Biotech Law Weekly

Merck Research Laboratories - Expression of potassium channels in pancreatic islets described

Millenium Biologix, Inc. - Skelite orthopedic products win CE mark

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Positive phase III data reported for PREOS

National Taiwan University Hospital - HBV genomic variability not seen to exacerbate chronic hepatitis B

Natl. Inst. of Public Health & the Environment, Bi - Beijing genotype linked with high TB relapse risk in Vietnam

NeoPharm, Inc. - "Tandem technology" delivers two drugs simultaneously into cancer cells

New York University - PTSD increases in children with extended ICU stays after cardiac surgery

Northwestern University - E-cadherin is important in prostate cancer cell invasion

Northwestern University - Tobacco use fingered as culprit in lung cancer increase in women

Novoste Corporation - Novoste announces staff reduction, resignation of chief operating officer

Obesity - Californians show concern over childhood obesity, study shows

Odense University Hospital - Reduced lipid oxidation in type 2 diabetes may be of genetic origin

Orphan Medical, Inc. - Xyrem marketing authorization application accepted for review in Europe

Partners AIDS Research Center - Children may have enhanced responses to anti-HIV immunotherapy

Patents - Appeals court upholds Genentech patent victory

PediaMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pediatric-focused pharma company promotes Martin P. Manco

Peking University - Novel real-time PCR assay enhances detection of SARS coronovirus

Personnel - Hythiam names Monica Alfaro Welling as VP of marketing

Pfizer Inc - Pharmaceutical company to be included in Dow Jones Industrial Average

Portland VA Hospital - Screening can essentially prevent colorectal cancer

Prescription Drug Importation - Wisconsin city studies getting prescription drugs from Canada

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham - Risk factors and recurrence of primary biliary cirrhosis

Quorex Pharmaceutical - Indazole-derived SAH/MTA nucleosidase inhibitors have antimicrobial activity

RITA Medical Systems, Inc. - RFA for breast cancer shows promise as minimally invasive treatment

Rand Corp. - Improving treatment creates long-lasting improvements for minority patients

Raven Biotechnologies, Inc. - Biotechnology company announces monoclonal antibody candidate

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - New software predicts promising ingredients for new drugs

Roche - Partnership plans to target cancer cells through the E2F pathway

Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Med. Center, Chicago - Ceramic-metal coupled hip components do not increase fretting corrosion

Santa Maria Croci Hospital - Early, high-dose chemotherapy with HPCS effective for poor prognosis GCT

Second University of Naples - Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the tongue reported in elderly man

Serono, Inc. - Serostim improves lean body mass in HIV-associated wasting, study shows

St. Jude Children's Hospital - PET-CT for pediatric oncology is implemented in a tertiary care center

St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis - Crystal structure of M. tuberculosis PPAT determined

Substance Abuse - Depressed young women at highest risk of alcohol abuse

Telik, Inc. - Telcyta phase III registration trial initiated in NSCLC

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Initial commercialization of Oxycodone 80 mg announced

The Medical Letter - Adverse drug interactions program launched

Thomas Jefferson University - Molecular profiling reveals novel genes linked to glomerular disease

ThromboGenics Ltd. - FDA grants orphan drug designation for microplasmin in pediatric eye surgery

Transoma Medical - $375,000 grant awarded to train employees for medical device market

Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company names new senior VP of clinical development

Tulane University - Genetic markers for obesity confirmed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -  Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures may represent cross contamination

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Pheophorbide is specific probe for measuring ABCG2 function and inhibition

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Acute immune response to filarial parasites characterized by Th1 cytokines

Univ. of California, Davis - Trypanosome microtubule-associated protein p15 is vaccine candidate

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Doctors likely to delay prescribing antiretrovirals for women, minorities

Univ. of Innsbruck Hospital - New anastomosis technique is reliable for vascular anastomosis

Univ. of Rochester Medical Center - Comprehensive study: We know little about environment's effects on kids

Univ. of Rochester Medical Center - Newer drugs more effective at curing strep throat than penicillin

Univ. of Texas, Dallas - Lack of specific brain protein causes marked deficits in learning, memory

University Hospital of Grenoble - New clues for glioma treatment found

University of Aberdeen - Requirements for leukocyte passage across blood-retina barrier described

University of Alabama Hospital - Epidemiology of Aspergillus terreus at university hospital described

University of Alberta - Further studies comparing rehydration therapies would waste resources

University of Barcelona - Trefoil peptide reduces VCAM-1 expression in intestinal inflammation

University of Copenhagen - Dissociation found between insulin resistance and insulin signaling

University of Ferrara - Post-HSCT dendritic cell recovery kinetics determined

University of Florida - Researchers use gel to deliver gene therapy to diaphragm muscle

University of Genoa - CD59 acts as co-receptor in natural killer cell activation

University of Glasgow - Exercise and postprandial lipid metabolism reviewed

University of Homburg - Oral medications are preferred for treating most cases of erectile dysfunction

University of Iowa - Diet rich in lean beef improves serum ferritin levels in adolescents

University of Klinikums Munster - Retrograde ureteropyelography demonstrates fibroepithelioma of left ureter

University of Leipzig - Blood test useful for monitoring immunosuppressant interactions

University of London - Low B12 linked with poor memory in people with high-risk genotype

University of Massachusetts -  Haemophilus influenzae protein complex induces cytokine production

University of Michigan - Susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes found on chromosomes 6, 11, 14A

University of Montpellier - Interaction between mannose receptors and C. albicans clarified

University of North Carolina - BMI superior obesity measure, but pediatricians not using it enough

University of Ottawa - Prevention and genetic testing for breast cancer vary geographically

University of Oviedo - Role of endothelin in inflammatory hyperalgesia in mice described

University of Oxford - Type 2 diabetes onset maps to chromosome 12p and locus on 12q24

University of Pennsylvania - Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura therapy reviewed

University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Plant-derived liminoids exhibit potent antiretroviral activity

University of Salerno - NF-kappaB/Rel-mediated apoptosis regulation reviewed

University of Southern California - USC awarded $3.5 million to study DNA enzyme

University of Toronto - New genes linked to gut problems

Valentis, Inc. - Patient enrollment completed for Deltavasc phase II trial

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - Assets of OpTx Corporation acquired

Vela Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Late-stage molecule licensed for the treatment of depression

Vital Living Corporation - Nutraceuticals company announces increased operating revenue for 2003

Waife & Associates, Inc. - Management consulting company announces new clinical operations associate

Washington University - Combining scans improves radiologists' targeting of lung tumors

Wonkwang University - Liquid chromatography-mass spec used to study antiangiogenic drug in rat model

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - Four neuroscience compounds to be co-developed and co-commercialized

Xanthus Life Sciences - C-1311 shows preclinical anticancer activity for colon cancer treatment

YM BioSciences Inc. - Drug development company selects chair for breast cancer trial

Yale University - Study suggests managed-care approach may reduce treatment effectiveness