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Do Patients with Craniosynostosis Have an Increased Incidence of Auditory Neuropathy as Newborns?
(2010-02)
screening and, if patients were referred, diagnosis from audiologic diagnostic testing were obtained from the Missouri Department of Health. Institutional review board approval was obtained. PATIENTS: One hundred and thirty-five patients were identified...
Skin Scan Digital Dermoscopy Skin Cancer Training Software
(2010-03)
Skin Scan digital dermoscopy skin cancer detection software, developed by Rolla's S&A in collaboration with Missouri S&T, can now detect critical features of early melanoma. There is also a need for diagnostic help for the other 95+% of skin...
Effect of Radius on Load Distribution within Mouse Forearm Structure: Experimental and Numerical Analyses
(2010-03)
It has been hypothesized that osteocytes are stimulated by local strain distribution within the bone subjected to mechanical loadings. This collaborative research project between bone biologists and mechanical engineers ...
A Study of RO5217790 (HPV Targeted Immunotherapy) in Patients With High Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Associated With High Risk HPV Infection
(2010-03)
This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group multicenter study in women with biopsy confirmed Grade 2 or Grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Two hundred patients will be enrolled and ...
Academic and Commercial Nanomedicine
(2010-03)
The goal of Nanomedicine is to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic agents derived from fundamental discoveries in nanotechnology that can be applied safely and efficaciously in the treatment of human diseases. We have ...
Modern Tools for Noninvasive Analysis of Brainwaves: Applications in Assistive Technologies and Medical Diagnostics
(2010-03)
Digital signal processing is arguably one of the most important segments of any modern medical equipment. Recent advances in intelligence signal processing have married machine learning methods to traditional signal analysis ...
Functional MRI Studies of Health Behaviors
(2010-03)
and economic well-being at both the individual and national level. For example, health problems related to obesity, such as Type 2 diabetes, are expected to continue to rise and, for the first time in modern history, life expectancies in the US are anticipated...
Development and characterization of fluorescent dye-doped nanoparticles with enhanced fluorescence intensity and photostability [abstract]
(2010)
We report the development of fluorescent dye doped organosilicate nanoparticles (DOSNPs) synthesized from poly-methylsilsesquioxane(PMSSQ), resulting in high fluorescence intensity and excellent photostability. The surface ...
Neutersol® from Laboratory to Market--Lessons Learned
(2010-02)
was done at the University of Missouri-Columbia and was sponsored by a small business venture capital company. The Neutersol® experience with the following questions offers lessons that are applicable to R&D of most male contraceptive medicines and devices...
Novel Nanostructured Organosilicate Nanoparticle Coatings for Chem-Bio Sensing [abstract]
(2010-03)
We present novel nanostructured organosilicate particulate based films and demonstrate that these materials have a great potential for chemical-biological sensor development. With unprecedented high surface areas (> 1400 ...
The Vision of the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (I2NM2)
(2010-02)
The International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (I2NM2) of the University of Missouri-Columbia is embarking upon an in-depth study of cancer therapy using the boron neutron capture reaction, the only binary radiation therapy of its type...
Self-Aligned Microchip Device for Automated Measurement of Quantal Exocytosis [abstract]
(2010-02)
Neurons and endocrine cells secrete neurotransmitters and hormones as a method for cell-to-cell communication through the process of exocytosis. Disruption of exocytosis underlie neurological disorders such as Parkinson's ...
The Antigen Display on Bacillus Endospore (ADOBE) System a Noninvasive Biodegradable Microparticle Display System
(2010)
The development of safe and effective vaccines and adjuvants remains an important global public health goal. The Antigen Display on Bacillus Endospore (ADOBE) system, developed at the University of Missouri's College of Veterinary Medicine, is a...
Training Tomorrows Entrepreneurs Today
(2010-02)
and innovation. Additionally, the program is dedicated to the development and facilitation of interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty and students to increase innovation at the University of Missouri. With the financial support of the Department...
Development of a Telemetry Unit for Wireless Monitoring of Bone Strain
(2010-03)
A telemetry unit designed to monitor strain in bones is presented. This unit allows studying the relationship between bone load and bone mass in scenarios that were not possible with current setup. The current measuring ...
Canine Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Bridge from Bench to Health for Humans and their Companions
(2010)
. The Comparative Neurology Program at the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine has applied this approach to identify the genes responsible for numerous developmental and degenerative diseases of the nervous system. These include seizures disorders...
New Insights Revealed by Genetic Studies and the Future of Treating Bone Health Related Issues
(2010-03)
This presentation will examine the major role played by genetic studies in the identification of a fundamental pathway, the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, and it's now appreciated multiple roles in bone cell biology. ...
Rapid label-free diagnostics for biomedical applications using advances in optics nanotechnology
(2010-03)
A new highly sensitive sensor technology has the potential to simplify medical diagnostic tests by significantly reducing operation complexity compared to standard tests such as enzyme-linked immunoassays. Sensor elements ...
The Fungal Genetics Stock Center at UMKC is an International Biological Resource Center
(2010-03)
Founded in 1960, the Fungal Genetics Stock Center enters it's fiftieth year of operation during a period of tremendous growth. The collection has more than doubled since moving to UMKC in 2004 and has added new materials ...
Guided-mode resonance biochip system for early detection of ovarian cancer
(2010-03)
A high-accuracy, sensor system has been developed that provides near-instantaneous detection of biomarker proteins as indicators of ovarian serous papillary carcinoma. Based upon photonic guided-mode resonance technology, ...