Aging and Elder Health Week

Medtronic, Inc. - Medical technology company announces availability of TSRH SiLo 5.5 Spinal System

Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus - Prophylactic inguinal lymphadenectomy offers reduced morbidity

Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco - Minnesota tobacco cessation board approves new 2006 research funding priorities

Monash University, Clayton - Crescentic glomerulonephritis studied, role of colony-stimulating factor shown

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York - Tenecteplase shows promise for dialysis graft thrombolysis

Nakaya Clinic, Tokyo - Improvement of lipid concentrations is important to reduce cerebral infarction

Neovacs - New research in the area of arthritis therapy detailed

Netsmart Technologies, Inc. - Software solutions provider announces acquisition of CMHC Systems

New York Eye & Ear Infirmary - PET/CT scans are highly effective in detecting eye cancer metastasis

New York University Medical Center - Standard brain test may help predict dementia

Nexia Biotechnologies Inc. - Biotechnology company reports net income of $11.8 million

Novavax, Inc. - Biopharma company completes sale of certain assets to Pharmelle

Novo Nordisk - Pharma company appoints clinical director of growth hormone

Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens - Recent findings illuminate research in cardiopulmonary bypass

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. - Cancer therapeutics company appoints Karl Mettinger, MD, PhD, chief medical officer

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. - Patient enrolment begins in Reolysin clinical trial

Osaka University - Reports describe recent advances in vaccines vector research

Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. - Medical device company announces four additions to staff

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America - Pharma partnership establishing patient assistance programs for Hurricane victims

Pohang University of Science & Technology - C-terminal of AgRP stimulates insulin secretion through calcium release

Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver - Serial arteriography accurately predicts response to treatment

Princeton University - Novel alanine scanning method used to determine key Arp1p features

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase 3 trial of opioid-induced constipation treatment reaches target

Purkinje - EMR adds prescription preadjudication and payer messaging via collaboration

Qiagen N.V.Conta - Nucleic acids separations and purification company to acquire Shenzhen PG Biotech

Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center - Study examines optimum recall rates to enhance cancer detection for mammographically screened women

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB - Researchers find yeast integral in nasal insulin delivery

Ruhr University of Bochum - Bony fixation of titanium prostheses may be feasible in revision surgery

Saarland University Medical Center - Clinical trial shows intake of dietary copper helps Alzheimer patients

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute for Medical Science, Uttar Pradesh - Liver injury is common in adults with dengue infection

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - SIVsm virus elicits antibodies with heterologous neutralizing activity

Second Military Medical University, Shanghai - Signal regulatory protein studied, role in PC12 cell differentiation revealed

Sentillion, Inc. - U.S. patent granted for context management technology with audit capabilities

Servier - New data on antiosteoporotic agent Protelos presented at conference

Society of Nuclear Medicine - Three grants enhance nuclear medicine/molecular imaging in China and India

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Children and adolescents with advanced cancer can make complex end-of-life care decisions

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. - Licensing agreement signed to develop oral broad spectrum antifungal entity

SummaCare - Health benefits company offers tips on picking Medicare Part D prescription plan

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. - Laure Duhot named senior VP by assisted living company

Tohoku University, Miyagi - Growth hormone secretion, butyrate suppression in pituitary cells described

Tranzyme Pharma - Gordana Kosutic named VP, of GI-focused biopharmaceutical company

U.S. BioDefense - U.S. Department of Defense research contractor receives first stem cell line from Canada

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Reports add new data to HIV/AIDS epidemiology research

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Rotavirus vaccines for developing world reviewed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Violence and post-traumatic stress disorder in Mexico examined

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Nonradioactive method to measure activated K-ras protein optimized

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Phase velocity dependent on trabecular thickness and spacing

U.S. National Eye Institute - Diagnosis of primary intraocular lymphoma requires an expert pathologist

Universita degli Studi di Siena - Combinatorial chemistry targets different stages of replicative HIV-1 cycle

University General Hospital Gregorio Maranon, Madrid - Treating first AMI with thrombolytic therapy increases risk of free wall rupture

University Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona - Calpain contributes to impairment of Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase during early reperfusion

University of Adelaide - Cerebral palsy litigation threatens the future of obstetrics

University of Alabama - Autoimmune encephalomyelitis studied, P-selectin glycoprotein role clarified

University of Barcelona - Oleoyl-estrone and beta₃ -adrenergic agonist promote lipid depletion

University of California, Irvine - CV neurons inhibited similarly by low-frequency manual and electric acupuncture

University of California, San Diego - Gene and stem cell therapies for nervous system injury examined

University of Colorado - Iron-associated oxidative stress from alcohol consumption promotes cancer

University of Gottingen - Success rate of cryoablation of SVT substrates was lower than RF catheter ablation

University of Groningen - Dopamine D-3 receptor antagonist C-11-GR218231 acts as PET tracer

University of Illinois - The heparin-binding site of antithrombin is critical for blocking angiogenesis

University of Leipzig - Neuropeptide Y analyzed, membrane interaction detected

University of North Carolina - Rac1 signal transduction analyzed, Nischarin regulation defined

University of Palermo - Experts differ on the management of patients with chronic hepatitis C

University of Pennsylvania - Hepatitis C virus replication strengthens upon CD8+ T cell depletion

University of Pennsylvania - Immunotherapy for gynecological malignancies reviewed

University of Rochester - MexCD-OprJ pump acts as a mechanism for azithromycin-resistance in P. aeruginosa biofilms

University of Sherbrooke - N-glycosylation positioning analyzed, roles for AT1 receptor defined

University of Southern California - Consensus panel calls for expanded role of less invasive procedures

University of Tsukuba - Appetitive reinforcement in Drosophila larvae stimulates medium-term memory

VA Medical Center, Gainesville - Factors accounting for decline in PIN predictive values described

VUB, Brussels - Recent findings in stem cell transplantation described

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Lymphoproliferative disorder complicates renal transplants

Vertebron Inc. - Acquisition of intellectual property from Nacor announced

Vibra Healthcare LLC - Hospital company announces development of specialty hospital in California

Vyteris Holdings (Nevada), Inc. - Positive results for phase 1 trial of zolmitriptan for acute migraines reported

Walgreen Co. - Drug store chain acquires rights to multivitamin brand name from Squibb

Washington State University - Dietary protein quality studied, effect on nitrogen isotopes clarified

Yale University - Training in telephone medicine needed to prevent communication errors

Yamaguchi University - Corneal fibroblasts studied, lipopolysacccharide potentiation clarified

ZLB Behring - U.S. FDA approves room temperature storage of Helixate FS