Biotech Law Weekly

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S. - Human B-cell lymphomas sensitized to cyclophosphamide

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S. - Radiation exposure of CT and direct intracoronary angiography considered

Merck - Mutant huntingtin aggregates impair mitochondrial function in cortical neurons

Millennium Pharmaceuticals - Data at ASCO demonstrate potential of Velcade for injection across solid and hematological cancers

Ministry of Public Health. Thailand, Thailand - Researchers' work from Thailand, the United Kingdom and Argentina adds to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge

Monash University, Australia - Reports from Australia and the United States advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research

Morphotek - Morphotek initiates phase II clinical studies for Morab-003 in ovarian cancer

Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada - Periprosthetic femoral fractures satisfactorily treated with proximal femoral allografts

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, U.S. - Coronary artery disease associated with Alzheimer disease neuropathology in APOE4 carriers

Nagoya University, Japan - Transitional cell carcinoma of renal pelvis and ureter treated by laparoscopic nephroureterectomy

Nanjing University, People's Republic of China - Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis susceptibility increased by gene polymorphisms

Nastech Pharmaceutical - African Institute for Transfusion Medicine opened by Safe Blood for Africa Foundation

National Cancer Institute, U.S. - Recent findings in cancer treatment described by researchers from the United States and People's Republic of China

National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan - Researchers' data from Taiwan, the United States and the People's Republic of China advance SARS research

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, U.S. - CHD risk linked to soluble epoxide hydrolase genetic variation in Caucasians

National Skin Center, Singapore - Basal cell carcinoma incomplete excision associated with tumor location on the mid-face and trunk

National University of Singapore, Singapore - DNA microarray technology for target identification reviewed

NeoPharm - NeoPharm announces PRECISE trial has reached criteria for interim efficacy analysis

Nereus Pharmaceuticals - Nereus Pharmaceuticals initiates phase I clinical trial for anticancer compound NPI-2358

Neurology - Researchers from Japan, the United States and Germany report recent findings in neurology

New Chemical Entity Research, India - New findings from India, the United States and Denmark in the area of diabetes described

New University of Lisbon, Portugal - Researchers from Portugal, Japan and Canada publish new studies and findings in the area of angiology

New York Blood Center, New York, U.S. - Therapeutic immunization attempted in chronic HBV carrier with a high viral load

New York University, U.S. - Restrictive physiology may underlie cardiogenic shock pathogenesis, echocardiography suggests

Noris Zahn - Noris Zahn acquires holding in Romania

North Shore University Hospital, Montclair, U.S. - Research from the United States and Japan add new data to diabetes body of knowledge

Novavax, Inc. - Novavax names Dr. Kutub Mahmood executive director of biologic product discovery

Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark - Findings from Denmark, Germany and Switzerland in lymphoma provide new insights

Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark - Use of anti-epileptic drugs increasing in Denmark

Ohio State University, U.S. - Reports from the United States and People's Republic of China describe recent advances in cancer research

Ohio State University, U.S. - Tumor necrosis factor alpha blockade suggested as adjunct to cancer therapies

Onconova Therapeutics - Data presented at ASCO on anti-cancer compound ON 01910.Na in brain cancer

Oregon State University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Belgium publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment

Osaka Bioscience Institute, Japan - Breast cancer invasion and metastasis prevented by targeting Pro interface

Osaka University, Japan - Pancreatic cancer detected by fucosylated haptoglobin

Osaka University, Japan - Reports from Japan and Taiwan add new data to cell biology research

Osaka University, Japan - Researchers from Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom report recent findings in breast cancer

Pari - Pari and Boc collaborate to develop drug delivery systems using Heliox

Pasteur Institute of Iran, Iran - STXA1-GM-CSF protein exhibits selective cytotoxicity in hematopoietic cancer cells

Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China - Serum-free medium improves efficacy of embryonic stem cell line cultivation

Pharmatek Laboratories - Pharmatek announces relocation of company operations in December 2006

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia - Studies from Colombia, the United States and Mexico add new findings to rotavirus body of knowledge

Poznan University, Poland - Metformin may lower coronary risk in hyperinsulinemic women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Queen's University, Canada - Neuropathic pain reduction correlates with improved quality of life

RIKEN, Japan - Childhood atopic asthma may involve a functional polymorphism in MMP-9

Ranbaxy Laboratories - Ranbaxy receives approval to market doxycycline tablets

Regional Center of Biomedical Investigations, Ciudad Real, Spain - Maternal, fetal metabotropic glutamate receptors downregulated by caffeine intake

Research and Markets - New report released on emerging issues in target-based drug discovery

Rockefeller University, U.S. - HCV hepatoma cell entry is inhibited by oxidized low-density lipoprotein

Rowett Research Institute, U.K. - Prenatal period determines adult body composition by way of insulin axis program

Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia - Researchers from Australia, Japan and China describe findings in cell biology studies

Rutgers State University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and United Kingdom detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

SW Foundation of Biomedical Research, U.S. - Hepatitis C virus response to interferon in chimpanzees is tissue specific

Safeguard Scientifics - Gary J. Kurtzman, MD, named vice president of life sciences for Safeguard Scientifics

Saint Louis University, U.S. - Researchers identify potential link between diabetic memory loss and hormone levels

Saitama Cancer Center, Ina, Japan - 11q loss and trisomy 12 linked to loss of imprinting of IGF2 in Wilms tumor

Sangamo BioSciences - H. Ward Wolff elected to board of directors, chair of Sangamo BioSciences audit committee

School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Singapore - UV-embossed micropattern scaffolds control cell shape and muscle cell orientation

Scripps Research Institute, U.S. - Pancreatic progenitor cell expansion is regulated by bone morphogenetic protein

Seattle Genetics - Seattle Genetics reports data encouraging on lymphoma-targeting monoclonal antibody

Sentigen Holding Corporation - Sentigen announces U.S. patent covering core methods underlying assay system issued

Seoul National University, South Korea - Apoptosis is inhibited by a dominant negative form of p63

Seoul National University, South Korea - Localized renal cell carcinoma patients had worse prognosis with than without capsular invasion

Sepsis - Patients with history of cancer at increased risk for acquiring and dying from sepsis

Showa University, Japan - Non-small cell lung cancer treated by combination of gemcitabine and nedaplatin

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals - Sirtris completes dosing in phase 1 safety trial of metabolic-targeting sirtuin therapeutic

Smoke-Free Colorado - Colorado launches 24/7 call center and Web site to educate about smoke-free Colorado law

Spectral Diagnostics - Spectral, Toray Medical form therapeutic strategic alliance for severe sepsis management

St. Antonius Kliniken, Wuppertal, Germany - Primary hyperparathyroidism-associated cognitive disorders are improved with surgery

St. Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh, U.S. - Agreement announced to market VeriScan medication administration system in 15 Asian nations

St. Vincent Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia - Acoustic neuroma conservative management requires further studies

St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Australia - Saturated fatty acids induce insulin resistance and increase muscle diacylglycerol

Stanford Medical School, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States, Japan and Scotland advance atherosclerosis research

Stanford University, U.S. - ^99mTc-HYNIC-annexin VSPECT imaging useful for monitoring stroke therapy

SuperGen - SuperGen receives U.S. patent for its formulation of pentostatin for injection

Surgical Weight Control Center, Las Vegas, U.S. - Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass provides superior weight and comorbidity reduction

Synergetics USA - Synergetics signs new 3-year agreement to distribute Quantel Medical's ophthalmic lasers

Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - Gastrointestinal quality of life did not improve after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan - Spironolactone further exerts reno- and cardio-protective effects in hypertensive diabetes

Tohoku University, Japan - WFS1-deficiency activates ER stress response in pancreatic beta-cells causing cell loss

Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Japan - Colon cancer prognosticated by the distribution of lymph node metastasis

Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan - Model estimates transient thermal sensation after metabolic step-changes during exercise

Toyama Chemical - Toyama files New Drug Application in Japan for oral new-type quinolone antibiotic agent

Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical University, Japan - Left ventricular noncompaction a genetically heterogeneous cardiomyopathy

TransMolecular - Favorable safety results reported in study of investigational treatment for glioblastoma

Tsing Hua University, People's Republic of China - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, Netherlands and Italy publish new studies and findings in the area of biomedical engineering

Tufts University, U.S. - Studies from the United States and People's Republic of China add new findings to angiology body of knowledge

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention & Prevention, Hyattsville, U.S. - New findings from the United States, Australia and Italy in the area of HIV/AIDS detailed

Uludag University, Turkey - Hemorrhage survival time prolonged, SMA and RA blood flow restored with CDP-choline

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, U.S. - Plant-based vaccine protects against intoxication by Shiga toxin

Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil -  Helicobacter pylori-positive patients show blunted CV sympathetic reactivity to food ingestion

Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy - Psychiatric comorbidity poses challenge to public services for drug dependence

Universitatsklinikum Bonn, Germany - New research from Germany, Greece and Canada in the area of colorectal cancer detailed

Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany - Researchers from Germany, France and Norway report details of new studies and findings in the area of head & neck cancer

Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium - Researchers' work from Belgium, the United States and Finland adds to stroke body of knowledge

University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - Infarct-remodeled myocardium receptive to protection by isoflurane postconditioning

University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany - Male breast cancer detected by comparative genomic hybridization analysis

University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland - Cancer patients with suspected pulmonary embolism assessed by D-dimer testing

University Hospital of Tampere, Tampere, Finland - Reports from Finland, the United States and Italy describe recent advances in ovarian cancer research

University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden - Aspirin-treated CAD patients show greater platelet inhibition with prasugrel vs. clopidogrel

University of Alabama, U.S. - Lymphoma and leukemia diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy

University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Immunological recovery investigated in HIV/AIDS patients undergoing HAART

University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Lung cancer parenchyma-sparing surgery permitted by therapeutic bronchoscopy

University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Reports from Switzerland, Germany and the United States describe recent advances in hepatitis C virus research

University of Bergen, Norway - Research from Norway, the Korea; ytkchoi@yumc and the United Kingdom in cervical cancer provides new insights

University of Bochum, Germany - Solid tumor treatment by sorafenib and doxorubicin warrants study

University of Brescia, Italy - Hepatocellular carcinoma treated by radiofrequency ablation using expandable needle electrodes

University of Bristol, England - New findings in colorectal cancer described from the United Kingdom and Japan

University of Bristol, England - Recent studies from the United Kingdom, United States and Canada add new data to cardiology research

University of British Columbia, Canada - Stroke time to treatment with IV t-PA reduced with an ED triage strategy

University of California, U.S. - FAK and Pyk2 function differently in intestinal epithelial cell focal adhesions

University of California, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Canada in ischemia provide new insights

University of California, U.S. - Mucinous colorectal cancer pathogenesis linked to genetic and epigenetic changes

University of California, U.S. - Obesity linked to mortality among people under 75 years and smokers

University of California, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, South Africa and United Kingdom publish new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis

University of California, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States and Brazil adds to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge

University of California, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Italy and Canada describe new findings in leukemia research

University of Chicago, U.S. - Grape seed proanthocyanidin-induced cytotoxicity linked to excessive NO production

University of Chieti, Italy - Future trials of embolic protection devices in primary PCI should adopt selective strategy

University of Colorado, U.S. - Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and angiogenic impairment in newborn lungs may stem from nitric oxide irregularity

University of Colorado, U.S. - New findings from the United States and Poland in the area of hepatitis C virus detailed

University of Colorado, U.S. - Prolonged weight loss initiates metabolic response

University of Dundee, U.K. - Gene variation affects asthma drug treatment

University of Florida, U.S. - Cold exposure increases endothelin-1 production and upregulates ETA receptors

University of Florida, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and New Zealand report details of new studies and findings in the area of angiology

University of Heidelberg, Germany - Her 2/neu might be involved in the pathogenesis of Sezary syndrome

University of Heraklion General Hospital, Crete, Greece - Lung cancer treated by vinorelbine and cisplatin followed by docetaxel and gemcitabine

University of Illinois, U.S. - Anti-A-beta single-chain antibody reduces amyloid load in Alzheimer mouse model

University of Ioannina, Greece - Fetal programming may play role in development of polycystic ovary syndrome in adult life

University of Klinikum Giessen & Marburg, Germany - Findings from Germany and the United States describe new data in influenza research

University of Kuopio, Finland - Cardiovascular risk predicted by plasma N-terminal fragments of natriuretic propeptides

University of Melbourne, Australia - Embryonic stem cell culture designed to facilitate cell-cell signaling

University of Michigan, U.S. - Melanocortin-4 receptor activation mobilizes calcium in immortalized hypothalamic neurons

University of Michigan, U.S. - Research from the United States, Germany and Sweden in ischemia provides new insights

University of Milan, Italy - Pentraxin 3 may be useful marker of altered endothelial function in preeclampsia

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Nucleolin interacts in a novel manner with Rad51

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Researchers from the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of cytomegalovirus

University of Naples 2, France - Lesion triage accuracy improved with dermoscopy

University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Researchers from Italy, the United States and the People's Republic of China detail new studies and findings in the area of ischemia

University of North Carolina, U.S. - Microscopic hematuria in women with voiding symptoms is not predictive for bladder cancer

University of North Carolina, U.S. - TDR radiographic range of motion measurements should include observer variability

University of Nottingham, U.K. - Soluble polymers and polymer microparticles improve vaccine response

University of Oklahoma, U.S. - Rituximab may decrease treatment failure rates in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

University of Oslo, Norway - Chronic pelvic pain improves with combined Mensendieck somatocognitive/gynecologic therapy

University of Ottawa, Canada - New findings from Canada, Turkey and the United States in the area of diabetes detailed

University of Ottawa, Canada - Prostheses in lower extremities associated with frequent dermatologic conditions

University of Paris, France - Type 2 diabetic obese model did not show impaired metabolic response to injury-induced stress

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Dendritic cells pulsed with alpha-fetoprotein peptides (AFP) elicit AFP-specific T cells

University of Porto, Portugal - Low BMI values positively influence cardiorespiratory fitness in young girls

University of Ryukyus, Japan - Gliclazide and glibenclamide protect vascular tissue from hyperglycemia-induced injury

University of Sacred Heart, Italy - NK/T-cell lymphoma 'nasal type' is rare in Italian population and carries a poor prognosis

University of Sheffield, England - Recent findings in melanoma described by researchers from the United Kingdom, Norway and Netherlands

University of South Florida, U.S. - Reports from the United States describe recent advances in melanoma research

University of Southern California, U.S. - Findings from the United States in cancer provide new insights

University of Texas, U.S. - Early onset lung cancer studied in order to characterize genetic risk factors

University of Texas, U.S. - Lipotoxic cardiomyopathy prevented by alpha-lipoic acid in acyl CoA-synthase transgenic mice

University of Texas, U.S. - Prostate cancer patients younger than 60 years had improved survival after radical prostatectomy

University of Texas, U.S. - RNA binding by influenza A viral protein inhibits RNase L pathway

University of Texas, U.S. - Rhabdoid tumor diagnosis linked to SMARCB1/INI1 expression

University of Tokushima, Japan - Cbl-b downregulates bone formation via in osteoblasts during denervation

University of Tokyo, Japan - Angiotensin II may play a role in pathogenesis of transplant arteriosclerosis

University of Toulouse 3, France - Researchers from France and the United States report recent findings in endocrinology

University of Trondheim, Norway - ACL repairs are most effective with bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts

University of Utah, U.S. - Head and neck cancers harbor epidermal growth factor receptor-activating mutations

University of Virginia, U.S. - New data from the United States lluminates research in genetics

University of Virginia, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States, Ireland and United Kingdom illuminate research in imaging

University of Washington, U.S. - Mini-dystrophin/GFP fusion gene for studies of muscular dystrophy developed

University of Washington, U.S. - Subclinical atherosclerosis risk mediated by pathway linked to sphingomyelin

University of Waterloo, Canada - Researchers from Canada and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of glaucoma

University of the Free State, South Africa - Cervical carcinogenesis apoptosis correlated with mitogen activated protein kinase profiles

Valencia University General Hospital, Valencia, Spain - New research from Spain, the United States and Germany in the area of cardiology detailed

Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Atherosclerosis accelerated by systemic lupus erythematosus immune dysregulation

Viking Systems - Viking Systems completes $8 million preferred stock financing to support growth

Vision Systems Limited - Vision BioSystems acquires business and assets of ImmunoVision Technologies Inc.

Wakayama Medical University, Japan - Researchers' findings from Japan and the United States advance diabetes research

Wake Forest University, U.S. - Botulinum toxin A intramuscular injection-associated cellular events are identified

Wake Forest University, U.S. - Insulin sensitivity may mediate the relation between physical activity and hypertension

Washington Hospital Center, Washington, U.S. - New findings in surgery described from the United States and Belgium

Washington University, U.S. - Erotic images elicit strong response from brain

WellBound - WellBound, Arnett Clinic sign agreement to establish self-care dialysis program

WellGen - Dr. David A. Evans, chief executive of WellGen, Inc., passes away after sudden illness