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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Two million Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) occur per year in the US, killing andgt;90,000 patients and costing ~$50-100 billion (adjusted by CPI to 2020 dollars). HAIs are the 6th leading cause of death in the US, ahead of diabetes and kidney disease. Reducing HAIs is a top priority of the US Department of Health and Human Services1 and experts have called for nov ...

ABSTRACT Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) affects 1.25 million patients in US with 40,000 new patients annually. Lifespan is shortened 11-13 years, due to kidney and heart disease. Tight glucose control reduces microvascular complications and adverse cardiovascular events. Insulin therapy is essential for such patients, but has shortcomings: a) only 1 in 3 patients achieve targeted glucose control ...

Abstract This fast-track STTR application proposes to enhance, validate, and scale Sepsis Watch, a deep learning sepsis detection and management system built using data from the Emergency Department (ED) Duke University Hospital (DUH). The proposal will extend and enhance Sepsis Watch to EDs, general inpatient wards, and intensive care unit (ICU) settings across multiple health systems in the Unit ...

PROJECT SUMMARYAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease resulting in the progressive loss of limb, trunk, and head and neck (bulbar) motor function and is the most common adult-onset motor neuron disease. The disease is characterized by significant across-patient heterogeneity in the onset region and in pattern and progression rate, making early and accurate diagnos ...

ABSTRACT Remote trials are led and coordinated by a local investigative team, but are based remotely, typically in the participant’s home. Remote trials offer several advantages over traditional in-person trials including: 1) a wider participant pool, 2) reduced regulatory hurdles, and 3) reduced participant burden. Remote trials face one key methodological limitation: the need for biomarker col ...

Project Summary/Abstract U.S. prison systems face sharply increased demands in caring for older people living in prisons. Alzheimerandapos;s Disease and related dementias (ADRD) are age-related diseases. Prison populations are over- represented by minority populations who experience disparities in prevalence and incidence of dementia. Prison health, social, and security staff perceive they lack th ...

While studies support the efficacy of comprehensive, school-wide interventions in reducing bullying, these types of programs can require significant time and financial resources for implementation, resulting in barriers to providing school-based bullying prevention, especially in low-income and rural communities. Additionally, although training bystanders to act as “defenders” on behalf of tar ...

Project Summary/Abstract Platelet-mediated thrombosis causes both coronary arterial disease (CAD) and stroke, the first and fifth most common causes of mortality in the US. Antiplatelet agents, typically aspirin and/or clopidogrel, significantly improve survival in patients with CAD or stroke and have remained a mainstay of treatment for more than two decades. Yet despite the consensus that platel ...

AbstractDespite effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), latent proviruses can reinitiate viral production upon cell stimulation or treatment interruption. The viral Tat protein enhances transcript elongation from the HIV-1 promoter, controlling the switch between latency and active viral production. The block-and-lock functional cure aims at the transcriptional silencing of the viral reservoir, re ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Peptide therapeutics combine high potency and selectivity, and engender fewer side effects than traditional small molecules. This has fueled interest in peptides filling the gap between ‘biologics’ and small molecules, as peptide-based compounds have key desired properties that are distinct both of the other classes. A major challenge remains to extend the short half-life of na ...