Biotech Law Weekly

Morinaga & Company, Ltd. - New data illuminates research in obesity pathogenesis

NPHS Communicable Dis. Surveillance Cntr, Cardiff - Surgical site infection surveillance of orthopedic procedures reported

Nara Medical University - Impact of IOL design on high-order aberrations determined

National Association of State Boards of Education - New school policy guide issued to help manage children's asthma

National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Seeded scaffolds intervene to aid the infarcted heart

National Pasteurized Eggs - Incidences of salmonella spikes in 2005 according to pasteurizing association

National University of Singapore - New findings in liver cancer described

National Yang Ming University - Community-based study of cataracts among type 2 diabetics in Taiwan

National Yang Ming University, Taipei - Risk factors associated with bile leakage after hepatic resection

Neoforma, Inc. - Supply chain management solutions provider reports revenue

New Enterprise Associates - Venture capital firm invests in medical device manufacturer

Nextance Inc. - Solutions provider helps healthcare provider with compliance and productivity

Niigata University - High-dose cyclophosphamide effective for refractory MM after SCT relapse

Nippon Dental University of Tokyo - Prostaglandin effect analyzed, role of EP2 and EP4 receptors defined

Norvax Inc. - Web tool developer introduces e-mail autoresponder for health insurance quotes

Norwegian Univ. of Science & Technology, Trondheim - Tyrosine kinase inhibitors modify the invasive phenotype of prostate cancer

NutraCea - Agreement signed for distribution of stabilized rice bran products

Oita University - Interleukin-12 immunotherapy hastens the demise of solid tumors

Okayama University - Study examined recruitable coronary collateral blood ECG changes during PCI

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. - Patient enrollment completed in REOLYSIN clinical trial for cancer treatment

Osaka University - Higher serum IL-18 levels may be associated with greater carotid IMT

Osaka University, Japan - MDCT arthrography good for assessing hip dysplasia

Ospedale Umberto I, Mestre-Venezia - Early EPS/ICD treatment doesn't improve outcome for high-risk patients

Pacific Sunset Investments Inc. - Genomics company to provide physicians on patient's genetic profile

Partnership for Safe Medicines - Drug safety coalition warns of counterfeit drugs in European supply chain

Penn State University - Brief access to sweets prevents cocaine-seeking relapse in rats

Pfizer - Drug blocking the actions of aldosterone beneficial in heart failure treatment

Phase Forward - Clinical trial data management company reports second quarter results

PhereSys Therapeutics Corporation - Therapeutic apheresis company enters agreement with Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy

Pochon CHA University, Seongnam - Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase implicated in risk of stomach cancer

Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw - Glycated fibrinogen-methotrexate conjugates showed antileukemic activity

Polymedco, Inc. - Five assays granted waived status for the SPOTCHEM EZ analyzer

Precyse Solutions - California medical center signs agreement for remote coding technology, services

Prolexys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company joins consortium to develop tuberculosis drugs

Puerto de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid - Antivirals defeat hepatitis C in cirrhotic patients after liver transplants

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited - Approval granted to market Glimepiride; Vogseal launched in Japan

Regina Elena Inst. for Cancer Research, Rome - RALT gene loss impedes the efficacy of HER-2 inhibitor

Renovis - Expansion of SAINT II phase III trial with CEROVIVE announced

Resources For Living - New medically supervised weight-loss program introduced

Response Biomedical Corp. - On-site diagnostic tests producer appoints member to board of directors

Response Biomedical Corp. - Roche Diagnostics grants rights to commercialize NT-proBNP

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - Circus to fund research on endotheliotropic herpes viruses

SR Pharma plc - European biotech company raises financing with institutional investors

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Study suggesting procaine as exerting neuroprotective properties published

San Diego State University - Coping strategies for prostate cancer reviewed

Sao Rafael Hospital - Strategies to prevent rhabdomyolysis in bariatric surgery presented

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - End-of-phase 2 U.S. FDA review on gout therapy complete, phase 3 trial to begin

Schering AG - Research-based pharmaceutical company raises 2005 outlook after strong 6 months

Schering-Plough Corp. - U.S. marketing rights to eptifibatide injection acquired by healthcare company

Seoul National University Hospital - Feasibility of ampullectomy for early ampullary cancers evaluated

Shinshu University, Nagano - Clinical features of Helicobacter heilmannii infection studied

Shire Pharmaceuticals Group - Pharmaceuticals group reports good second quarter results with milestones met

Sigma-Aldrich - Life sciences products provider reports Q2 2005 sales growth of 27.4%

Slovak Academy of Sciences - Yeast glucan derivative has antioxidant activity in rat model

Source Medical Solutions - Electronic health record management software now available to outpatient clients

South Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna - Diagnosis of nonspecific granulomatous prostatitis analyzed

Southern General Hosp. Glasgow - Killer into cure - using viruses to treat cancer

Southern Research Institute - Contract research organization selected to operate new Mercury Research Center

SpectraCell Laboratories, Inc. - Jonathan Stein, PhD joins SpectraCell's scientific staff

St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto - Tuberculosis risk patterns determined for recent immigrants to Ontario

Stanford University - Intratumoral injection of naive dendritic cells effective for lymphoma

StemCyte, Inc. - Provider of stem cell transplantation, therapy passes 200 cord blood transplants

Sunesis Pharmaceutical - Protein-protein interactions in cancer detailed

Sungkyunkwan University - Hypersensitivity may cause osteolysis in patients with metal prosthesis

Swarthmore College - Cargo molecules obstruct arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptide uptake

TVR Communications - TV systems company launches interactive media division for healthcare facilities

Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. - Possible antitumor ribonucleoside developed

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. - FDA approves ROZEREM (ramelteon), sleep medication

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa - Ultrasound biopsy findings correspond with liver histology

Teikyo University, Tokyo - Reports add new data to gastroenterology research

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston - School-based factors predict the success of hepatitis B immunization programs

The Quigley Corporation - Health products company reports second quarter results

Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Science - Epithelial lung cell differentiation studied, protein interactions revealed

Tokyo Women's Medical University - Tissue-engineered vascular autografts seeded with autologous bone marrow cells

Toyohashi Heart Center, Aichi - Device enables the crossing of severe coronary artery stenosis

Trinity Biotech - Acquisition of Primus Corporation by Ireland-based biotech company complete

Tsing Hua University - Studies describe new findings in SARS vaccines research

Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien - Natriuretic peptides analyzed, effect on gallbladder muscle defined

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Researchers describe findings in measles vaccines studies

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Findings advance knowledge in cancer screening research

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Complement depletion renders mice sensitive to Bacillus anthracis

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Identifying microbial pathogens in post-9/11 era reviewed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Enhanced CD20 expression in tumor B cells controlled by ERK-dependent mechanisms

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Nonmyeloablative SCT corrects disease phenotype in leukocyte adhesion deficiency

U.S. Public Health Research Institute - Virulence of MTB isolates dependent on phenolic glycolipid produced by bacilli

Unilever - Hydration: Key element to healthy summer exercise regimen

Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - "Smart" bio-nanotubes developed

Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - Blood monocyte glycolipoprotein studied, Leptospira activation demonstrated

Universidade de Campinas, Sao Paulo - Salivary gland tumors studied in a Brazilian population

University College London - Findings describe new data in obstetrics research

University Hospital Maastricht - Human cytomegalovirus activates signals that trigger neointimal proliferation

University Hospital, Giessen - Effects of MRI fields on pacemaker function clarified

University of Alabama, Birmingham - Melanoma patients do not respond to plasmid DNA vaccine encoding MART-1

University of Arizona - Nerve cells' power plants caught in a traffic jam

University of Basque Country, Bilbao - Usefulness and limitations of ultrasound-guided core biopsy assessed

University of Bonn - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer vaccines

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Choroidal neovascularization therapies render similar outcomes

University of Buea - Research in malaria provides new insights

University of Buffalo - Filtering methods for time course microarray data compared

University of California, Irvine - BRCA1 depletion boosts the proliferation of mammary epithelial cells

University of California, Los Angeles - Colorectal distension-induced visceral pain studied, role of sauvagine defined

University of California, Los Angeles - Galectin-1 examined, effect on Nipah virus and dendritic cells defined

University of California, San Francisco - Findings advance knowledge in virology research

University of California, Santa Barbara - Dopamine specifically inhibits forebrain neural stem cell proliferation

University of Cantabria - Effects of weight loss after biliopancreatic diversion examined

University of Cincinnati - Research may provide new link between soft drinks and weight gain

University of Connecticut - Alternatives to patellofemoral arthroplasty reviewed

University of Florida - Gene therapy works in mice to prevent blindness that strikes boys

University of Florida, Gainesville - SM protein enhances expression of Epstein-Barr virus lytic genes

University of Frankfurt Klinikum - Anti-SARS-coronavirus drugs are crucial for control of future outbreaks

University of Glasgow - Bayesian regression algorithm identifies regulatory networks

University of Gottingen - Different diagnostic methods for breast cancer compared

University of Greifswald - Assessment of cardiopulmonary function reviewed

University of Halle Wittenberg - PSA quick testing used to screen for prostate cancer

University of Hamburg - Potential impact of molecular imaging in oncology examined

University of Heidelberg - Celecoxib appears to be an effective treatment for diffuse anterior scleritis

University of Hong Kong - Hepatitis B cirrhosis-related complications arise despite low DNA levels

University of Ioannina - CTLA-4 gene polymorphism linked to susceptibility to type 1 diabetes

University of Kentucky, Lexington - Researchers' findings advance atherosclerosis research

University of Leeds, West Yorkshire - Age does not impair key adaptations to exercise tolerance

University of London - Single-tube osmotic fragility test suitable for diagnosis

University of Mainz - NG2-positive cells examined, roles in CNS and demyelinating diseases clarified

University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur - Chemiluminescence aided in detection of oral cancer and epithelial lesions

University of Manchester - CD105 erases the effects of transforming growth factor on vessel growth

University of Manchester - Lens rigidity influences adverse event rate during continuous wear

University of Maryland - Enteropathogenic E. coli examined, secretion clarified

University of Melbourne - Factors affecting survival in patients with oral cancer described

University of Melbourne - Study examined cardiac actions of urotensin II

University of Michigan - Imaging of soft tissue sarcomas advised

University of North Carolina - Three high school football players died from heatstroke last year

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Response to oral bacteria may be more relevant to HD than periodontic signs

University of Oulu - Phosphatidylethanol boosts smooth muscle cell production of VEGF

University of Padua - Fibrinolytic test findings may facilitate early VOD diagnosis in pediatric HSCT

University of Paris - Laparoscopic assisted radical cystectomy evaluated

University of Pennsylvania - Cognitive therapy effective in preventing repeat suicide attempts

University of Pennsylvania - Master regulatory gene guides fate of blood-producing stem cells

University of Pittsburgh - 2-methoxyestradiol exerts renal and CV protective effects

University of Pittsburgh - MPP+-induced BimEL expression underlies dopaminergic cell death

University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona - Amyloid-mediated endothelial damage studied, lack of estrogen protection shown

University of Saskatchewan - Minimum follow-up time required for estimation of cure rate of cancer patients

University of Sassari - Lung cancer incidence increasing in Sardinia

University of South Florida - Predictors of posttraumatic growth after bone marrow transplantation examined

University of Tennessee - Inpatient pain medication after laparoscopic gastric bypass examined

University of Tokyo - Findings in synapses provide new insights

University of Tokyo - Novel human tRNA-dihydrouridine synthase involved in pulmonary carcinogenesis

University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Lipogenic enzymes proliferate in primary liver cancer

University of Turin - COX-2 is an independent predictor of poor outcome in multiple myeloma

University of Uppsala Hospital - Gastric pouch contains acid-producing parietal cells in gastric bypass

University of Valencia - Molecular epidemiology traces hepatitis C outbreaks in a hemodialysis unit

University of Warwick - Recent findings in endocrinology described

University of Washington - Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor studied, basolateral sorting signal defined

University of Wurzburg - Capillary zone electrophoresis assay devised for goldenseal extract analysis

University of Wurzburg - Study examined mechanisms of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism

University of Zaragoza - DNA array provides information about mutations and familial hypercholesterolemia

Utah Hip and Knee Center - NexGen cruciate-retaining implant has good long-term outcome

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. - Medical devices for venous reflux company named to new NASDAQ Health Care Index

Vivantes Auguste Viktoria Klinikum, Berlin - Study analyzed outcomes of stroke patients requiring ventilation

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Outer membrane vesicles from N. meningitidis for vaccines characterized

Washington State University - Neuropeptide receptors examined, expression in neuroblastoma cells clarified

Xenomics, Inc. - DNA-focused company closes $2.77 million financing to develop medical testing

Yale University - Adults with severe mental illness engage in risky sexual behaviors

Yonsei University - Azathioprine improves efficacy of steroid treatment in children

Young Innovations, Inc. - Dental products company reports record results for Q2 2005, declares dividend

Zonguldak Karaelmas University - Inhaled corticosteroids don't stunt growth in prepubertal patients

sanofi pasteur - ADACEL vaccine begins shipping in the U.S.