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Functional MRI Studies of Health Behaviors
(2010-03)
People make hundreds of health decisions everyday - for example, what and how much to eat, whether to exercise, whether to use drugs such as nicotine and alcohol and, if so, how much. Health behaviors have a cumulative ...
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. ...
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 ...
Creating a Health Care Business from University Research
(2010-03)
This presentation opens with a brief review of the Consortium for Bone and Tissue Repair and Regeneration which is a collaborative research program between faculty in the Dental School at UMKC and the materials programs ...
KU Center for Technology Commercialization: "promoting innovation to benefit society"
(2010-03)
The presentation will examine the challenges of the university technology transfer office in assessing new invention disclosures and the various means of doing so. The presentation will also provide information on different ...
Biomedical Applications using Synchrotron Radiation
(2010-03)
A synchrotron biomedical research facility is nearing completion at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Biomedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) facility will provide high intensity, high x-ray energy ...
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 ...
Genetically Engineered Swine Models to Study Diseases like Cystic Fibrosis
(2000)
Swine have become important in biomedical research as they are excellent models for a variety of diseases including cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, cutaneous pharmacology, wound repair, cancer, diabetes, ophthalmology, ...
Of Mice and Men and the Search for an Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
(2010-03)
Alzheimer's disease is a common affliction that disrupts the lives of millions and costs the country hundreds of millions of dollars. The federal government, state governments, philanthropic foundations, and industry have ...
Comparative Ophthalmology - scientific discovery and innovation create synergies for veterinary and human medicine
(2010-03)
Comparative ophthalmology is the study similarities and differences between humans and various animal species. Our understanding of these comparisons has yielded many breakthroughs in eye and neurological research of ...
Innovation, Inspiration, and Insulation: Practical Legal Measures to Protect Technology
(2010-03)
The demand for new technologies is driving innovation worldwide, particularly in the fields of life sciences and biotechnology. Intellectual Property is the life blood of many life sciences and biotechnology companies. ...
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 ...
Canine Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Bridge from Bench to Health for Humans and their Companions
(2010)
Spontaneous neurologic diseases are common in dogs and frequently there is a genetic predisposition. Advances in canine genomics and the nature of pure-bred dog populations make it possible to efficiently map and sequence ...
Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Regeneration at Missouri S&T
(2010-03)
Biomaterials are critically important to future developments in the life sciences. They provide a backbone for biomedical research in academia and industry, and are a key component of reconstructive medical and dental ...
Training Tomorrows Entrepreneurs Today
(2010-02)
The MU Biodesign and Innovation Program (MUBIP) is focused on improving health care through invention and implementation of new medical technologies. The focus of the program is formal educational training of three fellows ...
Orthopedic Tissue Engineering
(2010-03)
My group at the University of Kansas is interested in biomaterials, stem cells and tissue engineering. Tissue engineering efforts focus primarily on bone and cartilage regeneration, including the in the temporomandibular ...
Neuro-modulation techniques in humans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
During the past two decades noninvasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation are being increasingly used for the diagnosis and treatment of ...
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 ...
Biomedical Tissue Engineering - Where We Go in the Future
(2010-03)
Researchers and entrepreneurs examine breakthroughs in tissue engineering and regeneration that enhance healing, remodeling, and recovery.
Jump Starting and Moving New Technologies to Marketplace
(2010-03)
The highway from research in the laboratory to market success has many detours and on/off ramps that are at best confusing to inventors and the populace. Success from technology-based economic development is the outcome ...