Elder Law Weekly

New Halfa Teaching Hospital - Results of small study show praziquantel treatment is safe during pregnancy

Nutritional Sourcing Corporation - Nutritionals company announced results of tender offer

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Researchers link insulin abnormalities with Alzheimer disease

Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun - Rare case of brown tumor developed from secondary hyperparathyroidism

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company announces net loss of $.40 per share

Otto von Guericke University - Loss of p16 protein can be used to identify high-risk patients

Palacky University - Microtubule disruption leads to HeLa cell glucocorticoid receptor degradation

Pall Corporation - Contract signed for leukocyte reduction filters

Pfizer Inc - Norvasc-based treatment reduces cardiovascular mortality in study patients

Pharmexa - BN ImmunoTherapeutics inlicenses technology for breast cancer vaccine

Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharma company announces financial results

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. - Margaret A. Liu, MD, appointed to board of DNA-focused biosciences company

Sanguine Corp. - Synthetic blood-focused biopharm company convenes medical advisory board

Scripps Clinic Ctr. for Orthopedic Res. & Ed. - Implantable telemetry device accurately measures tibiofemoral forces

Secretariat HO, Oyo - Predictors of condom use determined among HIV-positive patients in South Africa

Seryx Signature Genetics - Genetics-based company's technology enables personalized drug therapy

Sharp Systems of America - Second-generation 3D notebook for mobile 3D images launched

Shinshu University, Nagano - Scaffold protein investigated, role in multiprotein complex revealed

Singapore General Hospital - Silicone augmentation rhinoplasty safe and effective for Oriental patients

Social & Health Research Center, San Antonio - Bienestar Program improves fitness in Mexican American children

Society of Hospital Medicine - Hospitalists group elects Goldsholl, Amin and Flanders to 3-year board terms

Southern Research Institute - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS vaccines research

Stanford University - GlaxoSmithKline CEO Jean-Pierre Garnier gets Global Business Leadership award

State University of Londrina - Oral immunization with Phytomonas serpens protects against Trypanosoma

Synova Healthcare, Inc. - Distributor of menopause test says early detection of menopause is beneficial

Third Mil Med University, Chongqing - NSCs from ESCs relieve symptomatic motor behavior in Parkinson disease model

Tokyo Women's Medical University - Clinical approach to type 1 diabetes reviewed

Toronto General Hospital - First insulin-producing islet cell transplantation completed in diabetes patient

Trudeau Institute Inc. - Acidic polymerase epitope of influenza elicits potent antiviral response

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Vancomycin resistance increases mortality in patients with neutropenia

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Medicare expands coverage for stem cell transplantation

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - U.S. CMS issues draft guidance documents related to national coverage process

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Differential gene promoter activation in B. pertussis demonstrated

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA issues health advisory about certain soft cheese made from raw milk

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Interleukin-5 controls UGRP-1 during allergic airway inflammation

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Hamster is better model than mouse for therapy against SARS virus replication

US Oncology - Network of cancer treatment centers adds northwestern Connecticut center

United Medicorp, Inc. - Healthcare business services provider announces loss of significant customer

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Pancreatic tumors should be profiled before COX-2 inhibitors are initiated

Univ. of Missouri, Columbia - Researcher uses new form of t'ai chi to benefit frail elderly

University Hospital, Lausanne - Positive end-expiratory pressure in anesthesia extends nonhypoxic apnea

University of Alberta - Aminoimidazole riboside analyzed, role in jejunal glucose transport revealed

University of Birmingham - Epstein-Barr LMP2A and LMP2B studied, effect on epithelial cells noted

University of Bonn - sAPP alpha studied, keratinocyte cytoprotection demonstrated

University of British Columbia - Novel software system enables visualization of microarray genotyping data

University of California, Irvine - Multistage theory of carcinogenesis refined

University of Cambridge - Insulin kinetics in type 1 diabetes described

University of Canterbury - Adrenocorticotropin response studied, nature of desensitization clarified

University of Copenhagen - "Speaker's cramp," new type of involuntary mouth movement, described

University of Copenhagen - Higher performance level of village boys was likely due to a higher VO2_max

University of Florida - Nitric oxide modulates signal transduction pathways in lung endothelial cells

University of Florida, Gainesville - Stromal derived factor promotes proliferative retinopathy in the diabetic eye

University of Genoa - Protein-protein c-Myc interactions studied, specific inhibition described

University of Houston - Renal angiotensin receptors mediate natriuresis/diuresis in obese rats

University of Illinois - Herpes simplex virus infection studied, endoplasmic reticulum effects clarified

University of Liege - EGF stimulated transcription of hPRL in human breast cancer SK-BR-3 cells

University of Nottingham - Angiotensin inhibition may uncover vasodilator effects of UK-357,903

University of Oxford - Late recurrence of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the female breast reported

University of Paris 5 - New findings in the area of allergy medicine detailed

University of Pennsylvania - Specific monoclonal antibody for aldo-keto reductase AKR1C3 developed

University of Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima - Monitoring environment and cholera presence predicts diarrhea epidemics

University of Rome Tor Vergata - Recent findings in dermatology described

University of Texas, San Antonio - Certain aspects of normal aging resulted as consequence of anticancer mechanisms

University of Toronto - Inflammatory condition doubles heart attack, stroke risk

University of Toronto - It is premature to abandon rhythm control in atrial fibrillation

University of Virginia - CD70 induction on dendritic cells promotes CD8+ T cell responses

University of Western Ontario, London - S-COMT promoter methylation is not a major cause of schizophrenia

University of the Mediterranean - ABCA1 gene deletion protects against cerebral malaria in mice

Vitamin & Nutraceutical Information Service - Findings from women's study pose more questions, few answers for vitamin E

Wake Forest University - Effect of moderate levels of alcohol intake in women still unclear

Washington University, St. Louis - Embryonic stem cell differentiation evaluated in different culture conditions

Yale University - Rhesus monkeys reason about perspectives of others in obtaining food

Yamagata University - Bone marrow cell differentiation studied, role of Notch clarified

Yamagata University - Fetuin-A polymorphism studied, physiological associations described

sanofi-aventis - Phase 2a clinical study with GLP-1 agonist for type 2 diabetes finalized