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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...
High-throughput genomics and the Sword of Damocles
(2010-03)
is institutional in nature since no institution can afford the disenfranchisement of a large proportion of its life sciences faculty whom are not bioinformaticians or computer systems analysts. Unless universities and corporate research entities rapidly invest...
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...
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...
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 ...
Are there leaks in your product pipeline?
(2010)
professional statistician. The University of Missouri System has statisticians on several campuses. There are graduate programs at the University of Missouri, UMKC and Missouri University of Science and Technology. Graduate students are available...
Maternal exercise during pregnancy and the influences on cardiac autonomic control [abstract]
(2010)
month old infants from exercising mothers had lower HR relative to infants from non-exercising mothers (p=0.06). This potential difference was still present during the active state (p=0.08) and the quiet state (p=0.11). Conclusion: These findings...
Modern Tools for Noninvasive Analysis of Brainwaves: Applications in Assistive Technologies and Medical Diagnostics
(2010-03)
localization (e.g. for clamp monitoring during inetroperative carotid endarterectomy). The presentation will conclude with a discussion on corresponding R&D trends, especially near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a new complementary modality to EEG for portable...
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...
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 setup employs a bench top...
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...
Commercialization of novel biomarkers of male fertility in humans and farm animals
(2010-03)
Each year, US infertility clinics treat 135,000 couples who fail to conceive naturally. Up to 40% of these infertility cases can be attributed to male infertility stemming from poor sperm quality. An additional 20% of couples present at the clinic...
An Intelligent Online System for Enhanced Recruitment of Patients for Clinical Research
(2010-03)
The recruitment and retention of subjects for clinical research has been identified as one of the bottlenecks in the development of new drugs and treatments by the healthcare industry. The Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute has been...
A Novel Method to Monitor Sequential Displacement of Capped Ligands in Gold Nanoparticles [abstract]
(2010-02)
displacement using strong ligands will be presented....
A Comparative Study between Antibody and Peptide Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles for In Vivo Targeting of EGFR in Pancreatic Cancer Bearing Mice Models [abstract]
(2010-03)
. The details of this comparative study will be presented in this poster....
Science Outreach and Informal Science Education-Programs and Partnerships [abstract]
(2010-02)
over 145 presentations with approximately 18,000 total attendees. Science Talks to You (STTY) is SMS's new off-campus offshoot. Like SMS, STTY will feature direct engagement between established scientists and the public, but in venues around Missouri...
Guided-mode resonance biochip system for early detection of ovarian cancer
(2010-03)
system prototype has been developed and the system performance characterized. Identification and quantification of protein biomarkers that are up- or down- regulated in blood and serum as indicators of ovarian cancer will be presented....
Turbo Mohs for Basal Cell Carcinoma Skin Cancer
(2010-03)
source are presented....
Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics Expertise to Support Life and Health Sciences Research and Industry
(2010-03)
Interdisciplinary collaboration between computational sciences and life/health sciences is a hallmark of the MU Informatics Institute (MUII) and its new Informatics Ph.D. program. The Institute was established to foster synergy and interdisciplinary...
Midwest Cancer Alliance: Partnership to Support Quality Cancer Care
(2010-03)
Over 85% of cancer patients nationwide receive care in the community setting (NCI, 2007). In 2008, the Midwest Cancer Alliance (MCA) launched with a vision of marshaling the exceptional cancer resources of the region to support the system of care...