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PhenylketonuriaPKUis a genetic disorder of metabolism characterized by a pathological elevation of phenylalaninePhein the body stemming from a dysfunctional phenylalanine hydroxylase enzymePAHThe resulting high concentrations of Phexcan result in severe intellectual disabilitybehavioral problemsand neurological deficitse gseizuresStrict control of dietary Phe is the primary treatment for PKU curre ...

Filoviruses, consisting of two major virus families including the ebolaviruses and marburgviruses (MARV and RAVV), cause periodic outbreaks of severe viral hemorrhagic fever with mortality rates as high as 90%. Since it is difficult to predict the species that would dominate future outbreaks, development of broadly protective therapeutics to prevent and manage future filovirus outbreaks is of high ...

Project Summary Bacillus anthracis (Ba) is a Gram-positive spore forming bacterium that is listed as an agent of highest concern (Category A) by NIAID and CDC. Ba is easy to grow, and its spores can be formulated into highly stable powder form and disseminated as aerosol or used to contaminate food or water. In 2001, letters laced with powdered anthrax spores were mailed to several US politicians. ...

Compatibility between Brain-Computer Interface and High Efficiency Augmentative and AlternativeCommunication Systems: Phase II ABSTRACT Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) enable text production for people who cannot move, but have only simple communication interfaces and are not widely used. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems are widely used and give efficient and precise commun ...

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of factors that increases the risks for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and mortality, and currently affects andgt; 40% of US adults. MetS is associated with endothelial dysfunction, decreased circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), and a pro-inflammatory state. We have made the exciting discovery that therapy with allogeneic me ...

Abstract E cigarettes (E-cigs) are increasingly popular worldwide, in particular, among youths. E-cigs may contribute to nicotine addiction and are unlikely to discourage conventional cigarette smoking. Mainstream and second-hand E-cig aerosols contain, in addition to nicotine, detectable levels of toxins including carcinogens and heavy metals such as formaldehyde, benzene, nitrosamines, cadmium a ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Asthma, characterized by airways obstruction with symptoms of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and consequently cough, remains a significant health problem. While advances in bronchodilator, corticosteroid and Th2-targeting therapy allow for well-controlled asthma in a large population of patients, subjects with severe, corticosteroid resistant asthma require frequent ...

ABSTRACTBreast CancerBCis the leading cause of cancer death for woman in the USBreast cancer is treated by a combination of surgeryradiationand various types of chemo and targeted therapeutic strategiesApproximately half of patients who have positive sentinel lymph nodes at surgeryand as many asof patients who do noteventually present with metastatic diseaseOverof BC patients eventually have skele ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT The objective of this proposal is to move our product forward toward commercialization by improving the quality of life for breast cancer chemotherapy patientsThis will be achieved by the following Specific AimsAimwill optimize differentiation of GMPs and neutrophil lineages in culture in response to G CSFThis will be assessed by flow cytometry to quantify production of ne ...

Defense Health Agency (DHA) is seeking a multi-functional diagnostic to determine blood coagulopathy in real time at point-of-care (POC). Blood coagulopathy, resulting in uncontrolled bleeding, is implicated in 80% of operating room deaths and 50% of trau