Biotech Law Weekly

Medical College of Georgia - Mutant Stat5b defines key defective pathway in diabetic mice

Medical College of Georgia - Prevention of type 2 diabetes reviewed

Medical College of Ohio -  Moraxella catarrhalis protein is adhesin for human lung cells

Medical College of Wisconsin - Developmental pharmacology principles applied to environmental toxins

Medical University of Gdansk - Peptide MS/MS spectra evaluated with artificial neural network analysis

Medical University of Vienna - Bone marrow VEGF levels parallel the phases of chronic myeloid leukemia

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - New nomograms can predict survival in patients with castrate prostate cancer

Mylan Laboratories, Inc. - NDA submitted for nebivolol

Nanogen, Inc. - Patent issued for electronic devices for active biological operations

National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Novel transcription regulator protein p60TRP characterized

National Yang Ming University - Guillain-Barre coexists with pericarditis after influenza vaccination

Nellcor - Oklahoma Children's Hospital adopts oximetry systems

Neurogen Corp. - Drug-discovery company reports on portfolio, announces lower first quarter net losses

NeurogesX, Inc. - One-hour application of NGX-4010 patch results in sustained pain reduction

New Cross Hospital, Woverhampton - Combined image guidance can be done with reduced biopsy weights

Northwestern University - FGF2 signaling determines beta-catenin effect on neural stem cell proliferation

Novavax, Inc. - Vaccine maker reports 170% increase in total revenues during first quarter

Obihiro Univ. of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine - Antigens of abnormal isoform of prion protein characterized

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cancer-focused company reports lower first quarter net losses

Pennsylvania State University - Ambient pollutants may impair cardiac autonomic control

Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. - Additional data needed to support Oxymorphone ER New Drug Application

Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc. - Par Pharmaceutical begins shipment of generic Glucovance tablets

Pharmessen Scientific, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company completes $300,000 equity placement

Pheromone Sciences Corp. - Healthwatchsystems acquires marketing rights to Fertilite-OV fertility monitor

Presbyterian Univ. Hospital, Pittsburgh - BK virus load correlates with clinical course of infection in renal transplants

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals - Study: Testosterone patch improves desire in surgically menopausal women

Progen Industries Limited - FDA grants Orphan Drug Status to PI-88 for treatment of melanoma

Psychiatry - Majority of surveyed psychiatrists use PDAs more than four times a day

Qiagen N.V. - Netherlands holding company reports increase in first quarter net sales

Quality Assurance - Triosyn T-1000 respirator receives NIOSH certification

Queen's University Belfast - Endocrine profile normal in children with Perthes disease

RadNet Management, Inc. - MIC signs agreement with imaging provider in California

Ricardo Gutierrez Children Hospital - P6 protein intranasal vaccine protects against Haemophilus influenzae

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces first quarter 2004 financial results

Royal Free & Univ. College Medical School, London - Genetic testing for cardiovascular disease risk may not be helpful

Royal Perth Hospital - HLA-B*5701 and Hsp70-Hom M493T alleles necessary for abacavir hypersensitivity

Russian Academy of Medical Sciences - Laser destroys vascular plaques

SUNY Stony Brook - Mesenchymal stem cells make cardiac connexins and form functional gap junctions

SUNY Stony Brook - Pro-nucleotide inhibitors of adenylyl cyclases potentially therapeutic

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. - $2M Advanced Technology Program grant awarded for ZFP TF technology research

Scripps Research Institute - Scientists publish novel findings about neovessel formation

Sepracor Inc. - Experimental drug improves sleep in older patients

Serono, Inc. - Zorbtive launched for treatment of short bowel syndrome

Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine - New test determines pregnancy potential of embryo before IVF implantation

Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. - Therapeutics developer closes on $18.7M private placement financing

Stanford University - Electro-osmotic flow shows promise for use in neural interfaces

Stanford University - Hematopoietic stem cells adopt mature hematopoietic fates in ischemic myocardium

State University of New York Upstate Medical Unive - Ca²⁺ and CaM kinase regulate neurofilament expression

State University of New York, Albany - Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 activated by cyclin E in breast cancer cells

State University of New York, Buffalo - Central obesity increases risk for elevated liver enzymes and disease

State University of New York, Buffalo - Glucose and alcohol exert different effects on reactive oxygen species

Syrrx Inc. - Grant to enable study of crystallization processes of membrane-associated proteins

Tanox, Inc. - TNX-355 phase II clinical trial initiated for treatment of HIV

Technion Israel Institute of Technology - Modification of BCR tonic signals activates receptor editing in immature B cells

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology - Protein substrates of N-terminal ubiquitination reported

Tercica, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company reports first quarter financial results

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - Copaxone study shows effectiveness in primary progressive MS

Tokai University - Components of acellular pertussis vaccines in Japan verified

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Diagnostics company announces 39% increase in first quarter revenues

TriVirix Inc. - Manufacturing agreement announced for PC card blood pressure meter

Tufts Health Plan - Home monitoring program offers new support for heart failure patients

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - CpG oligodeoxynucleotides find immunotherapeutic use

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Animal studies show promise treating severe chronic pain

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Presence of certain eye disorders linked with poorer survival rates

U.S. National Institutes of Health - X-ray analysis conducted on protein vaccine candidate for malaria

U.S. Veterans Affairs Department - VA to close three hospitals

UNESP -  Bothrops jararaca venom targets tumor cells and their mediators

Univ. of California, San Diego - Questionnaire and potassium sensitivity test enable quick diagnosis

Univ. of California, San Francisco - "Cardiofunk" mutation probable source of valve problems

Univ. of California, San Francisco - The continuum of hepatitis C-related fibrosis grows with alcohol intake

Univ. of Michigan Health System - Breast exams could be 'teachable moment' to prompt colon cancer screening

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison - Wisconsin chemists find a new chink in TB's armor

Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome - Deep salvage with amprenavir and lopinavir/ritonavir partially effective

Universitat de les Illes Balears - Uncoupling proteins are gender dependent and affect weight control

Universite Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 - Translational repression mediated by the GM-CSF AU-rich element

University Children's Hospital, Brussels - Neuropeptides VIP and PACAP interact with leukemic myeloid cells

University of Alberta - Rituximab rapidly effective for patients with cold and warm autoantibodies

University of Bari - Early HITT diagnosis crucial for Lepirudin efficacy

University of Bologna - Hamster model for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection developed

University of California - Urban homeless often battle chronic lung disease

University of California, Davis - Isoflavone compound may benefit men

University of Cambridge - Chemokines and cytokines expressed in Salmonella-infected chicken hatchlings

University of Cambridge - Murine herpesvirus-68 ORF73 critical for latency establishment and maintenance

University of Frankfurt - Valproic acid modulates the synthesis of angiogenic proteins in cancer cells

University of Fribourg - In vivo gene delivery with regulatable lentivirus surveys neurogenic function

University of Goteborg - Staphylococcal protease does not affect outcome of infectious arthritis

University of Heidelberg - Gefitinib and trastuzumab show promise for treatment of metastatic breast cancer

University of Helsinki - Effects of imipramine on prefrontal cortex gene expression elucidated

University of Illinois -  T. brucei genes encode functional PMCAs essential for Ca²⁺ homeostasis

University of Illinois - Role of conserved acidic residue in LDL-A determined

University of London - Novel C. rodentium type III secreted proteins reduce colon hyperplasia

University of Manchester - Direct cell contact influences fate of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

University of Maryland - Fes regulates myeloid differentiation via transcription factors

University of Massachusetts - Thymic Notch1 activation regulated by p53

University of Miami - Some melanoma cells use the abluminal surface of vessels for migration

University of Michigan - Regulation of luteinizing hormone receptor expression reviewed

University of Naples - Cognitive impairment is common in older patients with congestive heart failure

University of Nebraska - Aromatase inhibitors for postmenopausal breast cancer therapy reviewed

University of North Carolina - Study may help predict premature infants at risk of total blindness

University of Oxford - MRI represents food texture and oral fat in the human brain

University of Oxford - Response to conserved epitope linked to protection from malaria

University of Paris 11 - Hepatocellular carcinomas present newly identified characteristics

University of Pittsburgh - Prostate-specific antigen doubling time is useful in finding recurrent disease

University of S. Florida - A heme oxygenase-1 plasmid system protects the heart from ischemic injury

University of Uppsala - Oral diphtheria vaccine with microparticle adjuvant is immunogenic

University of Warwick - Fat-fighting undermined by over active eating pacemaker

University of York - E-Health is no threat to GPs

University of the West of England - Nociceptin/orphanin FQ modulates T-cell activity

Vicuron Pharmaceutical - Novel inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase I characterized

Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Weight loss is critical to effective management of obesity hypertension

ViroLogic, Inc. - Biotechnology company reports 29% increase in first quarter revenue

Wageningen University - Leptin responsiveness not affected by variation in leptin receptor gene

Wake Forest University - Monkey study suggests ET may lower androgens in postmenopausal women

Warsaw School of Medicine - Serum growth factor activity characterized in hemodialysis patients

Yale University - Ethanol post-fixation enhances histological bone analyses

Yale University - Losing a job near retirement age significantly increases risk of stroke

Yale University - Night-time eating in adults with binge eating disorder described

Yamaguchi University School of Medicine - Future savings offset the initial costs of treating chronic hepatitis C

Zambon Group - Newron inks agreement to develop novel treatments for pain conditions

iCAD, Inc. - CAD products manufacturer reports 145% increase in first quarter sales