Biotech Law Weekly

Nagoya University - Cardiac hypertrophy is attenuated by mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism in low-aldosterone rats

Nanjing University - Studies from the People's Republic of China and United States advance knowledge in cancer treatment research

NanoViricides, Inc. - NanoViricides staff in Vietnam for H5N1/AviFluCide-I trials

National Taiwan University - VEGF-C/Flt-4 axis promotes invasion and metastasis of cancer cells

NaturalNano Inc. - NaturalNano appoints Sharell Mikesell, PhD, to board of directors

Netherlands Vaccine Institute -  Neisseria meningitidis vaccine's weak immunogenicity is overcome by prime-boost strategy

New York Hospital, Queens - Methemoglobinemia following transesophageal echocardiography may be more common than thought

Novadaq Technologies Inc. - Novadaq hires John Snisarenko as vice president and general manager of ophthalmology

Ohio State University - At least one protein of the EBV early antigen complex can induce immune dysregulation

Open Biosystems, Inc. - Open Biosystems launches collection of fully sequenced cDNAs in assay-ready format

Orebro University Hospital - Prostate cancer outcome indicators are needed in addition to the Gleason score

Oregon Health & Science University - OHSU receives state-of-the-art MRI systems

Ovarian Cancer - Studies from the United States and lvl@med describe new findings in ovarian cancer research

Pain Management - Sacral hemangioma-induced pain relieved by sacral kyphoplasty

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Governor Rendell announces bioscience company to locate headquarters in Montgomery County

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Pennsylvania Governor Rendell says new investments will improve women's health

Pharmaxis Ltd - Pharmaxis enrolls first patient in phase III trial of Bronchitol for bronchiectasis

PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. - PhytoMedical's ongoing diabetes-cinnamon research validated by new study

Pierre & Marie Curie University, Paris - Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction pathology has been examined

Polo University, Messina - Relevance of NGF/TrkA/p75 system to physiology of reproduction yet to be established

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago - Nicotinamide protected first-phase insulin response in first-degree relatives of type 1 diabetics

Purdue University, West Lafayette - Peanut oil consumption has little effect on appetite and food choice

Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa - Advanced heart disease is treatable using bone marrow cell transplantation

Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating Disorders - Treatment program suggests eating disorders a hidden cause of infertility

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York - Anthrax inhibitor developed that counteracts toxin; may lead to new therapeutics

Research and Markets - Anxiety disorders drug market likely to decrease from $4.5 billion to $2.6 billion by 2015

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - Cell adhesion and motility are influenced by integrin alpha 2-mediated ERK and calpain activation

Royal Adelaide Hospital - Medical journal literature failed to guide drug usage in the case of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors

Royal Adelaide Hospital - Reports from Australia and the United States add new data to imaging research

Royal Free & University College Medical School, London - New findings in diabetes described from the United Kingdom, United States and Finland

Royal Free & University College Medical School, London - Over 7 years of CART, risk of initial virological failure has been cut at least in half

Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb - Cervical carcinoma apoptosis induced by diazene JK-279

Salk Institute - Neurons find their place in the developing nervous system with the help of a protein molecule

San Raffaele Science Institute, Milan - New research from Italy, the United States and the United Kingdom in the area of cancer treatment detailed

Sapporo Medical University - Researchers from Japan, the United States and Spain publish new studies and findings in the area of transplants

Schering-Plough Corporation - Schering-Plough reports net income for first quarter of 2006 of $350 million

Senetek PLC - Senetek PLC reports 2005 total revenues of $5,871,000, down from $7,550,000 in 2004

Shandong University, Jinan - New findings in ovarian cancer described from the People's Republic of China and United States

Shanghai University - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, Germany and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of neurology

Shire plc - Shire receives interim response from U.S. FDA on Adderall XR citizen petition

Sichuan University, Chengdu - Reports from the People's Republic of China, United States and Japan add new data to ophthalmology research

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego - Hematopoietic stem cell compartment consists of limited discrete stem cell subsets

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals - Sirtris Pharmaceuticals secures $37 million in new equity placement, venture debt financing

Solicore, Inc. - Former Transmeta CEO Mark Allen joins board of Solicore, Inc.

Sophia Children's University Hospital, Rotterdam - Children with cancer experienced decrease in motor performance, independent of vincristine

Spectranetics Corporation - Spectranetics announces intent to offer approximately $43 million of its common stock

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - Intratumoral hemorrhage occurred among children with brainstem glioma

St. Louis University - Hepatocellular cancer diagnosis by liver biopsy and noninvasive methods compared

Stanford University - Reports from the United States advance knowledge in cell biology research

Stanford University - Researchers from the United States and Germany detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Amitiza launches in U.S. to treat chronic idiopathic constipation

Suzuka University of Medical Science - Corosolic acid shows antidiabetic properties in KK-Ay diabetic mice

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Targeted delivery of an antibody-photosensitizer conjugate occludes tumor blood vessels

Technical University of Munich - Snail appears to have only a minor role in tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract

Technion Israel Institute of Technology - Primary breast tumor growth, angiogenesis and survival is promoted by heparanase

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - Laparoscopic implantation of the Tenckhoff catheter is safe

The University of Queensland, Australia - Chronic smoking can damage the brain's prefrontal cortex

Tm Bioscience - Tm Bioscience signs Turkey distributor for RVP to detect avian flu virus, many others

Tokai University, Isehara - Reports from Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States describe recent advances in genetics research

Tokyo Medical University - Pancreatic cancer treated by phenoxazine derivatives

Tsing Hua University, Beijing - Dapper 1 antagonizes Wnt signaling by promoting dishevelled degradation

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Pneumonic plague transmitted by respiratory droplets not aerosols

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Researchers from the United States and India provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Researchers from the United States, Germany and Japan publish new studies and findings in the area of virology

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Staphylococcal enterotoxin B quantification in food matrixes by LC-MS method is developed

U.S. National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - Researchers from the United States and Colombia describe findings in malaria studies

U.S. National Science Foundation - Hyena mothers give their cubs a helpful dose of hormones

U.S. Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring - Immune response to pre-erythrocytic stages of malaria parasites is focus of review

UNICEF, Geneva - Evidence is deficient for efficacy of bleach microscopy for TB case detection

Union Hospital Health Group, Terre Haute - Postpartum depression is evident across cultures, but cause and treatment vary

Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore - New findings from the United States in the area of arteries detailed

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona - Researchers from Spain and the United States describe findings in leukemia studies

Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf - Progressed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma staging should involve a CT-scan

University College Hospital, Galway - Antianoikis is affected by up-regulated expression of osteoprotegerin, BCL-2, and IAP-1

University College London - Factors influencing death at home for terminally ill cancer patients reviewed

University Hospital Hotel-Dieu, Nantes - Colonic neoplasia detected by high resolution colonoscopy with chromoscopy not advised

University of Alabama - Findings from the United States and United Kingdom in cancer treatment provide new insights

University of Alabama - HSV-1 glycoprotein D immunization plus adjuvant does not reduce viral shedding

University of Alabama - New research from the United States, South Korea and Brazil in the area of obesity detailed

University of Arkansas - Hepatitis C virus core gene stimulates anti-core cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Studies from the United States and Germany advance knowledge in skin cancer research

University of Autonoma Yucatan - HIV-1/HTLV-II coinfection associated with greater immunodeficiency

University of Calcutta - Researchers from India, the United States and France provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diet & nutrition

University of California, Davis - Colorectal cancer linked to venous thromboembolism

University of California, Los Angeles - Agpat6 deficiency causes subdermal lipodystrophy and resistance to obesity

University of California, Los Angeles - Findings from the United States, Austria and Norway advance knowledge in transplants research

University of California, Los Angeles - Mycobacterial vaccine is more potent than BCG against bovine tuberculosis

University of California, Los Angeles - PTEN deletion in beta cells leads to high islet mass and resistance to STZ-induced diabetes

University of California, San Diego - Researchers from the United States, Poland and Italy provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hypertension

University of California, San Francisco - Limited knowledge of emergency contraceptives may create access barriers

University of California, San Francisco - Researchers' findings from the United States and Germany advance obesity research

University of Cape Town - BCG expressing rabbit papillomavirus gene protects against viral challenge

University of Cape Town - Wilms tumor management in South Africa reviewed

University of Connecticut - New data from the United States and Spain lluminates research in obesity

University of Edinburgh - A chromosome gene is associated with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia

University of Edinburgh - Intra-vascular glucocorticoid metabolism modulates vascular structure and function

University of Edinburgh - Ovarian cancer growth factor-stimulated growth is mediated by the Raf-1 isoform

University of Geneva - Reports from Switzerland, Canada and Australia describe recent advances in ovarian cancer research

University of Granada - Quality of life in menopausal women is improved by regular exercise program

University of Groningen - Research from Netherlands, United States and Hungary in diabetes provides new insights

University of Helsinki - New discovery: Molecular variation in one gene affects the growth of natural populations

University of Illinois - Breast cancer diagnosed by ultrasonic elasticity imaging

University of Iowa - Endothelial cell progenitors display differential healing activities

University of Kentucky - Herpes simplex virus type 1 neuronal cell reactivation does not require ICP0

University of Kiel - Breast cancer outcomes appear promising with use of third-generation aromatase inhibitors

University of Kuopio - Recent findings in stroke described by researchers from Finland, France and Greece

University of Lille - Research from France, China and the United States add new data to osteoporosis body of knowledge

University of Louisville - A reflux esophageal injury model allows for precise control

University of Maryland - Infectious bursal disease virus nonstructural protein inhibits apoptosis early in viral infection

University of Maryland - Researchers from the United States and Japan report recent findings in HIV/AIDS

University of Medicine, Berlin - Reports from Germany, the South Korea and Sweden add new data to cardiology research

University of Messina - Burn wound healing and angiogenesis are improved by recombinant erythropoietin

University of Michigan - Aspirin shows promise in combatting a common, antibiotic-induced hearing loss

University of Milan - Permanent HIV suppression may be achieved with immunomodulants in association with HAART

University of Minnesota - Osteoblast differentiation is inhibited by lymphocyte enhancer-binding factor 1 (Lef1)

University of Montreal - Researchers' data from Canada, Scotland and Japan advance hypertension research

University of Munster - Researchers from Germany and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

University of Nebraska Medical Center - HIV-1 gp120 enhances giant depolarizing potentials via CXCR4 in neonatal hippocampus

University of New Mexico - Acute depletion of reduced glutathione causes extensive carbonylation of rat brain proteins

University of New Mexico - Ischemia is followed by angiogenic recruitment of pericytes from bone marrow

University of Orebro - Views on dignity of elderly nursing home residents discussed

University of Oulu - Bone density changes are correlated with exercise intensity in healthy women

University of Oulu - Head and neck cancer diagnosis in primary care assessed

University of Paris 05 - New findings in HIV/AIDS described from France and the United States

University of Pittsburgh - Adjunctive single oral bolus propafenone is safe, effective in patients with atrial defibrillators

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Recent findings from the United States and France illuminate research in lung cancer

University of Regensburg - Cytomegalovirus antagonist inhibits signal transducer and activator of transcription signaling

University of Regensburg - Drug delivery by prototype multifunctional nonconjugate explored

University of Rochester - Study first to show potential of light-activated gene therapy for knee injuries

University of Rochester - Vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation is stimulated by urokinase plasminogen activator

University of Roma La Sapienza - HBV replication is regulated by cccDNA-bound histone acetylation status

University of Saarland - Findings from Germany, Japan and Ireland describe new data in breast cancer research

University of Sao Paulo - Findings from Brazil, Japan and Sweden in ischemia provide new insights

University of Sheffield - Interleukin-1 beta, signaling of interleukin-1 in vascular wall modulates neointima formation in mice

University of Sherbrooke - Low physical activity and low fruit and vegetable intake predict high regional obesity rates

University of South Denmark, Odense - Deprivation, poor school performance, youth club attendance markers of future substance abuse

University of Southern Denmark - New findings from Denmark, the South Korea and the United States in the area of proteins detailed

University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg - Symptom-based screening identifies 91% of children with intrathoracic tuberculosis

University of Sydney - Higher severity of maladaptive schemata seen in obese

University of Sydney - Researchers from Australia, the United States and the United Arab Emirates; magarwal@uaeu describe findings in diabetes studies

University of Texas, Houston - Kinase contribution to long-term potentiation modeled

University of Tokyo - Findings from Japan and the United Kingdom describe new data in biomedical engineering research

University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine - Studies from Japan and the United States add new findings to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge

University of Toronto - Studies from Canada, the United States and Finland describe new findings in HIV/AIDS research

University of Tubingen - Lung cancer prognosis predicted by standardized F-18-FDG uptake value

University of Turin - Reports from Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany add new data to diabetes research

University of Utah - Recent findings in diagnostics described by researchers from the United States and Germany

University of Utah - Theiler virus infection induces astrocyte recognition by autoreactive T cells

University of Verona - In CAD patients, ischemia extent as evaluated by TAPSE worsens survival without revascularization

University of Wales College of Medicine - Findings from Wales, Australia and Canada describe new data in diabetes research

University of Washington - Studies from the United States, Thailand and Germany describe new findings in diabetes research

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg - Data from South Africa, Kenya and United States advance knowledge in pneumococcal research

Ural State Technical University, Ekaterinburg - Mossbauer spectroscopy was applied to determine iron state in ferrous-iron-containing supplements

Valencia University General Hospital - 3D computer modeling offers insights on esophageal temperature rise during ablation of left atrium

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Breast cancer risk in women with radial scars may be due to proliferative disease

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Girls have big advantage over boys on timed tests

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring -  Shigella flexneri 2a and S. sonnei bivalent invasin complex vaccine is developed

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne - Clinical immunity to malaria is focus of review

Washington University, St. Louis - Poor uveal melanoma outcome linked to treatment by lipid exudation after plaque radiotherapy

Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore - Recent studies from the United States and Japan add new data to ophthalmology research

Xian Jiaotong University - Recent studies from the People's Republic of China, India and Mexico add new data to hepatitis B virus research

Yamaguchi University - Ultrasonic nebulizers should be disinfected at least once daily

iCAD, Inc. - ICAD wins patent arbitration defense; panel finds no infringement