The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $713,096 project grant (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to Minnesota Healthsolutions Corporation, a woman-owned small business, to develop an innovative pressure-shifting chair to prevent and treat pressure injuries in persons living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The goal is to create a programmable chair surface that can actively shift pressure to reduce the risk of pressure injuries, which are a significant concern for...
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded Rush River Research Corp a $375,704 Project Grant under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866) to develop and evaluate an innovative, low-cost chair designed to reduce the prevalence of pressure injuries among individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The proposed chair aims to provide the functionality of an alternating pressure air surface mattress without the need for electricity or compressed air,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), supports the development of a lightweight robotic telerehabilitation device with integrated blood flow restriction for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The $613,744 award will fund the creation of a device that provides motorized exercise modes coupled with blood flow...
This $524,243 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, will fund the development of a new portable TMS-EEG device called PRESENCE. The device combines a novel consciousness detection algorithm, PRESENCE-IP1.0, with a portable data acquisition system to enable bedside assessment of consciousness in patients with disorders of...
This National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Project Grant award under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) provides $399,739 to Attune Neurosciences, Inc. to develop a head-worn low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) device for enhancing sleep in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD). The funding supports the reconfiguration of Attune Neurosciences' existing LIFU device to create a more wearable, user-friendly headband-style...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $134,000 in funding to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to conduct a pilot study on a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (DCBT-I) intervention for older surgical patients. The project, titled "A PILOT STUDY OF DIGITAL SLEEP OPTIMIZATION FOR BRAIN HEALTH OUTCOMES IN OLDER SURGICAL PATIENTS (SLEEP-BOOST)," aims to...
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded a 2-year, $423,500 Project Grant (CFDA 93.853 - Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders) to Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. The objective of this high-risk, high-reward research project is to investigate the use of remotely administered hypothermia (RAH) to the spleen as a novel neuroprotective therapy for ischemic stroke. The research aims to determine if suppressing splenic...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $295,907 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Liberating Technologies Inc. (LTI) to develop a prototype "Unintrusive Pediatric Logging Orthosis Analytic Device (UPLOAD)." The goal is to create a commercially viable, unobtrusive remote monitoring system for pediatric orthotics that can improve compliance tracking. Key features include long battery life, low...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $299,893 to Pascall Systems, Inc. to develop a novel system that combines pre-operative cognitive assessment with Pascall's FDA-cleared wireless EEG technology for intraoperative monitoring. The goal is to enable personalized anesthesia care and effective monitoring of postoperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs) in elderly surgical patients. The key products and services to be delivered...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $1,032,031 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Healing Innovations, Inc. on September 17, 2024. The grant will fund the development and pilot testing of the "Rise & Walk InHome" (RWH) device, a novel, cost-effective gait training system for the home use of neurological patients, such as stroke survivors. The RWH device provides body weight support,...