Health Business Week

Maastricht University - Meat consumption correlated to colon and rectal cancers

Mansoura University - Studies add new findings to leukemia body of knowledge

Mayo Clinic - Dry eyes are a common, treatable problem

Medical University of Bialystok - Weakened mechanical properties are observed in femur in response to Cd exposure

Medical University of Lubeck - Findings describe new data in diabetes pathogenesis research

Merck and Company - 11-beta-HSD1 inhibitor ameliorates metabolic syndrome and prevents atherosclerosis progression

Mount Sinai Hospital, New York - Retinal degeneration caused by rd1 mutation effects hyppocampal-dependent learning in mice

Nagasaki University - Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma contributed to treatment efficacy

Northeastern University, Boston - Muraglitazar is new peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist

NovaDel Pharma Inc. - Pharma company announces $9.5 million net loss for fiscal year

Omnicell, Inc. - Patient safety solutions company reports revenue of $30.7 million

OrthoLogic Corp. - Biotechnology company reports net loss of $7.6 million

Oxford BioMedica - Alliance to commercialize technology for reagent and research tool market

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. - Generic drug maker reports third quarter revenues of $118.7 million

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Pennsylvania governor says state is controlling medical malpractice costs

Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. - Pharmaceutical company announces third quarter revenues of $3 million

Postgraduate Institute, Chandigarh - Nanoencapsulation of azole antifungals increased their oral bioavailability

Pune University - Complement regulatory domains identified in vaccinia virus complement control protein

Queen's University, Kingston - Serum amyloid A-derived peptides resolve aortic lipid lesions in apoE^-/- mice

Renovis, Inc. - Biopharma company announces revenue of $2.7 million for third quarter

Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow - Contegra conduit is useful for pediatric RV outflow tract reconstruction

SHPS - SHPS announces enhancements to eligibility and enrollment systems

Second University of Naples - New data illuminates research in cardiology

Senior Whole Health - John Baackes named to Massachusetts health plan group's board of directors

Sonora Medical Systems, Inc. - Supplier to imaging, MRI markets creates new business unit, names Bruce Smith VP

St. George Hospital, London - Fatigue in cancer patients not related to changes in oxyhemoglobin dissociation

St. Louis University - Antimycobacterial antibodies enhance innate and cell-mediated immunity

SurModics, Inc. - Drug delivery company reports record year-end revenue of $62.4 million

Tanox, Inc. - Positive results reported from trial of entry inhibitor to treat HIV

Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd - More HIV-1 patients to have access to investigational protease inhibitor

Tokai University, Kanagawa - Occult neoplastic cells detected in lymph nodes of stage Ic ovarian cancer patients

Tufts University, Boston - Progression of atherosclerosis lessened by intakes of fiber and whole-grain

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Agency names new director of drug safety; goals for center for drugs reorganization announced

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Best performing sampling strategy for two and three diagnostic methods described

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Cytokines inducted by heat-killed Brucella depend on triggering TLR9

U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - IIP disorders may be linked to genetics and smoking

University Hospital Basel - Bone marrow remains a significant source of stem cells for autologous HSCT

University Hospital Essen - Overweight patients bear a higher risk for developing acute liver failure

University Hospital Hradec Kralove - Second-line chemotherapy showed modest activity in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer

University of California, Davis - Study pinpoints genetic and environmental factors of primary biliary cirrhosis

University of California, Los Angeles - Millennium and Sovereign WhiteStar generated higher peak temperatures than Legacy AdvanTec

University of California, Los Angeles - Network component analysis enables systemic characterization of interaction networks

University of California, San Francisco - Vascular endothelial growth factor enhances bladder acellular matrix graft regeneration

University of Cambridge - Recent findings in proteomics described

University of Colorado - Inhibition of SPI2 transcription by NO promotes maturation of Salmonella phagosomes

University of Gothenburg - Plaminogen activator gene polymorphism influences ischemic stroke

University of Heidelberg - Recent findings illuminate research in cardiology

University of Heidelberg - Sigmoidal raise in dielectric permittivity entails gap junction closure

University of Hong Kong - Prediction rule helps to clinically diagnoses SARS

University of Marburg - 6-Chloro-2',3'-dideoxyguanosine decreases C1q synthesis and SIV burden in neuroAIDS

University of Miami - Humoral immune response, B-cell functions are downregulated in elderly

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center - Michigan protocol brings hope to some with pancreatic cancer

University of Michigan School of Public Health - Pandemic or not, flu is a serious health threat

University of Minnesota - New studies highlight promising potential of cancer immunotherapy

University of Nebraska - Lithium protects neurons from secretions of HIV-1-infected monocyte-derived macrophages

University of Nijmegen - Electrode configuration study reveals no progress in word recognition

University of North Carolina - Research add new data to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis body of knowledge

University of Pennsylvania - Fluorinated stilbene derivatives show promise for PET imaging of beta-amyloid plaques

University of Pennsylvania - New muscular dystrophy cooperative research centers are announced

University of Pittsburgh - Antibody binding kinetics correlate with neutralization sensitivity of variant SIV strains

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Researchers trick dendrites to create immune response against cancer cells

University of Regensburg - CpG motifs of bacterial DNA contribute to perpetuation of chronic intestinal inflammation

University of Roma La Sapienza - Nonpalpable breast lesions managed by alternatives to surgical excision

University of Ryukyus, Okinawa - Autologous cell implantation improves limb ischemia in patients with peripheral arterial disease

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Glutamine reduces the severity of mucositis in children undergoing HSCT

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Protein known to cause neurodegeneration may, at normal levels, offer protection

University of Texas, Dallas - Large-conductance K⁺ channels regulate basal uteroplacental blood flow in ovine pregnancy

University of Tulsa - Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxamide derivatives showed antiproliferative activity

University of Ulm - CAV-I haplotype associated with familial aggressive prostate cancer

University of Ulster - Reports advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research

University of Wurzburg - Quantitative NMR spectroscopy has applications in drug analysis

University of the Sacred Heart, Rome - Findings in hepatocellular carcinoma provide new insights

Vascular Solutions, Inc. - Study shows positive results using extraction catheter to remove thrombus

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Studies find no evidence that estrogens in soy increase uterine cancer risk

Warner Chilcott - Three studies show investigational psoriasis therapy may be effective option

Wyeth Research - Acute gamma-secretase inhibition improves contextual fear conditioning in mice

Yale University - Changes in insulin resistance following bariatric surgery examined

Yale University - Yale receives Science Education Partnership Award to increase science literacy