Health Business Week

New York Biotechnology Association, Inc. - Association urges NY state to remain competitive in biotechnology industry

North Carolina State University, Raleigh - Stereotype-related increases in anxiety and blood pressure were evident

Northeast Medical Center Hospital - Hospital physicians utilize information technology to improve patient care

Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow - Recreational runners demonstrated reduced diastolic function after a marathon

Nosocomial Infections - Public to get access to hospitals' infection-prevention efforts

NovaMed - Surgery center developer releases fourth quarter financial results

Pall Corporation - New filter protects from exposure to waterborne contaminated equipment

Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif - Data advance knowledge in diagnostics research

Penn State University - Relationship between 5-HT neurotransmission and BDNF expression clarified

Personnel - Bridges to Recovery appoints new clinical director

Personnel - IMO announces additions to consultant National Knowledge Team

Product Licensing - HANDS protocols to be licensed into Ardent Health Services facilities

Prostate Cancer - Researchers report on palliative care principles, practice in prostate cancer

Queens University of Belfast - High glucose upregulates nitric oxide synthase gene expression

Russian Academy of Science - Human lymphocyte activation analyzed, regulated expression of ATPase pump shown

SRA International, Inc - Information technology company's charity drive raises $131,000

ScanSoft, Inc. - Technology company provides speech recognition solution for healthcare

Scripps Research Institute - Circadian rhythms of clock gene expression identified in fibroblasts

Seoul National University - Silk fibroin matrices suitable for wound dressing/tissue engineering scaffolds

Serologicals Corporation - New agreements to provide kinase drug screening service for 4 companies signed

Sheffield Children's Hospital - True device compliance low in children and elderly

Signet Laboratories - EviMed-based company reports record 25% growth in 2004

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs - Periaqueductal gray is implicated as a modulator of infant separation responses

SoftMed Systems, Inc. - Healthcare IT company earns high rankings in performance monitoring report

Specialty Laboratories, Inc. - Clinical reference lab head Harrington to step down, CEO search underway

Stanford University - Selective differences in circulating APCs between neonates and adults

Sybase, Inc. - ProPath implements software to manage specimen testing

Syneron Medical Ltd. - Medical aesthetic device company files statement for secondary offering

Syngenta, AG - Diversa achieves milestone for delivery of product candidates

Taipei Veterans General Hospital - Role of insulin in gastric acid secretion in diabetic rats discussed

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - Generic drug company reports record sales, net income for fourth quarter 2004

Texas Tech University - Dietary taurine has hypolipidemic and anti-atherogenic effects

The Scripps Research Institute - Biochemist joins research institute

Transgene - Jean-Yves Bonnefoy named chief scientific officer by biopharmaceutical company

Trudeau Institute, Inc. - Expression of IL-27 during TB is detrimental to the control of bacteria

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Effect of viewing angle on luminance and contrast for displays compared

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Newborn screening could detect bubble boy illness early, save lives

Univ. Federal de Pelotas - Pregnancy affects teen girls' growth in height, weight, and BMI

Univ. Henri Poincare-Nancy 1, Vanoeuvre-les-Nancy - Enzyme restoration using gene delivery promotes cartilage repair

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Research casts further doubt on newborn sex-assignment surgeries

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Complement-independent mechanisms support neoplastic progression

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetic nephropathy

University College London - Uterine and ovarian vascular impedance values predict IVF pregnancy outcome

University Medical Center Rotterdam - Some Staphylococcus aureus clones more virulent than others

University of Aberdeen - Antioxidant intake in pregnancy may modify child's risk of wheeze and eczema

University of Arizona, Tucson - Heart attack treatment gap may be closing for women

University of Bielefeld, Stuttgart - Neurochemical alterations correlate with neurocognition dysfunctions

University of California, Los Angeles - Factors Xa and Ixa studied, role of domains clarified

University of Colorado, Denver - Altered cellular signals augment RNA interference in neuroblastoma cells

University of Connecticut - Minority, lower SES women in U.S. tend to express more confidentiality concerns

University of Geneva - Transcription factor PAX4 promotes beta-cell survival in human islets

University of Glasgow - Findings describe new data in obstetrics research

University of Hamburg - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of diabetes pathogenesis

University of Heidelberg - Loss of pain perception in diabetes requires immunoglobulin receptor

University of Illinois, Chicago - ED physician must consider infections when evaluating transplant recipients

University of Iowa - Ballistic labeling and dynamic imaging of astrocytes reported

University of Jena - Researchers describe findings in virology studies

University of Leipzig - Activation of Ras in neurons modifies synaptic vesicle docking and release

University of Luebeck - Study explored mechanisms of to deferoxamine-induced cardioprotection

University of Madras - Propyl gallate protects against myocardial oxidative stress-induced injury

University of Manchester - Glutathione directly reduces oxidoreductases in mammalian cells

University of Miami - Mutant superoxide dismutase 1 can prime an apoptotic program

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Hypotension in patient with AAD was associated with high rate of adverse events

University of Sheffield - U.K. study finds raloxifene cost effective for treating older at-risk women

University of South Carolina - Orexin A stimulates cortical acetylcholine release in rats

University of South Florida - Studies describe new findings in breast cancer research

University of Southampton, U.K. - Slow growth in infancy signals poor economic prospects in adulthood

University of Sydney - Diabetes a bigger heart disease risk for women than for men

University of Tokyo - Ring finger protein 43 may be novel immunotherapy target

University of Tuebingen - Vaccination influence on pneumococcal serotype coexistence studied

University of Turin - Increased spontaneous osteoclastogenesis occurs in older women with bone loss

University of Washington - Amyloid precursor cytotoxicity studied, protective molecules identified

University of Wisconsin, Madison -  Jmj plays important roles in CV development in mouse embryos

VU University - Faulty factor production bestows infertility

Ventiv Health, Inc. - Services provider signs agreement with Bayer HealthCare Diabetes Care Division

Vision-Sciences, Inc. - Endoscopic products maker agrees to $10 million placement of common stock

Western Media Group Corporation - Communications company provides nationwide teleradiology services

Xcyte Therapies, Inc. - Paper published in immunology journal describes action of T cell product in CLL

Xenova Group plc - Drug in trials to treat glioma obtains orphan drug designation in Japan

Yokohama City University - Heparin-treated vascular smooth muscle cells may serve as a model

etrails Worldwide, Inc. - Electronic clinical software provider, cardiovascular foundation sign agreement