Browse All Grants
201,169 grants found
Showing 197,481 – 197,500 of 201,169 grants
PTH Attenuation of Spinal Degeneration During Aging PI Janet Crane
SUMMARY Low back pain is the leading cause of disability, driven predominantly by aging. Pain contributes to frailty by lowering quality of life and limiting physical activities. I...
Senescence of Pre-Osteoclasts in Non-Traumatic OA
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent age-associated chronic joint disease.Although direct joint injury and excessive mechanical overloading are considered as...
Optical control of endogenous G protein Coupled Receptor and G Protein Signaling.
Abstract Cells sense the extracellular environment primarily using G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).They represent the largest family of cell surface proteins and play key physi...
Reducing maternal prenatal depression to improve child cardiovascular health
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT It is critical to understand risk and protective factors for health to optimize developmental outcomes and inform prevention of poor health behaviors acros...
Leveraging platelet contraction cytometry for immune thrombocytopenia
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Defined by low platelet count in the absence of any other cause, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) affects over 4,000 US children and 8,000 adults each...
Dorsal striatal phosphodiesterase 10A and compulsive ethanol use
ABSTRACT Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic, relapsing disorder that afflicts 29% of Americans in their lifetime1,2, is disabling2 and increases mortality3. New drug targets a...
THE PROGRESSIVE ELEVATION OF SPONTANEOUS CORTICAL ACTIVITY IN HAND (PESCAH) PROJECT
Project Summary/Abstract Although HIV-infected patients in the western world have a life expectancy near that of the general population, they are at a significantly elevated risk o...
BP-ENDURE at the University of Nevada
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) proposes to increase the number of well-trained, highly qualified neuroscientists from underrepresented populations.Accelerating the research t...
Genetic Predictors of Prostate Cancer Survival
Abstract This application is being submitted in response to the Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) identified as NOT-CA-21-049.Even though most men diagnosed with prostate cancer wi...
Formyl peptide receptor activation induces vascular plasticity and remodeling inhypertension
Project Summary WENCESLAU, CAMILLA F. One of the major pathophysiological characteristics of hypertension is the presence of vascular remodeling. Accordingly, it has been shown tha...
BP-ENDURE at the University of Nevada
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) proposes to increase the number of well-trained, highly qualified neuroscientists from underrepresented populations. Accelerating the research...
Mediterranean Diet and Weight Loss: Targeting the Bile Acid/Gut Microbiome Axis to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk
ABSTRACT.Colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with multiple risk factors including, obesity, low fiber diets, and diets high in animal protein and saturated fat (SFat).African Ame...
Super-Resolution Tau PET Imaging for Alzheimer's Disease
PROJECT SUMMARY Preclinical Alzheimer?s disease (the presymptomatic phase of Alzheimer?s disease) is characterized by pathophysiological changes without measurable cognitive declin...
ENIGMA World Aging Center
ABSTRACT One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or another dementia - diseases that cost the nation $259 billion, to rise to $1.1 trillion by 2050 (Alzheimer&...
An ounce of prevention: stopping menopausal bone loss before it starts
Summary The aphorism ?an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? very much applies to postmenopausal osteoporosis. Immediately following menopause, bone loss rates can reach...
Personalized Dietary Management in Type 2 Diabetes
Abstract Hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a variety of vascular complications of the disease, but clinical trials of medication regimens designed to achiev...
Localizing and modulating competing memories of fear and safety in the human brain
PROJECT SUMMARY.Pathologies characterized by excessive fear and anxiety are the most common mental illness with a 12-month prevalence estimate of about 40 million American adults.T...
Impairment of ischemia-induced vascular functions by PS1 FAD mutants
Cerebral microvasculature abnormalities, such as degeneration of the capillary endothelium, are implicated in the genesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology. In additi...
Role of ROCK isoform-mediated actin cytoskeleton modification in the pathogenesis of heart disease
PROJECT ABSTRACT The prevention and treatment of heart disease remain challenging.Rho kinase (also named ROCK) has recently emerged as a potential therapeutic target for various ca...
Compensation Training and Lifestyle Modifications to promote healthy aging in persons at risk for Alzheimer's disease: a digital application supported intervention
The prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease and other disorders (ADRDs) is now a public health crisis.In the absence of effective medical treatment, there is a critical need for beh...