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PROJECT SUMMARY Drugs act by altering the activities of particular componentstargetswithin a cell or organismThusdrug discovery campaigns begin by identifying a targetfollowed by screening this target with compounds to identify leads that can be developed into a drugUnfortunatelyidentifying effective drug targets for a given diseaselet alone for individual patientse gin highly heterogeneous cancer ...

ABSTRACTTAPS ESP Language accessibility and cultural awareness are essential elements of quality healthcareLimited English ProficiencyLEPindividuals are less likely to self identify a need for behavioral health serviceswhich results in longer duration of untreated disordersAccurate identificationdiagnosisand treatment are entirely dependent on a linguistically accurate screening and assessmentespe ...

System independent quantitative cardiac CT perfusion Summary BioInVisionIncand Case Western Reserve University researchers will develop software for quantitative analysis of cardiac CT perfusionCCTPcreating an important tool for evaluation of cardiovascular diseaseWith this productcardiologists will be able to identify functional flow deficits in coronary artery territoriesWhen one combines functi ...

Veristride IncProject Summary When surveyedof stroke survivors said the ability toget out and aboutis considered between important and essential for a better lifeHoweverthat desire falls short of reality for most stroke survivorsOftenwalking across a neighborhood street or from a car to a home is an insurmountable task with little opportunity for working on improvement in gaitOnce insurance covera ...

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 ...

ABSTRACTSteroid Receptor CoactivatorSRCis a key breast cancer oncogene that is frequently overexpressed or amplified in estrogen receptorERand human epidermal growth factor receptorHERpositive breast cancersElevated expression of SRCalso has been associated with resistance to tamoxifen therapy and with poor disease outcome in HERpositive breast cancersNumerous studies have shown that experimental ...

SUMMARY Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiencySSADHDis a rare neurometabolic disease caused by mutations in the ALDH AgeneThe disorder is associated with significant developmental delay and extensive neurological morbidity including seizuresSeizures increase with agein patients as well as in experimental aldh adeficiencyaldh amicewhere seizures increase in frequency and severity starting a ...

Summary The most prevalent inherited disorder of GABA metabolismsuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiencySSADHDpresents a non specific neurological phenotype associated with physiological accumulation of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA and the GABAderivativehydroxybutyrateGHBAn absence of targeted therapy for SSADHD underlies this application s rationalePreclinical and clinical stu ...

Project Description Despite significant advances in the surgical and medical management of congenital heart diseasecongenital cardiac anomalies remain a leading cause of death in the newborn periodMost severe forms of congenital heart disease require surgical interventionComplications arising from the use of currently available prosthetic materials in the form of vascular graftspatchesor replaceme ...

Project Summary Several diseasesincluding endotoxemiaand sepsis can cause disseminated intravascular coagulationDICDIC can induce the formation of microvascular thrombicausing organ failure and death in the absence of the appropriate treatmentTo datethere are no drugs to treat DICand several reagents have been tested buttheir strong doses can lead to severe bleedingsignificantly diminishing their ...