Health Business Week

Nihon University - Undifferentiated Merkel cells may be a forerunner of Merkel cell carcinoma

Northwestern University - Women more susceptible than men to carcinogenic properties of cigarette smoke

Norwegian Institute of Public Health - Recurrence risk of preeclampsia is higher for singleton second pregnancies

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Oncology drug maker continues investment in diabetes subsidiary

Oregon Health & Science University - Cholecystokinin-mediated suppression of feeding involves melanocortin

Personnel - HCA's Jay Grinney named CEO of HealthSouth

Personnel - Highmark announces layoffs

Personnel - Kazanowski named GM of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Central Florida

Personnel - The Doctors Company appoints chief financial officer

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association - New government data suggest seniors will save hundreds of dollars per year

Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces appointment of clinical advisory board

Prescription Drugs - Attorney says penalty too severe for student who took pill

Psychiatry - Study argues that self-injury in lesbians, bisexuals is a coping response

Pusan National University - Resveratrol inhibits maturation of murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells

Queen's University Belfast - Endocrine profile normal in children with Perthes disease

RMIT University - Model to assess risk of non-ionizing pulsed radiation developed

Ranbaxy USA Inc. - Pharmaceutical company appoints new medical director

Rush University - Small, frequent doses of caffeine best strategy for staying awake

Russian Academy of Medical Sciences - Laser destroys vascular plaques

SUNY Stony Brook - Mesenchymal stem cells make cardiac connexins and form functional gap junctions

Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine - New test determines pregnancy potential of embryo before IVF implantation

Sleep Solutions, Inc. - Healthcare services company expands medical contract manufacturing arrangement

SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals - Risk factors identified for persistent post-shingles pain

Stroke Rehabilitation - Training carers reduces stroke burden and saves money

Tanox, Inc. - TNX-355 phase II clinical trial initiated for treatment of HIV

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology - Protein substrates of N-terminal ubiquitination reported

Tel Aviv University - Genomic instability is common in Ewing sarcoma tumors

Tohoku University - CSF chemokine levels in neuromyelitis optica or multiple sclerosis determined

Tokai University - Components of acellular pertussis vaccines in Japan verified

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Presence of certain eye disorders linked with poorer survival rates

United Biomedical Inc., Haupauge - Peptide-based vaccine effective for prostate cancer

Univ. of California San Francisco - Trypsin IV is a novel agonist of protease-activated receptors 2 and 4

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - New "designer" steroid discovered in anonymously provided syringe

Univ. of California, San Diego - Burden of dealing with dementia prompts caregivers to misjudge patient happiness

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Hepatitis C virus may be a diabetes trigger in liver transplant recipients

University College London - Ovarian ablation as a treatment for breast cancer

University Hospital Groningen - More stringent infection control measures called for

University Hospital of Canarias - Cytoplasmic and perinuclear antineutrophil antibodies reported in patient

University Medical Centre Nijmegen - American genetic abnormality also discovered in The Netherlands

University of Birmingham - Diagnostic tests are more accurate than estimates suggest

University of Calgary - Gender-dependent attenuation of cardiac K currents reported in diabetes

University of California San Diego - V82F/184V mutation decreases binding affinity of HIV-1 protease inhibitors

University of Denver - Research points to potential obesity treatment

University of Edinburgh - Major form of MeCP2 has N-terminus generated by alternative splicing

University of Edinburgh - Tyrosine phosphatase Ptprv is specifically expressed in cells of the bone collar

University of Florida - Cutting tumor supply lines may boost cancer treatments

University of Florida - Scientists show adult blood stem cells can transform into brain cells in people

University of Frankfurt - Valproic acid modulates the synthesis of angiogenic proteins in cancer cells

University of Giessen - Shiga toxin 1 from E. coli target bovine ileal intraepithelial lymphocytes

University of Helsinki - Effects of imipramine on prefrontal cortex gene expression elucidated

University of Hong Kong - Id-1 signals support androgen-independent prostate cancer cell growth

University of Michigan - Disease management program may improve student grades, decrease absences

University of Nebraska - Aromatase inhibitors for postmenopausal breast cancer therapy reviewed

University of Regensburg -  E. coli strain Nissle 1917 prevents intestinal inflammation

University of Sao Paulo - Myocardial performance index tracks hypertrophy development

University of Texas - Safety and efficacy of glatiramer acetate reviewed

University of Wurzburg - Nitric oxide plays protective role in murine encephalomyelitis model

University of York - E-Health is no threat to GPs

Veterans Health - Hundreds rally in support of northern Minnesota VA clinic

Vrije University of Amsterdam - Glufosfamide garners modest results in patients with advanced lung cancer

William Harvey Hospital - Obesity does not compromise survival in women with breast cancer

Wyeth - Clinical trial to investigate moxidectin for treatment of river blindness

Yamaguchi University School of Medicine - Future savings offset the initial costs of treating chronic hepatitis C

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Data: Once-daily solifenacin succinate improves key symptoms of OAB in women

ZEVEX International, Inc. - Medical device company reports first quarter net income increase

etrials Worldwide, Inc. - Interactive voice response and clinical trial management technology acquired