Aging and Elder Health Week

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Effect of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors on gliomas studied

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York - Sickle cell disease corrected in human models using stem cell-based gene therapy

Mergers & Acquisitions - Brookdale acquires a previously leased six-facility portfolio

Mergers & Acquisitions - Health Fitness Corp. acquires HealthCalc Network, Inc.

Ministry of Health & Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow - Induced expression of melittin suppresses Chlamydia and Mycoplasma infections

Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. - Cancer screening systems maker changes its name to CytoCorp

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Data advance knowledge in Cancer Therapy research

Nagoya City University Medical School, Aichi - ErbB2 mutations are rare in Japanese patients with lung cancer

Netherlands National Institute of Public Health & Environment - VNTR and FliP are rapid and discriminatory Mycobacterium tuberculosis typing methods

Northwestern University, Chicago - The MCT-1 oncogene promotes tumor angiogenesis and blocks apoptosis

Norway Institute of Transport Economics - Study identified driver health conditions that signify crash risk factors

Osaka University - Clinical efficacy of cancer immunotherapy targeting WT1 protein should be clarified

Osmangazi University, Eskisehir - Serum Cys C and urinary enzymes may be screening markers for renal dysfunction in diabetics

Osped CSS, San Giovanni Rotondo - MDR1 polymorphisms are not associated with inflammatory bowel disease

Patient Compliance - Patients are compliant with statin therapy for 3 years regardless of gender or age

Personnel - Public health scholar Susan C. Scrimshaw named president of Simmons College

Personnel - Steven Glass, CPA, named chief financial officer of Cleveland Clinic Health System

Pharmacogenetics - Genetics may influence efficacy and safety of commonly prescribed drugs

Pharsight Corp. - Software maker reports expanding use of DMX

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company acquires royalty and milestone rights for methylnaltrexone

Purdue University, West Lafayette - Engineers design nutrition delivery system for Kenyan AIDS victims

Purdue University, West Lafayette - Researchers curb activity of "watchdog" protein that slows spread of genetically predisposed cancer

ResMed, Inc - Respiratory disorders company appoints head of European operations and CFO

SUNY College Oswego - Potent background stressor can heighten CV responses

Schering-Plough Corporation - Combination treatment for chronic hepatitis C granted marketing approval in Japan

Sepracor Inc. - Hydrofluoroalkane metered-dose inhaler available by prescription for asthma, COPD

Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - U.S. FDA issues approvable letter for transdermal patch to treat ADHD in children 6-12

Shire plc - New drug application filed with U.S. FDA on mesalamine treatment for ulcerative colitis

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Orthopedic devices company launches device for hindfoot degeneration, trauma

St. James Hospital, Dublin - Vitamin C enhanced chemosensitization of esophageal cancer cells

Swedish Medical Center, Seattle - Prepregnancy physical activity is associated with decreased risk of preeclampsia

Taiwan Center of Disease Control - Antigenic divergence of B. pertussis circulating isolates has evolved over time

Targanta Therapeutics Inc. - Discovery of new class of agents to target Staphylococcus aureus announced at meeting

Temple University, Philadelphia - Age-related memory deficits were reversed by galantamine treatment in murine model

Thomas Jefferson University - Finding enables scientists to refine vaccine against rabies

Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Pharma company submits new drug application to U.S. FDA for HIV-1 treatment

Tohoku University, Sendai - Studies describe new findings in Diabetes Pathogenesis research

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Risk of radiation-induced cancer in SCH patients deemed small

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Primer removal not a necessary component of HIV-1 reverse transcription

Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia - Pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine is not affected by gender of renal transplant patients

Universidad del Valle, Cali -  P. vivax Pvs25 recombinant protein blocks parasite transmission

Universitatsklinik, Bochum - Pain treatment analyzed among patients with incurable malignant tumors

University Children's Hospital, Zurich - Further studies are needed to safely treat arterial thromboembolic events in pediatric patients

University of Bergen - New form of diabetes described

University of Bonn - Recent findings illuminate research in Transplant Medicine

University of Calgary - Study examines new pathways linking cholestatic liver disease to central nervous system changes

University of California, Berkeley - Alcohol use is a risk factor for acquiring HIV infection from female sex workers

University of California, Los Angeles - PBK/TOPK is a marker for transiently amplifying neural progenitors in subependymal zone

University of California, San Francisco - Ischemic preconditioning improved transplantation survival from 25 to 88% in rat model

University of California, San Francisco - Neurocardiogenic injury may be due to excess norepinephrine

University of Cambridge - Activin/Nodal and FGF pathways cooperate to maintain ESC pluripotency

University of Chile, Santiago - Prophylactic thyroidectomy used to treat hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma

University of Cincinnati - Recombinant factor VIIa is potentially useful for intracerebral hemorrhage

University of Cologne - Inhibited nuclear translocation overcomes apoptosis signaling defects in B-cell malignancies

University of Dundee - Review investigates the influence of leptin on hippocampal synaptic plasticity

University of Heidelberg - Notch signal blockade halts pancreatic cancer neurovascular progression

University of Heidelberg - Protein overexpression influences pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell growth

University of Kiel - Findings in oncology provide new insights

University of Leeds - Complement C3 and CRP levels are elevated in patients with stable coronary artery disease

University of London University of College - Material and morphological properties of bone collagen can be analyzed in situ

University of Pennsylvania - HIV-1 VPR protects against lethal superantigen challenge while maintaining T cell levels

University of Pennsylvania - Low-carbohydrate diet is not more cost-effective than standard diet for weight loss

University of Pennsylvania - Obtaining refills via pill organizers dispensed by pharmacist improves HAART adherence

University of Prince Edward Island - New research in the area of diagnostics detailed

University of Queensland - Exercise increases pulse pressure amplification, aortic stiffness

University of Queensland - Researchers identify large tracks of human genome that lack transposable genetic elements

University of Texas, Houston - Calcitonin gene-related peptide localization is similar to sarcolemmal L-type calcium channel

University of Toronto - Urgency scale inclusion in coronary angiography queue management may decrease mortality

University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Transgenic rabbits model the features of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

University of Turin - Anti-HER-2 DNA vaccine protects against squamous cell carcinomas

University of Ulsan, Seoul - AMPK activation by alpha-Lipoic acid prevents endothelial dysfunction in obese rats

University of Utrecht - Radiation treatment should be administered within 2 days of surgery to reduce keloid recurrence

University of Western Australia - Local reactions to diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine are Th2-associated

University of Wisconsin - Delivery of naked plasmid DNA into muscle corrects hyperbilirubinemia

University of Wisconsin - Tat-specific CD8 cells suppress SIV replication more effectively than Gag-specific cells

Viking Systems Inc. - Laparoscopic 3-D vision systems maker announces closing of $3 million bridge financing

Virginia Commonwealth University - Study suggests depression more commonly inherited in women than men

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne - Faults in newly discovered breast stem cells may lead to tumors

Washington University, St. Louis - Research add new data to Nosocomial Infections body of knowledge

Weight Watchers International, Inc. - Online weight management company redeems remaining minority interest for $304.8 million