Elder Law Weekly

Medical University of Graz - Critical issues in identification and management of colorectal cancer patients

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Neoadjuvant chemotherapy used to prepare patients before liver resection

MethylGene Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces first quarter 2005 results

Millenia Hope Inc. - Biotechnology corporation strengthens management team

Millennium Pharmaceuticals - Injection phase 2 clinical trial initiated for lung cancer treatment

NOVA-Norwegian Social Research - Well-being before and after onset of diabetes reported

Nagasaki University - Protein C-mannosylation expression increased in aorta of diabetic rats

Nagoya University - Case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the pancreas reported

Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou - New research in the area of immunology detailed

National Institute of AIST, Hyogo - Novel transfection microarray designed for neural PC12 cells

National Jewish Medical & Research Center, Denver - Proto-oncogene MYC broke B cell tolerance

National Research Corporation - Healthcare performance measurement company announces financials

Neurologix Inc. - Phase 1 trial of gene therapy for Parkinson disease presented at AANS meeting

New York University - Gap junction remodeling is determinant of arrhythmia susceptibility

Omeros Corp. - Biopharmaceutical hires VP pharmaceutical operations

Osaka Medical College - Researchers' work adds to obstetrics body of knowledge

Pharmaxis - Bronchitol trial reaches target recruitment

Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company submits NDA to U.S. FDA to market tetrabenazine

Protemix Corporation - Controlling oxidized copper levels may prevent cardiac complications

Regal One Corporation - Financial services firm to invest in SuperOxide Health Sciences

Rocky Mountain Laboratories - Scientists reveal how disease bacterium survives inside immune system cell

STAAR Surgical Company - Ophthalmic surgical products company reports first quarter 2005 results

Scripps Research Institute - Bacteria may play an active role in their own evolution

Spanish Cntr for Pharmacoepidemiologic Res, Madrid - Antibiotic use doesn't appear to be a risk factor

St. James Hospital, Dublin - Different consultants mean different lengths of stay in hospitals

St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of SARS ouTBreaks

Stanford University - Enforced Bcl-2 expression overrides serum/feeder cell needs for ESC self-renewal

Taipei Medical University - Myofibrillar proteins studied, detection technique described

TelaDoc Medical Services, Inc. - Medical telephone service launches dedicated consult program

Texas Tech University - Tumor antigen induces rejection of spontaneous metastases

The Immune Response Corporation - Study results demonstrate drug may stabilize CD4+ counts in HIV patients

Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston - Patients with chronic kidney disease are at highest risk for CV disease

Tulane University - Arteries thicken earlier, faster as risk factors increase

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Depression increases mortality among persons with diabetes

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Rotavirus nonstructural protein studied, effect on innate immune response shown

Universite de Bordeaux 2 - Reproducibility and variability in injected insulin action reviewed

University Hospital, Birmingham - Combined erbium-YAG/CO₂ laser therapy highly effective

University of Alabama - VSV with different glycoproteins infect cells differently depending on pH

University of Brescia - Candesartan improves small artery structure in diabetic patients

University of Cagliari - Palladium-induced contact stomatitis reported

University of California Berkeley - Mechanical properties of cerebral arteries, veins from cadavers studied

University of California, Davis - Recent findings in breast cancer provide new insights

University of Florence - Cytosolic membrane-associated carbonic anhydrase isozymes synthesized

University of Florida - Exercise in cold water may increase appetite

University of Goettingen - Zona pellucida proteinase activity studied, embryonic differences noted

University of Heidelberg - Polycomb group response element examined, effect on silencing defined

University of Heidelberg - Treatment strategies for urinary stone patients reviewed

University of Illinois - Children at risk, says economist who helped assess the world's ecosystem

University of Iowa - Obesity spreading out to all income levels

University of Klinikum, Tubingen -  Legionella pneumophila inhibits T cell activation

University of Leipzig - G-protein coupled receptor kinase examined, thyroid expression clarified

University of Lille 2 - Farnesoid X receptor may play regulatory role in metabolic syndrome

University of Michigan - Safety is an issue in cilansetron therapy for IBS with diarrhea

University of Minnesota - Attention full-time workers: Get off the computer and out to exercise!

University of Oregon - ANN model may be mapping tool for balance control estimation during locomotion

University of Padua - Cells may be endocrine cells releasing vasoactive peptides

University of Padua - Data advance knowledge in obstetrics research

University of Padua - Hepatitis C core antigen may prevent liver injury in infected patients

University of Pavia - Genetic factors related to apo(a) size affect Lp(a) levels in SLE patients

University of Sussex - Snails set the pace in human memory loss research

University of Sydney - Inflammation, gene mutation, and photoimmunosuppression promoted carcinogenesis

University of Toronto - Identification of genes predicts which patients will respond to treatment

University of Tubingen - Hyphenated technique could determine natural products from small sample amounts

University of Ulm - Global warming may accelerate primordial nanobacterial proteins reaching earth

University of Virginia - Metal stents are safe and effective for treatment of obstructions

University of the Mediterranean, Marseille - Angiogenic growth factor receptors predict poor outcomes from breast cancer

VA Medical Center, Kansas City - High-dose selegiline reduces morphine-reinforced behavior in rats

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle - Physician-assisted suicide and why patients are motivated to seek death

VINCA Inst. for Nuclear Science, Serbia Montenegro - Stress analyzed, effects on specific brain protein levels revealed

Wake Forest University - Internet program launched to prevent blindness in diabetic patients

Wake Forest University - Tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some populations

Wizzard Software - Speech recognition software maker proceeds with Wyoming healthcare company buy

Wyeth Neuroscience - Tandospirone studied, neuroendocrine and kinase signaling clarified

Yale University - Serious health events have substantial impacts on smoking cessation rates

Yamaguchi University - Growth factor TGF-beta repairs heart function in mouse model

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd - Dopamine receptor agonist studied in puromycin aminonucleoside nephrosis rats

dj Orthopedics - Orthopedics medical device company announces record first quarter results