Health Business Week

Mount Vernon Hospital - Laser perforations improve the vascularization of permanent collagen implants

Nanyang Technology University, Singapore - Novel tissue scaffolds developed for craniofacial and joint defects

Naproxen - NIH suspends study due to increased heart attacks in patients taking naproxen

National Sun Yat Sen University - Hypertonicity in injured lungs, role of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor revealed

New York University - CD4 phosphorylation partially reverses Nef down-regulation of CD4

NicOx S.A. - Phamra company concludes phase II meeting with FDA for CINOD class, HCT 3012

North Carolina Biotechnology Ctr. - Biotech center hires John Richert to lead business, tech development

NovaDel Pharma Inc. - Pharma company reports financial results

Organ Transplant - Chinese hospital claims success in digestive organs transplant

Ortec International, Inc. - Tissue engineering company provides premarket approval status

Osmangazi University, Eskisehir - Study looked for association of ACE gene polymorphism with other parameters

PaperFree Medical Inc. - Electronic medical record provider announces new board member

Patterson Companies, Inc. - Supply company dental unit announces extension of distribution agreement

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. - Newborn and maternal health company expands pediatric cardiology group

Peking University - BJ-HCC-20 may be a potential novel cancer-testis antigen

Personnel - Skip Miller, David Horn named to Board of D.A.R.E. America

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne - PIK3CA is an oncogene in ovarian cancer, common mutation in early breast cancer

Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin - MAO-A gene polymorphisms associated with panic attacks and GAD

Proton Laboratories, Inc. - Biotechnology company announces board member, sublicensing agreement

RAND Corp. - Factors contributing to physical violence against impoverished women identified

Rabin Medical Center - Reticulate erythema reported after diode laser-assisted hair removal

Roche - Breakthrough MabThera data now show longer survival rates

Roche - Pharma company announces senior management changes

RoundTable Healthcare Partners - Healthcare private equity firm complete recapitalization portfolio company

Saga University - Loss of estrogen receptor B expression correlates with tumor progression

Salzburg University - New T7-RNA-primers heighten the yield of transcription reactions

Schering-Plough - Study finds PegIntron and Rebetol achieved sustained virological response

Schizophrenia - Expert panel calls for raising the bar in treating schizophrenia

Sichuan University - Cisplatin and endoglin synergize to shut down tumor growth

SkyePharma PLC - U.K. pharmaceutical company moves to increase equity stake in Astralis

Solvay Pharmaceuticals - Solvay Pharmaceuticals acquires Italmex in Mexico City

Sontra Medical Corporation - Transdermal drug delivery firm completes clinical study of pediatric pain drug

Spacelabs Medical - Patient monitoring systems manufacturer announces ABP monitoring system order

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - First European commercial implant of aortic stentless tissue valve performed

Stanford University - Outcomes following endovascular repair compare favorably to open repair

Sunnybrook & Women's College, Toronto - Study: Patient-controlled epidural better than IV opioid analgesia during labor

The College Network - Educational materials publisher partners with National League for Nursing

Tishcon Corp. - Additional Q-Gel Coenzyme Q10 products receive verification from USP

Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Phase 2 clinical study of thyroid hormone drug in heart failure initiated

Tulane National Primate Research Center - Cross-species transmission of SIV realized

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Hospital recruitment for smallpox pre-event vaccination program described

URAC - Most states regulate health management, managed care entities, survey finds

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Which prostate cancer patients will respond to experimental therapy?

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia - Abdominal trauma brings risk for intra-abdominal infections following surgery

University College London - Human see, human do: Ballet dancers' brains reveal the art of imitation

University Complutense, Madrid - The use of non-heart-beating donors helps with the problem of organ shortage

University Hospital, Essen - Quantification of coronary calcium requires analysis of multiple reconstructions

University at Buffalo - Researchers identify neuronal "middleman" involved in development of AD

University of Alberta - Stretch-induced discharge of HF atrial receptors is suppressed during pregnancy

University of Arizona - Neurokinin B neurons involved in regulation of gonadotropin secretion

University of Cambridge - Urotensin-II is a vasoactive mediator that may have a role in atherosclerosis

University of Chile - Advances in cellular immunotherapy for malignant melanoma reviewed

University of Cincinnati - Hepatitis B viremia before liver transplantation guides post-surgical therapy

University of Exeter - Sex differences exist in oxygen uptake after exercise in children

University of Florida - Protein synthesis in the diaphragm depressed by mechanical ventilation

University of Freiburg - IL-8 may play important role during engraftment after hematopoietic SCT

University of Klinikum Essen - Routine high resolution HLA-A/B/C typing does not improve HSCT outcome

University of Lund Hospital - Variation in retest results should be considered when evaluating exercise

University of Massachusetts - Novel anti-HIV drug design strategy combats susceptibility to drug resistance

University of Milan - Bone marrow cells participate in striated muscle tissue regeneration

University of Milan - Yeast metacaspase Yca1 involved in programmed cell death

University of Minnesota - Attenuated avian pneumovirus vaccine protects against avian pneumovirus

University of Munich - Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) glycoprotein K required for virulence

University of Oregon - Splanchnic and renal vascular beds do not affect postexercise hypotension

University of Oxford - Dendritic cells infected by vaccinia virus retain immunogenicity in vivo

University of Technology of Sydney - Antigenic properties of sexual stage antigens of Eimeria maxima characterized

University of Udine - Postprandial glucose regulation and diabetic complications reviewed

University of Valladolid - Salicylates inhibit NFAT-dependent transcription

University of Wisconsin - Fetal magnetocardiography aids neurodevelopment research

University of Wurzburg - In acute heart failure, natriuretic peptides correlate with ventricular pressure

V.I. Technologies, Inc. - Infectives-focused biotechnology company announces $20 million private placement

Vanderbilt University - Optical spectroscopy can show RFA margins in real time

Wageningen University - Green manure and fodder crops accepted in Tanzanian banana cultivation

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical company seeks global regulatory approval of antibiotic

Ysbyty Gwynedd, Wales - Data protection rules may risk patient safety on wards