Biotech Law Weekly

Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Brazil provide details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity

Middle East Technical University, Turkey - Locus of control affects depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients

Mitsubishi Pharma - Novel dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors and antidiabetic agents developed

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, U.S. - MV surgery with a simplified left-sided maze procedure is effective

Nanjing Medical University, People's Republic of China - Leukemia cell differentiation involves a novel signaling molecule

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, U.S. - Mixed retrovirus infections have profound effects on disease processes

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Reduced Foxp3 expression associated with inflammatory disease during HTLV-1 infection

National Pork Board - Pork tenderloin is just as lean as the leanest type of chicken

National Research Council, Spain - Single-chain antibodies drafted for regulatory duty on a sigma promoter

National Science Foundation, U.S. - Scientists accurately simulate the appearance of the sun's corona during eclipse

National Taiwan University, Taiwan - Recent findings in hepatitis B virus described by researchers from Taiwan, Japan and the People's Republic of China

National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan - New data from Taiwan, Greece and the United States lluminates research in angiology

Neoprobe - Neoprobe elects directors and gives business update

Neurocrine Biosciences - Neurocrine completes review of indiplon action letters

New York Medical College, U.S. - Bone marrow cells and cardiac stem cells used for cardiac regeneration

Nihon University, Japan - Findings from Japan, the People's Republic of China and the United States advance knowledge in genetics research

Niigata University, Japan - Researchers' findings from Japan, Ireland and the United States advance diabetes research

Nippon Medical College, Japan - Oral, but not intravenous or intraportal, ovalbumin induces immunological tolerance

North Texas Endodontics Association - Pulpotomy procedures may use mineral trioxide aggregate to induce hard tissue

Northern Arizona University, U.S. - West Nile virus replication inhibited using synthetic oligonucleotides

Norwegian Institute of Public Health - Studies from the United States and France advance knowledge in meningitis research

Novacea - Novacea announces preliminary results of Phase 1/2 clinical trial in non-small cell lung cancer

Novo Nordisk - Fresh and stored blood equally effective reversing anemia-induced brain oxygenation deficits

Nymox Pharmaceutical - Nymox signs sales and marketing agreement for Alzheimer test with Kyung Min Meditech Co. in Korea

Obihiro University of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine, Japan - Follistatin-related protein from ticks has been identified

Okayama University, Japan - Non-squamous histology was prognostic factor in cervical cancer patients with positive pelvic nodes

Omiya Medical Center, Saitama, Japan - Research from Japan, the People's Republic of China and the United States in angiology provides new insights

Oregon Health & Science University, U.S. - New findings from the United States and United Kingdom in the area of neurology detailed

Orotta School of Medicine, ERITREA - Reports from ERITREA, India and the United States add new data to HIV/AIDS research

Osmangazi University Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey - Combined cataract and strabismus surgery with adjustable sutures effective

Ospedale Multimedica, Italy - Findings from Italy and the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research

Panacea - Panacea Pharmaceuticals raises $8.9 million in Series D financing

Panum Institute, Denmark - Plasma IgG levels to CIDR1 alpha of VAR4 predict protection against malaria

Peking University, People's Republic of China - Ischemic stroke interactive associations clarified

Peninsula Medical School, U.K. - 3243A>G mitochondrial point mutation detected and quantified by real-time PCR method

Pennington Management of Clinical Trials - Diabetes prevention trial enrolls first patients, seeks additional volunteers in three states

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, Australia - IL-21 enhances tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte induction by anti-DR5 antibody therapy

Policlinico Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy - Uric acid and acetylcholine-stimulated vasodilation inversely related to hypertension

Prostate Cancer Therapy - Men with prostate cancer tend to make emotionally driven treatment decisions

QuadraMed - QuadraMed partners with North Shore Medical Center for enterprise scheduling contract

Quebec Heart Institute, Canada - Three non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in hKv1.5 gene are characterized

Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, U.K. - Routes to achieving glycemic control are discussed

Queen Mary University of London - Data from the United Kingdom and Italy advance knowledge in meningitis research

Queensland University of Technology, Australia - Factors linked to immunotherapy response in advanced metastatic melanoma are reported

Radboud University, Netherlands - Carcinoembryonic antigen-loaded dendritic cells induce antigen-specific T cell responses in colorectal cancer

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States and Switzerland advance proteins research

Research and Markets - Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment market analyzed in Research and Markets report

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, U.S. - Prostate cancer treated by high-dose, intermittent 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 and dexamethasone

Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, U.K. - Diffuse large cell lymphoma outcome not influenced by minimal bone marrow involvement

Royal Free and University College Medical School Medical School, England - Research from the United Kingdom and United States in virology provides new insights

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, U.K. - Sweat-gland tumors should be treated initially with complete wide local excision

Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Ostra, Gothenburg, Sweden - Atrial fibrillation in heart failure is linked to increased cardiovascular risk

Saitama Medical School, Japan - Recent findings from Japan, Germany and the United States illuminate research in osteoporosis

Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan - Studies from Japan and Germany describe new findings in surgery research

Sareum Holdings - Sareum Holdings signs deal with Sirtis to develop therapies for diseases of aging

Sart Tilman University Hospital, Liege, Belgium - Researchers from Belgium, the United States and the United Kingdom report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Schering-Plough - Hepatitis protease inhibitor resistance mutations analyzed

Scripps Research Institute, U.S. - Chemically defined medium ensures long-term self-renewal embryonic stem cell differentiation

Seattle Genetics - Seattle Genetics reaches milestone in antibody-drug conjugate collaboration with CuraGen

Senju - Egr-1 is involved in selenite-induced lens epithelial cell death

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, People's Republic of China - Unexplained pregnancy loss may be linked to imbalance in CTLA-4/028 expression

Showa University, Japan - Ligament of Marshall shows diverse myocardial extension and autonomic innervation

Sichuan University, People's Republic of China - Cancers in tumor models are defeated by liposomal quercetin

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Australia - Researchers from the Australia 6009; rlprince@cyllene, Japan and Italy report recent findings in osteoporosis

Sirion Therapeutics - Sirion Therapeutics acquires U.S. license to develop inflammatory eye disease treatment

Somantics - Somantics reports $7.4 million record net revenue for Q2 2006 up 45% over year ago

South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Whythenshawe, U.K. - Heart transplantation outcomes improve by cyclosporine profiling with C₂ , C₀ monitoring

SpectraScience - SpectraScience receives private placement of $500,000

St. Jude Medical - St. Jude Medical announces QuickOpt optimization clinical trial results

St. Marianna University, Japan - TGP induces hepatic stem cell emergence in partially injured liver

St. Savas Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece - HER-2/neu peptide induces antitumor immunity against HER-2/neu-expressing tumor cells

Stereotaxis - Multiple live remote cardiac ablation procedures completed at Cardiostim 2006 in Europe

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finds 2.4M started using pain relievers

Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea - Reports from South Korea, Brazil and the People's Republic of China describe recent advances in heart disease research

Swedish Institute of Infectious Disease Control, Sweden - Viral E2 gene immunogenicity is modulated by signal sequences

Synthetic Blood International - Synthetic Blood receives letter to initiate cardiopulmonary bypass surgery trial in Mexico

Technical University, Germany - New research from Germany and the United States in the area of biomedical engineering detailed

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran - Shorter labor duration was observed in women given increased intravenous fluids

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel - Incidental primary tumors detected by PET-CT

TeraView - Breast tumors potentially diagnosed by terahertz pulsed imaging

Teva Neuroscience - Copaxone reduced relapses by 75% in trial of multiple sclerosis patients

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - Court of Appeals rules in favor of Teva on Biaxin XL preliminary injunction

Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada - Proteinuria after cardiopulmonary bypass may signal systemic capillary leak, adverse outcome

Transave - Timothy G. Whitten named president, CEO of biopharm company Transave Inc.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. - Data from the United States and Italy advance knowledge in diet & nutrition research

U.S. National Institutes of Health - New data from the United States lluminates research in herpes

U.S. National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States, Canada and France advance HIV/AIDS research

United Arab Emirates University, U Arab Emirates - Studies from the U Arab Emirates, Poland and United States advance knowledge in diabetes research

Universite Rene Descartes Paris 5, France - Chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation is attenuated by skeletal myoblast transplantation

University College Cork, Ireland - Hyperglycemia contributes to loss of mechanotransducing ability in endothelial glycocalyx

University College London, U.K. - Periodontal infections cause changes in traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors

University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland - Recent studies from Switzerland, Canada and Italy add new data to hepatitis C virus research

University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland - Vascular aging is unabated by cellular relocation of Sod 1

University of Alberta, Canada - Researchers create technology to regrow teeth

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Lipoprotein lipase S447X is a naturally occurring gain-of-function mutation

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - New findings from Netherlands, Italy and United States in the area of diabetes detailed

University of Bath, U.K. - Metformin raises GLUT4 residence time in plasma membrane by through a reduction in endocytosis

University of Birmingham, U.K. - Smoking cessation using transtheoretical model-based intervention was investigated

University of Brescia, Italy - Reports from Italy, Japan and France describe recent advances in obesity research

University of California - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia provide details of new studies and findings in the area of renal cancer

University of California, U.S. - Cardiac pressure overload response involves regulated antisense RNA expression

University of California, U.S. - Endocrine-inactive macroadenoma treated by endonasal reoperation with low complication rate

University of California, U.S. - Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell cytoskeleton modification clarified

University of California, U.S. - Hypothesis-driven treatment strategies for systemic sclerosis are outlined

University of California, U.S. - Malignant thyroid neoplasm diagnosis and prognosis linked to cell-cycle regulatory genes

University of California, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States illuminate research in cardiology

University of California, U.S. - Recent findings in sexually transmitted diseases described by researchers from the United States

University of California, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States and Sweden adds to genetics body of knowledge

University of Chicago, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Illinois 60611-3008 provide details of new studies and findings in the area of polycystic ovarian syndrome

University of Cincinnati, U.S. - Dyspnea patients can be accurately diagnosed with an S3 and BNP results

University of Cologne, Germany - Corneal angiogenesis is silenced by platelet-derived growth factor inhibitor

University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Additional stem cell therapy 3 weeks after myocardial infarction maximizes effects

University of Dusseldorf, Germany - Findings from Germany, Ireland and the People's Republic of China describe new data in apoptosis research

University of Espinardo, Spain - Peanut shell extracts may offer useful therapy to reduce dietary fat absorption

University of Florida, U.S. - Endothelial-targeted Sleeping Beauty transposon corrected hemophilia A

University of Florida, U.S. - Gene therapy studies underway for treatment of inherited hematological disorders

University of Florida, U.S. - Supplemented mannitol salt agar allows selective growth of Staphylococcus aureus

University of Georgia, U.S. - New research reveals unexpected post-mating gene expression in model lab fruitflys

University of Guanajuato, Mexico - Both estrogen and progesterone receptors decrease after menopause

University of Guelph, Canada - New data from Canada, Italy and the People's Republic of China lluminates research in DNA

University of Hawaii, U.S. - Reports from the United States and France describe recent advances in thromboembolism research

University of Helsinki, Finland - Researchers identify candidate gene for familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

University of Illinois, U.S. - Antiplatelet effect of aspirin on stroke patients may be influenced by gender

University of Illinois, U.S. - Carotid atherosclerosis may be signaled by exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise

University of Illinois, U.S. - Research demonstrates the health benefits of Qigong and Taiji among older adults

University of Limerick, Ireland - Researchers from Ireland, Japan and the United States report recent findings in biomedical engineering

University of Manitoba, Canada - Estradiol and TPA exert their effects on TFF1 gene expression by different mechanisms

University of Manitoba, Canada - Treatment choices for uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women are focus of review

University of Michigan, U.S. - A pericellular collagenase directs the 3-D development of white adipose tissue

University of Michigan, U.S. - GREB1 is an androgen-regulated gene required for prostate cancer growth

University of Milan, Italy - Altemeier's procedure long-term outcome not influenced by new surgical device use

University of Munich, Germany - Stem cell and gene therapy offer treatment options for diabetes

University of Nantes, France - Studies from France, the United States and Japan advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research

University of Newcastle, Australia - Spinal mobilization consistency of force application by manual therapists is reviewed

University of Nijmegen, Netherlands - Prostate cancer evaluated with ferumoxtran-10-enhanced T2*-weighted MR imaging at 3.0 T

University of North Carolina, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Portugal describe findings in herpes studies

University of North Carolina, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Australia and Italy report details of new studies and findings in the area of neurology

University of Oklahoma, U.S. - Prescribing exercise for the frail and home bound is reviewed

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Ebola virus VP35-VP40 interaction is sufficient for packaging RNA into virus-like particles

University of Sheffield, England - Recent findings in biomedical engineering described by researchers from the United Kingdom, South Korea and Canada

University of South Florida, U.S. - Melanoma electrically mediated interleukin-12 gene delivery is not toxic

University of Southern California, U.S. - APOBEC3G DNA deaminase acts processively 3'->5' on single-stranded DNA

University of Texas, U.S. -  Escherichia coli O157:H7 outer membrane protein A stimulates dendritic cell activation

University of Texas, U.S. - New research from the United States and Canada in the area of obesity detailed

University of Texas, U.S. - Researchers from the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

University of Tokyo, Japan - Expectant management of cholelithiasis is safe after heart transplant

University of Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Japan, the South Korea and Taiwan provide details of new studies and findings in the area of biomedical engineering

University of Turin, Italy - Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is studied

University of Turku, Finland - New findings from Finland, Turkey and the United States in the area of pain detailed

University of Turku, Finland - Young adults with coronary heart disease family history have increased carotid intima-media thickness

University of Ulsan, South Korea - Decreased cerebral blood flow in congestive heart failure predicts disease severity, chronicity

University of Utah, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Turkey add new findings to atherosclerosis body of knowledge

University of Valencia, Spain - Post-transplantation course of hepatitis C is unrelated to calcineurin inhibitor

University of Verona, Italy - Osteoporosis treatment persistence and compliance is determined by type of drug prescribed

University of Virginia, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Belgium describe new data in melanoma research

University of Washington, U.S. - Acute cellular rejection rates are lower in recipient-donor pairs

University of Western Ontario, Canada - Recent findings from Canada, Japan and Croatia illuminate research in breast cancer

University of Zurich, Switzerland - Researchers from Switzerland and the United Kingdom describe findings in vaccines studies

Uppsala Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden - Transcription regulatory protein p32 causes hyperphosphorylation of RNA polymerase II

Uroplasty - Uroplasty's device to treat overactive bladder receives CE Mark approval

VA Medical Centers, U.S. - Breast cancer mitochondrial cells' estrogen receptors enable tumor cell survival

VA Medical Centers, U.S. - NAD+ and NADH participate in cellular functions and cell death

VA of Puget Sound Health Care Systems, U.S. - New findings from the United States, Belgium and United Kingdom in the area of neurology detailed

VLST - Biotech company VLST Corporation raises $55 million in series B financing

Vrije University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Genetic targeting of adenovirus vectors is achieved using reovirus sigma 1-based attachment protein

Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Germany - Dental material resin composite components less toxic than amalgam mercury

Washington Hospital Center, Washington, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Turkey describe findings in angiology studies

Wayne State University, U.S. - PET measurement of tumor metabolism and growth reviewed

Wuhan University, People's Republic of China - Cancer patients treated with preoperative chemotherapy have improved long-term survival

Wuhan University, People's Republic of China - Studies from the People's Republic of China and Canada advance knowledge in cardiology research

Yale University, U.S. - Findings from the United States and United Kingdom advance knowledge in cardiology research

Yale University, U.S. - Mortality in older cardiovascular patients is predicted by serum urea nitrogen, creatine

Yale University, U.S. - Renal impairment is common in heart failure and confers excess mortality

Yamaguchi University, Japan - Bladder cancer biological characteristics depend on type of genetic instability

Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey - Research from Turkey, the United States and Japan in diabetes provides new insights

ZARS Pharma - Topical anesthetic lidocaine-tetracaine patch developed by ZARS Pharma launched in U.S.