Biotech Law Weekly

Ministry of Health, Caracas -  Plasmodium vivax malaria successfully treated with chloroquine and primaquine

Myogen, Inc. - GlaxoSmithKline and Myogen announce pulmonary arterial hypertension partnership

Myogen, Inc. - Myogen reports net loss of $63 million or $1.68 per share for 2005

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals - Nabi Biopharmaceuticals announces U.S. fast track designation for NicVax

Nagasaki University - Bladder cancers produce strong lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis signals

Nanjing Medical University - Genetic variants in MDM2 promoter might not be linked to lung cancer risk in Chinese

National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. - Scientific study of recovery process sheds new light on role of spirituality

National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver - Proteins stop blood-vessel and tumor growth in mice

National University of Singapore - Researchers' data advance genetics & genomics research

NicOx S.A. - NicOx signs agreement with Pfizer for nitric oxide-donating compounds in ophthalmology

North Carolina Central University - Zebrafish/dramatic arts used to address health disparities

North Dakota State University - DNA vaccine is targeted to skin with the use of electroporation

Northwestern University, Chicago - Intracellular trafficking of plasmids during transfection mediated by microtubules

Novartis - Single-dose famciclovir tablets accelerate healing time of cold sore outbreaks, data show

NutraCea - NutraCea names Kody Newland as senior vice president of sales

Ohio State University - Obese people reported to be more sensitive to pain

Oragenics, Inc. - Oragenics completes $600,000 financing

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. - Orexigen Therapeutics appoints Dr. Gary Tollefson as CEO

Pain Management - SpineMED decompression table rehydrates spinal discs to relieve pain

Paul Ehrlich Institute, Langen - Kinase insert domain-containing receptor draws cytotoxic cells to tumor vessels

Peking University, Beijing - Acute skin inflammation may be reduced through Campsis grandiflora

Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition - Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition is finalist for 2006 Nonprofit Innovation Awards

Pharmazeutisches Institute, Tubingen - Recent findings illuminate research in HIV/AIDS HAART

Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Point Therapeutics' PT-630 demonstrates improved glucose regulation and metabolic parameters

Policlinico S Orsola, Bologna - Roles of MR imaging and M angiography in congenital diseases of thoracic aorta are considered

Research & Markets - Hormonal contraceptives, infertility drugs market estimated at US$7.1 billion, study shows

Roskamp Institute, Sarasota - New findings in the area of Alzheimer disease detailed

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - Melanoma-associated CTL response is enhanced by CD4 T cells in transgenic mice

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University - Elevated HSL Ser⁶⁶⁰ phosphorylation maintains HSL activity after AMPK activation

Rutgers State University, Piscataway - Influenza vaccination is prompted by worry and regret

Saginaw Future, Inc. - Christophe J-P Sevrain to consult on mid-Michigan medical devices expansion initiative

San Francisco General Hospital - Adverse reactions to permanent eyeliner tattoos have occurred

San Francisco General Hospital - HIV antibody seroreversion does not indicate viral eradication

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. - Sangamo BioScience, ZFP Therapeutics sign agreement to develop HIV program

Sapporo Medical University - Neuronal differentiation decreased by ethanol in a dose-dependent manner

Shandong University, Jinan - Galloyl pyrrolidine derivatives proposed as potential anti-tumor agents

Somnia, Inc. - First breakthrough vision procedure performed in Michigan

Sontra Medical Corporation - Sontra Medical completes financing with net proceeds of about $1.6 million

Spanish National Cancer Center - Recent findings in cancer vaccines provide new insights

Sparta Systems, Inc. - Pliva - Lachema implements Sparta Systems' TrackWise software

St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein - Osteoarthritis patients respond well to non-pharmacological intervention

Standard Management Corporation - Standard Management announces intent to defer payments on trust-preferred securities

Stanford University - For coronary bifurcation lesions, side-access stent proves successful

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Center, Toronto - Tumor immunity is enhanced by canary pox virus expressing melanoma antigen

Takeda Global Research & Development Center - Insomnia treatment by ramelteon had mild or moderate adverse reactions

The Hain Celestial Group - The Hain Celestial Group launches low-glycemic nutrition bars

ThermoGenesis Corp. - ThermoGenesis Corp. closes offering of common stock

Third Wave Technologies - Shimadzu, Toppan, Third Wave agree to develop point-of-care molecular diagnostic instrument

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Titan initiates phase 2 study of DITPA in treatment of elevated cholesterol levels

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - HCV replication is affected divergently by interferon-alpha subtypes

Tulane University, New Orleans - Glycemic control does not impact nontraditional cardiovascular disease risk factors equally

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - ADHD children more commonly experience nonfatal injuries

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Findings in hypertension provide new insights

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - U.S. CDC perspective on vaccine supply problems is presented

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Vaccination coverage in U.S. is affected by ethnicity

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - U.S. FDA initiative helps expedite development of seasonal and pandemic flu vaccines

U.S. National Institute of Mental Health - Schizophrenia potential therapeutic target identified

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Symptomatic West Nile virus infection risk increased by CCR5 deficiency

Unilever, North America - Healthy beverage guidelines proposed by expert nutritional panel

Universidade Federal do Ceara - Antitumor activity of physalins B and D investigated

Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele - Immunofluorimetric assay to detect urokinase receptor chemotactic epitope is developed

Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona - Moderate red-wine consumption prevents body weight gain in rats fed hyperlipidic diet

University College London - Colonic lesions diagnosed by elastic scattering spectroscopy

University Hospital Schleswig Holstein - Fetal echocardiography between 10 and 15 weeks yields data for development and defect detection

University Hospital Tubingen - Left ventricular function is quantified reliably by 16-slice multidetector-row computed tomography

University Hospital, Toulouse - Researchers' work adds to transplant medicine body of knowledge

University Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, Illkirch Graffenstaden - Stem cell factor is a potential therapeutic target in asthma

University of Adelaide - Link between common chromosomal fragile sites and cancer studied

University of Amsterdam - HIV-1 RNA helps guide patient selection for HAART in resource-poor settings

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Myeloma study using thalidomide shows improved remission rates

University of Athens - New research in the area of echocardiography detailed

University of Bari - Research in gynecology provides new insights

University of Bari Medical School - Hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation and invasion is inhibited by ZD6474

University of Basel Hospital - Low-carbohydrate appear as effective as low-fat diets in inducing weight loss

University of Bochum - Recombinant vectors enable the transduction of pancreatic and colon carcinoma

University of Bonn - Fungal infections can be treated efficaciously with itraconazole

University of British Columbia -  Ginkgo biloba modulates enzyme activity in rat hepatocytes

University of British Columbia - Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis closely mimics fibrotic usual interstitial pneumonia

University of Buffalo - Surgery for child apnea leads to weight gain

University of Cagliari - Patients with Parkinson disease require careful dopaminergic treatment evaluation

University of California, Irvine - HIV integrase inhibitor-binding pocket molecular model validated for drug discovery

University of California, Los Angeles - Breast cancer patients' trust in familial input for decision-making differs by ethnicity

University of California, Los Angeles - Lung cancer prognosticated by infiltration by CD8+ T cells and CD4+ T cells

University of California, Los Angeles - Neural progenitor transplant restores metabolic deficits in Huntington disease model

University of California, San Diego - Tipranavir targets HAART-experienced patients with multidrug-resistant HIV-1

University of California, Santa Barbara - Efficiency of observers to discriminate malignant from benign breast lesions assessed

University of California, Santa Barbara - Portable cocaine sensor developed at University of California Santa Barbara

University of Cambridge - Sema3A is neuroprotective of injury mediated by activated microglia

University of Chile - Liver injury involves hydroxylation and cytochrome content

University of Colorado - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of tissue engineering

University of Florida - Soft tissue sarcoma treated by adjuvant radiotherapy

University of Genoa - Telomerase peptides are immunizing agent in cancer patients

University of Glasgow - Exhaled ethane in lung cancer patients measured with laser spectroscopy

University of Glasgow - Findings describe new data in pneumococcal vaccines research

University of Heidelberg - Researchers' findings advance imaging research

University of Helsinki - Chitosan does not increase drug availability in products when included in formulations

University of Illinois - Triacylglycerol turnover kinetics indicate compartmented lipid storage

University of Kentucky - Hemorrhagic shock survival improved with delta opioid pretreatment in rat model

University of Kiel - Human papillomavirus analysis used to define N-status of head and neck cancers

University of Kuopio - HA14-1 induced apoptosis in follicular lymphoma B cells

University of Kuopio - Reports advance knowledge in osteoporosis research

University of Lausanne - Method to predict structure of peptides bound to MHC class I has been developed

University of Lausanne Hospital - Clonal evolution among highly polymorphic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus genes suspected

University of London - Progenitor cells comprise the main cell source of atherosclerotic lesions

University of London St. Georges Hospital - Use of transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy to diagnose prostate cancer reviewed

University of Maastricht - TUB is a novel candidate gene influencing body weight in humans

University of Manitoba - Herceptin sensitizes ErbB2-overexpressing cells to apoptosis

University of Miami - No treatment urgency indicated in patients with low-grade papillary tumors

University of Milan - Sudden infant death syndrome case is linked to hexavalent vaccine

University of Minnesota - Data advance knowledge in cord blood research

University of Missouri, Columbia - Researchers fight heart disease with pacing pigs

University of Montreal - Gene expression profiling identifies molecular classifiers of ovarian cancer

University of Mysore - Angiogenesis and tumor growth can be thwarted by licorice root extract

University of Navarra, Pamplona - Ergonovine test can diagnose vasospastic angina

University of North Carolina - New findings in cancer therapy described

University of Padua - Aldosterone excess has a negative impact on glucose metabolism

University of Padua - Chronic hepatitis C is associated with virally induced hepatic stenosis

University of Pittsburgh - Breast size affected dose delivered by intensity-modulated radiation therapy

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Reports add new data to cancer therapy research

University of Queensland - Metapneumovirus is protected against by cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitope vaccine

University of Santiago de Compostela - Effect of antioxidant vitamins on reducing risk of lung cancer investigated

University of South Florida - Chemotherapy-p53 cancer vaccine combination induces small cell lung cancer immune response

University of Southampton - Alzheimer disease-related cognitive impairment delayed by cholinesterase inhibitors

University of Southern California - In autoimmune hepatitis, P2X(7) receptors regulate NKT cells

University of Sydney - Persistent fasting hyperglycemia in GDM pregnancy predicts diabetes mellitus development

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - Long-chain fatty acyl-CoA detection method was developed for quantification in muscle

University of Thessaly, Larisa - Microsatellite instability at MEN1 locus implicated in lung carcinoid tumors

University of Tokyo - Placenta-derived mesenchymal cells evaluated for cartilage tissue engineering

University of Tromso - Renal transplantation hepatitis is associated with viral genetic variability

University of Tromso - Studies advance knowledge in osteoporosis research

University of Washington - Comet from coldest spot in solar system has material from hottest places

University of Wisconsin - Intense exercise disrupts pulmonary capillary integrity in healthy individuals

University of Wisconsin - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS vaccines research

Varian Medical Systems - Bangladesh triples linear accelerator capacity with equipment order from Varian

Vernalis Plc - Findings advance knowledge in obesity therapy research

Vrije University of Amsterdam - Diabetes patients' cognitive impairments arise from microvascular changes

WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. - WEX Pharmaceuticals announces committee recommendation to halt Tectin phase 2b/3 trial

Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund - Antidepressant therapy can counteract the degenerative processes associated with major depression

Wayne State University, Detroit - Enteric disease risk and vaccination attitudes differs among rural Chinese

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton - Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer 2005 database discussed

Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of ophthalmology

World Health Organization - Preeclampsia management may be enhanced with systemic literature search approach

Wuhan University - Crohn disease and intestinal TB diagnosis distinguished by colonoscopy and histopathology

Xencor, Inc. - HLA typing of MS patients may help identify patients for alternative therapies

Yale University - Bioengineers create stable networks of blood vessels

Yale University - Housestaff adherence to cervical cancer screening recommendations surveyed

Yale University - Need to motivate fruit and vegetable intake among callers to Cancer Information Service proposed

Yale University - T cell activation requires HuR nuclear export and cytokine mRNA stabilization

ZLB Behring - C1-inhibitor concentrate relieves abdominal pain in angioedema patients, study shows

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - Hepatitis B recurrence after liver transplantation is preventable

iCAD, Inc. - Imaging company Siemens to distribute iCAD system for digital mammography market