Aging and Elder Health Week

Monash University - Older footballers more likely to 'do a hamstring'

Montreal Heart Institute - Bone marrow cells have a minor hand in myocardial healing after infarction

Motion DNA Corporation - Diagnostic testing provider continues negotiations with investment company

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - New research in the area of dermatology detailed

NJ Stem Cell Research & Education Foundation - Collaborative stem cell partnership announced in New Jersey

National E. Nagoya Hospital, Aichi - New findings in transplant medicine described

Nippon Dental University of Tokyo - Ganglion neurons analyzed, carbonic anhydrase coexpression shown

Northwestern University, Chicago - Epstein-Barr virus latent protein examined, autoantigen response clarified

Nutrition - Baseball food and drink: Healthy chemistry scores a surprise hit

Pediatrix Medical Group - Medical director of NICU named at San Jose's Good Samaritan Hospital

Pharming Group N.V. - Pharma company announces key appointments

Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong - Tachycardia reported in patients recovering from SARS

QUMAS - Preconfigured compliance solution for entry level pharma firms introduced

Qualis Health - Quality improvement organization wins proposal for Oregon asthma study

Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead - Autologous pericranium useful for covering exposed orbital implants

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Optimal stimulus location and frequency for repetitive TMS determined

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - Peptides isolated by melanoma antibodies have different immunogenicity

Royal N. Shore Hospital, New South Wales - Activated protein C promotes wound healing by stimulating angiogenesis

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales - Clinical outcome of reconstruction of oral cavity reviewed

Ruhr University of Bochum - "Fast tapping" test not suitable for clinical assessment

SFBC International, Inc. - Drug development company names executive director

Sankt Gertrauden Hospital, Berlin - Patients with AF and dense SEC at high risk for cerebral embolism

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. - Companies sign letter of understanding to develop in-ear audio technology

Stanford University - Glucocorticoid receptor examined, impaired nuclear translocation identified

Stanford University - Parked cars get dangerously hot, even on cool days

Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte - Studies advance knowledge in obesity pathogenesis research

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. - Nancy Oaks appointed VP of sales U.S. Rx division by pharmaceutical company

Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou - Reports advance knowledge in hepatitis b therapy research

Sydney Melanoma Unit - Skin cancer research receives a massive funding boost

Sysmex Corporation - Japanese laboratory testing company selects new hematology testing system

Tel Aviv University - Most physicians cannot recognize a long QT when they see one

The Procter & Gamble Company - Consumer products company announces management changes

Theratechnologies - Canadian metabolics-focused company closes sale of Celmed BioSciences investment

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia - Cardiac resynchronization therapy not recommended for right bundle branch block

Thomson Micromedex - Technology solution fully deployed at Partners HealthCare

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Registrational program for lonidamine treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Torax Medical Inc. - Company focused on digestive disorders completes $10 million series B financing

Toyama Prefectural University - Anicemycin inhibited anchorage-independent growth of tumor cells

Trinity College, Dublin - New data illuminates research in diet and nutrition

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Beta-chemokines induced by orthophosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Determination of poliovirus-specific IgA in saliva by ELISA tests

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Genetic modifiers define Gaucher disease phenotypes

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of vaccines adjuvant

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - LXRs regulate balance between fat storage and oxidation

University of Alberta - Measles vaccine given at 6 months of age elicits long-term protection

University of Amsterdam - Researchers describe findings in hematopoiesis studies

University of Auckland, Hamilton - Choice/availability of take-out food not related to obesity prevalence

University of California San Francisco, Emeryville - Protein kinase C delta inhibitors attenuate injury and improve outcome

University of California, Los Angeles - Amyloid-like fibrils analyzed, structure of the cross-beta spine revealed

University of California, San Francisco - Microvascular perfusion improves when murine wounds are exposed to hyperoxia

University of Erlangen Nurnberg - Alterations in tissue inhibitor of TIMP-3 implicated in colorectal tumors

University of Florence - The farnesyltransferase inhibitor ABT-100 prevents liver cancer

University of Florida - Researchers test drug that could cut treatment time in half

University of Genoa - Synapsin examined, nature of cyclophilin association defined

University of Heidelberg - Endothelin studied, role in and nature of CD40 induction defined

University of Helsinki - Dynamics of diabetes-associated auto-antibodies in type 1 diabetes described

University of Hong Kong - Findings describe new data in diabetes therapy research

University of Kentucky - Nicotine levels in Lexington service workers drop 56% after Smoke-Free Law

University of Melbourne - Fatty acid oxidation by adiponectin impaired in muscle of obese diabetics

University of Missouri-Columbia - Problem gamblers share personality profiles of substance abusers

University of Munich - CO₂ laser resection provides optimal outcome

University of Newcastle - Adult lifestyle biggest risk factor for diabetes

University of Oklahoma, Norman - Umbilical vein scaffold developed for cardiovascular tissue engineering

University of Southern Denmark - Cost-effectiveness of nutritional counseling for obese patients discussed

University of Tampere - In vitro organotypic model of human endometrium developed

University of Tennessee - Vaccine against leptospirosis does not slow equine recurrent uveitis

University of Washington, Seattle - Adenoviral vector binding is toxic to non-targeted tissues

University of Washington, Seattle - Some sexual history questions lacking in sexually transmitted infection clinics

University of Zaragoza - Overweight, obesity and body fat composition in Spanish adolescents reported

Verispan - IT-generated data show 87% of physicians influenced by thought leaders

Vernalis, plc - Frovatriptan well-tolerated when used as 6-day dosing regimen for MRM

ViRexx Medical Corp. - immunotherapy-focused company announces extension of warrants

Wichita State University - Self-assessed health measure can predict outcome

World Health Organization - Weak, inequitable health systems block progress in Asia-Pacific, official says

World Heart Corporation - Definitive proxy statement filed for acquisition of MedQuest

diaDexus, Inc. - U.S. FDA grants clearance to market blood test for assessing risk of stroke

pSivida Limited - Liver cancer therapy achieves primary endpoint in phase 2a clinical trials