Aging and Elder Health Week

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago - No increase in C-sections when epidural analgesia is given early in labor

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago - Study finds no reason for expectant mothers to shy away from early epidurals

Northwestern University - Promethin and PGLP are genes up-regulated in adipogenic livers

Novartis - Ophthalmic company obtains rights to develop new treatment for dry eye

Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans - Increasing the use of beta-blockers has potential for important clinical impact

Ohio State University - Rabbit and primate models of toxin-targeting anthrax vaccines reviewed

Okazaki National Research Institute, Japan - Dioxin has weak estrogenic activity in the uterus

Onex Corporation - Canadian corporation completes acquisition of two U.S. healthcare companies

Organon International, Inc. - Beneficial effect of moderate alcohol use may be extended to mental disorders

OrthoClear, Inc. - Dental company announces new device for straightening teeth

Otto-von-Guericke-University - VPAC₁ , VPAC₂ , and PAC₁ receptors in human tissues identified

Pain Management - New study links Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra to increased cardiovascular risk

ParadigmHealth - Insurance company expands complex care management program

ParinGenix - Drug development company announces approval of new drug application

Pediatric Healthcare - Gender bias in child growth evaluations may miss disease in girls

Pediatric Healthcare - Study supports benefits of giving dehydrated children fluids by mouth

Pennsylvania State University - Dialogue, personal example work best for parents in drug talks with teens

Pennsylvania State University - E. coli-contaminated beef can lead to UTI in women

Personnel - Standard Insurance Company names VP of marketing for Employee Benefits Division

Pharmacology Institute, Berlin - ET-A and ET-B receptors exist as constitutive homodimers

Pliant Corporation - Packaging company hires vice president of strategy and business development

Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Pharmaceutical company initiates clinical trial for oral anticoagulant

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Data presented on 5 years of treatment with risedronate

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. - Managed care company reports fiscal year end results

Prous Science - Antioxidant PDE4 inhibitor tetomilast shows promise for treatment

R2 Technology, Inc. - Technology company announces new contract for CAD systems for mammography

Regina Elena Institute for Cancer Research, Rome - Endothelin receptor blockade may eliminate COX-2-associated ovarian cancer

Rice University -  S. aureus adherence to fibronectin elucidated

Robert Koch Institute, Berlin - HIV infection is the most important risk factor for cryptococcosis

Rural/Metro Corporation - Safety service company announces proposed debt refinancing

SRS - Information technology company announces successful EMR installations

Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla - APOBEC3B and APOBEC3C are potent inhibitors of SIV replication

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals - Model for Bio-Healthcare Park unveiled at ceremony for Pharmaplaz in Ireland

Seimens Medical Solutions - Supplier to healthcare, Zynx agree to integrate nursing content into IT system

Senomyx, Inc. - Biotechnology company reports fourth quarter, year-end financial results

Serologicals Corporation - Bioprocessing companies announce leadership team

Shahid Beheshti Univ. of Medical Science, Tehran - Maternal fasting during Ramadan doesn't adversely affect child's later IQ

Specialty Laboratories, Inc. - Lab testing company announces board changes, names Richard K. Whitney chairman

Springer Science+Business Media - Company launches expanded online library of 1200-plus scientific journals

St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, New York - Diagnosis not always self-evident in early stage of HIV-associated wasting

State Medicaid - Hospitals cite free care in arguing for Medicaid funding

Team Health, Inc. - Provider to healthcare professionals announces fiscal 2004 results

The Nebraska Medical Center y - Microscopic bubbles used in heart disease diagnostics

Theratechnologies - Pharmaceutical company reports on finances, new president, CEO Yves Rosconi

Threshold Pharmaceuticals - Small molecule therapeutics pharmaceutical company announces IPO

Tokyo Dentistry College - Histatin analyzed, inhibition of apoptosis in human gingival fibroblasts shown

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Neuroscience - Core protein processing varies with hepatitis C virus genotype

Tokyo Women's Medical University - The incidence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is expected to rise in Japan

Tottori University - Stress-induced expression of MC4R gene in the amygdala and hypothalamus

U.K. Health Protection Agency - U.K.'s proposed pilot project offering free testing in pharmacies raises issues

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Genomic segments of influenza B virus strains mapped

U.S. National Institutes of Health - CD34+ cells generate phenotypically new monocyte in culture

United Hospital Fund, New York - Concept of vulnerability in disaster reexamined

University College London - Oligodendrocyte conversion to NSLC depends on progressive chromatin remodeling

University of Barcelona - Identification and impact of asymptomatic hypoglycemia reviewed

University of Cambridge - Research in diabetes pathogenesis provides new insights

University of Erlangen Nurnberg - Impaired vessel growth causes the vascular symptoms of systemic sclerosis

University of Frankfurt - Resveratrol displayed chemopreventive effects

University of Goteborg - Leptin increases mitogen-stimulated T-cell proliferation in birds

University of Helsinki -  C. jejuni survives on fresh produce long enough to pose consumer risk

University of Illinois - Combined use of endothelin antagonist and opiates may improve analgesia

University of Iowa, Iowa City - Low-pressure chromatography synthesizes PEG-peptides for gene delivery

University of Michigan - High heterogeneity found in metastatic hormone-resistant disease

University of Missouri, Columbia - Flying high: back in the cockpit after a head injury

University of North Carolina - Embryonic stem cells treated with growth factor reverse hemophilia in mice

University of North Carolina - Segregation of merotelic chromosomes in anaphase characterized

University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City - Rights of blood recipients should supersede any asserted rights of blood donors

University of Pennsylvania - "Decision" to fall in love takes 3 minutes or less

University of Pittsburgh - WAVE1 intranuclear trafficking required for fertilization

University of South Florida - Researchers track program's success in curbing aggressive behavior

University of Southern California, Los Angeles - Active site conformation used for HIV-1 integrase inhibitor design

University of Texas - Lineage-specific zygotic transcripts identified in early C. elegans embryos

University of Toronto - Novel microarray system identifies global features of alternative splicing

University of Tubingen - Biodegradable scaffolds used for reconstruction of urethral/ureteral tissue

University of Ulsan - Adult living donor liver grafts meet the demand for donated organs

University of Wisconsin - Method helps stem cells maintain their humanity

University of Wurzburg - Clopidogrel responsiveness after stent implantation highly variable

University of the Air, Hokkaido - DFA III provided relief to patients with chronic constipation

Washington University - Real-time PCR assay enables rapid detection of MRSA from nasal swabs

Washington University, St. Louis - Dominant molecular signatures of PML influenced by independent events

Wayne State University, Detroit - Rpn4 is a physiological substrate of the Ubr2 ubiquitin ligase

Wyndgate Technologies - Global Med announces second sub-Sahara Africa SafeTrace software installation