic fingerthe Point Digitwhichhas an industry leading strength to weight ratiocan be operated unilaterallyone handedoffers anatomical rotation and flexion around the patient s metacar ...

AbstractLEXEO TherapeuticsLLCis an early stage biotechnology company focused on using in vivo gene therapy technologies to treat disorders of unmet medical needLEXEO is developing an in vivo gene therapy strategy as a preventative therapy to protect individuals with aldehyde dehydrogenaseALDHdeficiency from the high risk for esophageal cancerAs the next step in the development paththe goal of this ...

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. This often is attributable to thrombus formation at an atherosclerotic plaque or thromboembolism. Patients who present within 4.5 hours of symptom onset are eligible for thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). This serves andlt;5% of victims. Recently, major advance has been made with proven efficacy fro ...

Project Summary AbstractThe recent rapid expansion of genomic data greatly contributes to the understanding of disease development and progressionTo translate these genetic discoveries into clinical applicationswe need to develop therapeutic platforms that can specifically modulate the expression of disease related genes in vivoSmall RNAssuch as microRNAs and siRNAs function in messenger RNA silen ...

AbstractThe focus of this proposal is the development of therapy to protect the lung with an extracellular anti oxidant defense to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPDa chronic disorder in which inhaled oxidants from tobacco smokepollution and generated within the lung by activated inflammatory cells perpetuate injury to the lung epithelium and endotheliumThe LEXEO strategy is to use in ...

Project SummarySimulation training is unique in its ability for repetitive practice of a wide variety of scenarios and to reflect on performance without jeopardizing a patient s safetySurgical skills simulators have been successful in bridging gaps of the current training modelhoweverthese simulators fall short of offering a complete operative experienceOperative exposure with live patients still ...

ABSTRACT This supplement project will expand on our current STTR Phase I project in which we partnered with University of Rochesterandapos;s Environmental Health Sciences Center to develop three Science Take-Out vaping education kits. Our vaping education kits involve students in using hands-on activities and real-life scenarios to investigate the harmful effects of chemicals used in e-cigarette f ...

Project Summary Abstract Acute gastroenteritisAGEinfectious diarrhea is a common condition that is costly in the US and highmortality in developing nationsThe cornerstone of AGE management is oral rehydration therapyORTan evidence based technique that has saved overmillion lives in theyears since its introductionThe problem we aim to address is ORT s underuse in developed countries specifically in ...

ABSTRACT SUMMARY In previous studies we identified novel non hematopoietic umbilical cord blood stem cellsnhUCBSCsthat could be expanded to high passages and exhibit restorative properties following ischemic brain injury repairWe found that the high passaged cells were equivalentif not even betterthan the low passaged nh UCBSCsThis finding suggests that these cells can serve as a source of highly ...