Biotech Law Weekly

Medtronic, Inc. - Neurostimulation device implanted in study patient for chronic headache

Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Biopharmaceutical company announces appointment of new board member

Merck & Co - Study compares weekly osteoporosis treatment

Merck &. Co., Inc. - Merck withdraws Vioxx based on 3-year data from APPROVe clinical trial

Mie University - Changes in adiponectin expression affect metabolic status in pregnant mice

Montefiore Medical Center - "Sunken chest" corrected by less traumatic, novel surgery

Mylan Laboratories Inc. - Pharmaceutical company granted FDA approval for bromocriptine mesylate ANDA

National Cancer Center Hospital, Chiba - PEI regimen active/well tolerated for sensitive relapsed small-cell lung cancer

National Institute for Medical Research, London - Antibodies to Plasmodium MSP1₁₉ form ring structures with antigen

National University, San Luis - Variable cholinergic agent activity in estrous cycle regulates ovarian steroids

NaviCath Ltd. - Remote-control PCIs may aid cardiologists

NeoPharm, Inc. - Drug company director files definitive consent statement to restructure board

NexMed, Inc. - Transdermal treatment company files IND for nail fungal infection treatment

Northwestern University - Cellular surface mechanics dictate complex cell pattern in retina

Northwestern University - No link found between folate intake and the risk of pancreatic cancer

Northwestern University - Psychological adjustment to twins after infertility needs more study

Norwegian American Hospital - William E. Groeper named interim president/CEO of Norwegian American Hospital

Ohio State University - Survivors may have less ability to learn certain tasks

Orebro University Hospital - Hospital-acquired C. difficile infection 1300-fold higher than in community

Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Pharmaceutical company accelerates FACTIVE sales force expansion

PDI, Inc. - Outsourced marketing services company offers financial, personnel updates

PROKARIA - Genomics develops novel strand-displacing DNA-Polymerase

Paladin Labs Inc. - Pharma company signs marketing agreement for women's health products

Park City Solutions - Palmetto Health Alliance signs agreement to expand laboratory outreach

Peninsula Medical School - Thiazolidinediones do not directly protect pancreatic beta cells

Peninsular Medical School - Information-seeking behaviors of prostate cancer patients' partners studied

Pennington Biomedical Research Cntr. - Basic fibroblast growth factor has rapid bone anabolic effects in OVX rats

Pennsylvania State University - Leg blood vessels adapt with age to allow exercise without fainting

Pharmaprojects - Database tracking pharmaceutical company highlights changing R&D trends

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company appoints advisory board, retains Hanify & King

ProteoGenix Inc. - Genomics and proteomics selected Bruker Daltonics Inc. as strategic partner

Proteomics - Researchers find soybean plant that lacks allergy-causing protein

Purdue University - Sex-related differences in oral ciprofloxacin disposition not only weight-based

Repligen Corporation - Pharma company initiates clinical trial for obsessive compulsive disorder

Rockefeller University - Dying cells encourage neighbors to grow

STRATEC Biomedical Systems AG - Blood group typing and antibody device development approved by FDA

Sahlgrenska University Hospital - PARP-1 gene knock-out protects male mice from perinatal brain injury

Scripps Research Institute - Pathogenic molecular clone of FIV clade C characterized

Shape Up America - Koop backs nonprofit to make childhood obesity prevention public health priority

Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Atul Minocha named vice president of global marketing by orthopedics firm

Sprint - Virginia's Riverside physicians now using hand-held secure wireless cell devices

St. Jude Children's Hospital - Hematopoietic cells and osteoblasts derived from common BM progenitor cell

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Medical device company discontinues symmetry bypass aortic product line

Stanford University - New atherosclerosis therapies improve the function of the NO synthase pathway

Stanford University Medical Center - California immunology researchers identify T cell that relieves asthma in mice

Sunnybrook & Women's College - Antioxidants block prostate cancer in transgenic mice

Synbiotics Corporation - Veterinary products corporation restructures debt

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America - Research-based pharmaceutical submits NDA for investigational sleep drug

Technology University Compiegne, Compiegne Cedex - Fluidized bed bioreactor has potential for extracorporeal liver supply

Tel Aviv University -  Lactobacillus GG bacteria ameliorate arthritis in Lewis rats

The Aristotle Corporation - Education, medical supplier acquires science products firm Ginsberg Scientific

Tohoku University - Technique captures flow dynamics produced solely by ventricular expansion

Tongji Medical College - Adeno-associated virus-mediated kallikrein gene therapy prevents cardiac injury

Toshiba America Medical Systems - Research at Beth Israel Deaconess broadens application of multidetector CT

Trakya University Hospital - Pressure-induced tibial pain could be clinical indicator of low bone density

Trans Genic Inc. - Gene-focused company ranked 24th on Deloitte's Fast 50 List in Japan

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. - Enzyme-focused company gets $300,000 orphan development grant for Hunter drug

True Health, Inc. - U.K. service, medical equipment provider to hospitals expands sales area

Tufts University - Oral amoxicillin/parenteral penicillin equal in children with severe pneumonia

U.S. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology - Extracellular matrix changes in stented coronary arteries characterized

U.S. Army Med. Research Inst. of Infec. Diseases - Management of laboratory exposures to bioterrorism agents reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC awards $2.5 million to Emory, UNC to increase cancer screening

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - U.S. FDA launches information campaign to raise risk, benefits awareness of HRT

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Gene essential for A. fumigatus growth but does not contribute to pathogenicity

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Hepatocyte growth factor promotes the metastasis of c-Met positive carcinomas

U.S. National Institutes of Health - International effort makes data freely available to scientists worldwide

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Vision area of the brain finds new work as language processor in blind people

U.S. Tuna Foundation - Foundation seeks to educate consumers that canned tuna is a healthy option

UFR Physiology of the Nutrition -  Fraxinus excelsior is hypoglycemic in normal and diabetic rats

Univ. Mediterranee, Marseille - HIV-1 and MLV Gag sufficient to recruit APOBEC3G into virus-like particles

Univ. of California, Davis - Galectin-7 transfection diminishes tumor growth

Univ. of Illinois, Chicago - Clinical trial will see if botanicals can reduce memory loss in menopause

Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Cntr. - IMRT reduces radiation dose to healthy breast tissue

Universita Vita Salute San Raffaele - Utility of penile implants in era of oral drug treatment reviewed

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - C-terminal domain of tetanus heavy chain rescues neurons from apoptosis

University College London - Nogo signaling is a key pathway in nervous system and muscle development

University of Alberta - NIH funds centers to study islet transplantation

University of Amsterdam - Acidic pH_i or absence of Na_i ⁺ loading limit injury

University of Antwerp - Magnesium supplements improve neuropathy in type 1 diabetic patients

University of Auckland - Lactoferrin is a potential therapeutic target in bone disorders

University of Barcelona - Short tilt test with nitroglycerine has advantages for evaluating syncope

University of Bari - Hypo-osmotic swelling test identifies subfertile men likely to cause pregnancy

University of Birmingham - DHEA not recommended for healthy elderly people

University of Cincinnati - Diazoxide activates Akt through the PI3 kinase signaling pathway

University of Cincinnati - Positive force-frequency relationship is related to PLN phosphorylation

University of Cologne - Evidence based treatment of heart failure lowers morbidity and is cost-effective

University of Connecticut - Schedule for Evaluation of Quality of Life validated in diabetic youth

University of Florence - Bilirubin damages surfactant surface tension properties

University of Freiburg - Antiviral antibodies block hepatitis C virus-like particle binding

University of Heidelberg - Rapid effects of aldosterone may participate in pathogenesis of CV disorders

University of Helsinki - KCNJ2 gene mutations should be considered in genetic subclass of LQTS patients

University of Idaho - Culture-independent methods provide insights into infective bacterial species

University of Manitoba - Physical activity guide for older adults improves functional fitness

University of Massachusetts - Cathepsin S appears to play important role in generating peptides

University of Massachusetts - Immortalized microvascular endothelial cells model angiogenesis in vitro

University of Melbourne - Air rather than oxygen recommended for newborns requiring ventilation

University of Melbourne - Ventilating babies with air, rather than pure oxygen, could reduce mortality

University of Michigan - SH2-B gene disruption causes insulin resistance and glucose intolerance

University of Minnesota - Abnormal motor function persists after recovery from perinatal Cu deficiency

University of Minnesota - Plasma phytoestrogens unaltered by postmenopausal women's probiotic consumption

University of Missouri - High-fat meal attenuates benefits of exercise session

University of Munich - Efficacy of automated external defibrillators determined in rail stations

University of New South Wales - Effect of sPLA₂ deposition on bacterial contact lens adhesion determined

University of North Carolina - Expensive new meds increase drug expenditures in the state Medicaid program

University of Pennsylania - Grant will fund initiative to help understand genes' effects on medications

University of Pittsburgh - Autoimmune conditions share overlapping genetically controlled pathways

University of Rochester Medical Center - The anti-VEGFR2 antibody DC101 potentiates the effects of tumor radiotherapy

University of Sao Paulo - Genetics/lifestyle influence protective effect for developing atrophic gastritis

University of Saskatchewan -  Streptococcus dysgalactiae proteins protect against bovine mastitis

University of South Florida - Novel alpha7 nAChR subunit isoform identified

University of Southern California - Bladder cancer bank will be effective tool in marker development

University of Southern California - Smoker airflow obstruction severity correlates with Pneumocystis colonization

University of Surrey - Low-fat diet impedes vitamin E absorption

University of Sussex - Putative bZIP domain of Epstein-Barr virus EBNA 3C analyzed

University of Sydney - High glucose upregulates PPAR-gamma and has anti-inflammatory effects

University of Tampere - Atherosclerotic lesions in LAD appear to depend on amount of alcohol consumption

University of Texas Medical Branch - RNA viruses alter vector host range, resulting in potential disease emergence

University of Utah - Genes reveal modern & archaic humans made contact

University of Utah - Good for the ozone - neurotoxic for workers

University of Utrecht - Postoperative health status measures compared

University of Vermont - Estrogen plus progestin associated with increased risk of venous thrombosis

University of Virginia - Local anesthetics inhibit thromboxane A₂ signaling in K562 cells

University of Washington - Pegylated interferon may cause vision disorders in chronic hepatitis C patients

University of Wisconsin - Reduced adiposity by desaturase deficiency is PPAR-independent

University of Zurich - Concurrent infections with vector-borne pathogens caused fatal hemolytic anemia

University of the Basque Country - Enkephalin-degrading enzymes in human semen reviewed

Valentis, Inc. - Results in phase 2 clinical trial of claudication arterial drug announced

Varian Medical Systems - Image-guided radiation device installed at radiotherapy clinic in Switzerland

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - Chris Hanna appointed vice president of newly formed oncology information unit

Wake Forest Univ. Medical Center - Soy could be good for the heart and bones of premenopausal women

Washington Group International, Inc. - Pfizer awards architectural, engineering services contract for Michigan projects

Washington University - UV-A-responsive genes identified in lens epithelial cells

Weizmann Institute of Science - Animal model for PCOS developed

Welch Allyn - Medical products manufacturer launches wireless rapid response software system

World Health Organization - Program focuses on stopping 'invisible epidemic' of maternal deaths in poor areas

Yale University - Nonpathogenic, live, viral vaccine vectors responses characterized

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. - FibroGen to license erythropoietic small molecule in development for anemia

diaDexus, Inc. - Web site exposes connection between inflammation and coronary heart disease