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Project Summary AbstractParticle trackingPTis a biophysical tool for elucidating molecular interactionstransport phenomena of diverse speciesand rheological properties of complex materialsPT experiments involve first obtaining high resolution videos that capture time resolved increments of particlesfollowed by extraction of traces of entities of interest from videos in the form of spatial location ...

ABSTRACT Although arteriovenous fistulae AVFs are the preferred mode of dialysis vascular access over fail to mature in that they do not develop an adequate blood flow or diameter to support hemodialysis This results in a very significant clinical morbidity and economic cost At a pathogenetic level AVF maturation failure is due to a small vessels b bad non laminar hemodynamic pr ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Of all the hundreds of types of synthetic middle ear implants that are used in surgery approximately of these are rejected by the body These include total ossicular replacement prostheses TORPs and partial ossicular replacement prostheses PORPs TORPs are used in general when during surgery it is noted that the malleus incus and stapes are all absen ...

ABSTRACT Intracerebral hemorrhageICHis a devastating form of cerebrovascular disease with no FDAapproved treatmentsIt is generally accepted that ICH induced neuroinflammatory responses mediate development of cerebral edemaintracranial hypertensionand secondary neuronal injuryOne promising strategy for ICH neuroinflammatory modulation is through the downstream effects of apolipoprotein EapoEPreviou ...

PROJECT SUMMARYAcute compartment syndromeACSremains one of the most devastating and often overlooked traumatic musculoskeletal disorders in clinical practiceIn this conditionpressure increases in one of the body s spacelimited compartmentsdue most commonly to direct trauma or bone fractureresulting ultimately in an ischemic injury to all of the compartment s contentsincluding muscle and nerveOnce ...

Pathological hallmarks of Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADinclude extracellular deposits of Apeptidesintraneuronal aggregates of abnormally phosphorylated tau protein and neuroinflammationMost proposed AD disease modifying therapies have focused on strategies that reduce brain Aamyloid or tau pathological accumulationHoweversuch approaches have been unsuccessful in late stage AD clinical trials and ma ...

Abstract Overmillion Americans are currently affected by Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADwith an economic burden estimated at andgt$billion year inthat is projected increase at least four fold over next several decadesIn spite of the dearth of pharmacological options to modify the course of the disease at presentthe field has developed accurate biomarkers that demonstrate that the pathology of AD is p ...

Principal Investigators for Small BusinessDiscoveryBioMedIncDBMand Monell Chemical Senses Center Project Summary Abstract Bitter taste in foods and medicines presents a barrier to overcoming global public health challengesfood insecuritypoor nutritional healthand poor compliance with medication useparticularly among children and the elderlySugar and saltthe mainstays to address these challengesfur ...

Abstract Intelligent intraoperative display of anatomic and physiologic information coupled to real time situational awareness to critical tissues will benefit all surgeryThe current surgical vision is limited to naked human eyes in open surgery or more recently using laparoscopic digital imaging for minimally invasive surgery and robot assisted surgeryIn laparoscopic visionalthough the visualizat ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACTThis research program s broadlong term objective is to improve health outcomes for patients suffering fromacute ischemic strokeAISresulting from large vessel occlusionsWe will achieve this purpose by developingimproved access tools for stroke intervention procedureswhich specifically target tool innovations that providesupport for embolectomy devices and arrest flow during ...