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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 ...

AbstractIf there were a simple and accurate means totake the pulseof a toothi efunctionally similar to a pulse oximeter that could be clipped on a tooth rather than the tip of a fingerthe quality and cost of dental care would be significantly improvedThe ability to measure dental pulp blood flow provides the most direct means to determine the viability of a tooth and is a vital piece of informatio ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Multiple SclerosisMSis the most common neurological disease of early adulthood and is mediated by autoimmune mechanisms that lead to demyelination and neuronal damage in the central nervous systemresulting in progressive neurological dysfunctionUp to datethere is no cure for the disease and current available treatments focus on preventing future immunological attacksprimarily by su ...

Evolution of an Adaptable Prosthetic Foot Design for Normalization ofBiomechanics During Community Participation Summary/AbstractThe vision of this project is to improve the functional physical mobility of people with lower extremity amputations especially on uneven ground, side-slopes or when foot placement varies from side-to-side. People with amputations will be enabled to confidently participa ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our goal is to evaluate the efficacy of the FDA approved drug Carbidopa for the treatment of gouty arthritis in mouse modelsCarbidopa is used to treat Parkinson s diseasebut always in combination of L DOPAnever alone by itselfGouty arthritis is caused by deposition of monosodium urateMSUcrystals in jointsinitiating inflammation and arthritisInterestinglygout is not always directly related to incre ...

Project Summary Nerve injury can occur due to traumachronic compression or disease processes such as diabetes or tumors and have a tremendous socioeconomic impact from loss of work and healthcare costsThere is still a clinical need to improve recovery from nerve injuriesand a new nerve conduit drug delivery device that addresses this clinical need is the focus of the present proposalOur group has ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT The opioid fentanyl is administered in millions of procedural sedations every yearIt is very potenthas large interpatient pharmacokinetic variabilityand routinely causes significant respiratory depression if bolused or not titrated judiciouslyDosing and timingcritical for safety and efficacyare presently only possible based on educated guesses and vital signsSedation assoc ...